Polish-Sudanese excavations, cemetery 2, tomb Ghz-2-106, mounted in the western end of the mastaba
Excavation no.
T.106
Present location
Ghazali, in situ
Museum no.
Medium
stela
Technique
incised before firing & painted
Type of text
epitaph
Language
Coptic
Content
fragment of epitaph of unidentified man
Date
700–999
Notes
Material
terracotta
Object dimensions
H: 17; W: 37; Th: 2
Text dimensions
Object colour
core black, surface red
Text colour
black
Lines
5
Height of letters
1.5–2.5 (ⲯ: 4.5)
Description
Lower part of a plaque with the complete lower margin and the lowermost part of both side margins preserved. The epigraphic field framed by an incised line, leaving uninscribed margins of 2 cm. The frame and the letters painted black after firing.