Polish-Sudanese excavations, cemetery 2, tomb Ghz-3-125, mounted in west part of mastaba
Excavation no.
T.125
Present location
Ghazali, in situ
Museum no.
Medium
stela
Technique
incised
Type of text
epitaph
Language
Coptic
Content
epitaph of Georgios, monk
Date
700–999
Notes
Material
sandstone
Object dimensions
H: ca. 37; W: 32.5; Th: 8–9
Text dimensions
Object colour
grey
Text colour
Lines
11
Height of letters
1–3
Description
Almost complete rectangular slab with only one line missing at the top. The front surface polished in lower right-hand part, apparently after the execution of inscription, causing the letters in this part to be much shallower than the rest.
Decorative elements
State of preservation
incomplete, one line lacking at the top
Date
700–999
Chronological systems
Egyptian calendar
Dating formulae
ϩⲛ̄ ⲥⲟ⸌ⲩ⸍ ϫⲟⲩⲧⲟⲩⲉ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲃⲟⲧ ⲑⲱ︦ⲑ
Transcription
"on day twenty-one the month of Thoth" (ll. 6–8)
Months
ⲑⲱ︦ⲑ
Weakdays
Feasts
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Offices & titles
brother (= monk) (ⲡⲉⲛⲥⲟⲛ): ll. 4–5 monk (ⲡⲙⲟⲛⲁ⸌ⲭ⸍): l. 6