Polish-Sudanese excavations, cemetery 2, tomb Ghz-2-115, mounted in the western end of the mastaba
Excavation no.
T.115
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: 13.5; W: 29; Th: 9.5
Text dimensions
Object colour
white
Text colour
black
Lines
4
Height of letters
2–2.5
Description
Lower part of a slab with complete lower margin and the lowermost part of both side margins preserved. The epigraphic field framed by an incised line, leaving margins of ca. 2 cm on the sides and ca. 5 cm on the bottom. Side margins uninscribed; the last line of the text incised partly on the lower margin; cross closing the inscription incised on the lower margin. The letters and the cross painted black.
Decorative elements
State of preservation
fragmentary; upper part lacking; stone extremely powdery