Polish-Sudanese excavations, cemetery 2, tomb Ghz-2-138B, mounted in the western end of the mastaba
Excavation no.
T.138B
Present location
Ghazali, in situ
Museum no.
Medium
stela
Technique
incised before firing
Type of text
epitaph
Language
unidentified
Content
fragment of epitaph
Date
700–999
Notes
Material
terracotta
Object dimensions
H: 12; W: 12.5; Th: 3
Text dimensions
Object colour
core black, surface red
Text colour
Lines
2
Height of letters
impossible to measure
Description
Lower right corner of a plaque. The epigraphic field framed by a double incised line, leaving margin of 3 cm on the right; the bottom margin impossible to measure because stela still mounted in the superstructure. Surface whitewashed after firing.
Decorative elements
State of preservation
fragmentary; only small fragment of lower right corner preserved