Polish-Sudanese excavations, cemetery 2, re-used in a secondary stone mastaba constructed on the top of the normal mud-brick mastaba of tomb Ghz-2-138
Excavation no.
Gh.2016.1.010
Present location
Gebel Barkal Museum, Karima
Museum no.
not registered
Medium
stela
Technique
incised before firing & painted
Type of text
epitaph
Language
unidentified
Content
fragment of epitaph
Date
700–999
Notes
Material
terracotta
Object dimensions
H: 12 (?); W: 10.5 (?); Th: 3.2–3.5
Text dimensions
Object colour
core black, surface red to grey
Text colour
red
Lines
1
Height of letters
impossible to measure
Description
Fragment of a plaque with part of one margin, uncertain which one. The epigraphic field framed by an incised line, leaving the margin of 2.5 cm. The letter is painted red.
Porous Nile clay with organic and mineral admixture (mica, quartzite).
Decorative elements
State of preservation
fragmentary; part of one margin (lower?) with part of one letter