Polish-Sudanese excavations, cemetery 2, tomb Ghz-2-121, mounted in the western end of the mastaba
Excavation no.
T.121
Present location
Ghazali, in situ
Museum no.
Medium
stela
Technique
incised & painted
Type of text
epitaph
Language
Coptic
Content
fragment of epitaph
Date
700–999
Notes
Material
sandstone
Object dimensions
H: 31; W: 36; Th: 9
Text dimensions
Object colour
grey
Text colour
black
Lines
4
Height of letters
2–2.5
Description
Lower part of a slab with complete lower margin and a large part of the left one preserved; the right edge of the slab preserved, but the margin completely destroyed, just like the whole upper part of the front surface. The epigraphic field framed by an incised line, leaving the uninscribed margin of 4 cm on the left and 7.5 cm on the bottom. Traces of black paint inside the letters.