Polish-Sudanese excavations, cemetery 2, tomb Ghz-2-124A, mounted in the western end of the mastaba
Excavation no.
T.124A
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: 24; W: 31.5; Th: 9
Text dimensions
Object colour
greyish white
Text colour
black
Lines
3
Height of letters
c. 1.5–2
Description
Lower part of a slab with complete lower margin and the lower part of both side margins preserved. The epigraphic field framed by an incised line, leaving uninscribed margin of 2 cm on the left, 3 cm on the right, and 2–2.7 cm on the bottom. Lower part of the epigraphic field, 7.5 cm high, left uninscribed. The frame and probably also the letters painted black.
Decorative elements
State of preservation
fragmentary; upper part lacking; text heavily eroded and almost illegible, especially in the right part