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Provenance
Faras
Region
Nobadia
Findspot
cathedral, south aisle, south wall, fourh pilaster, north face; accompanying painting no. 78 (St Mercurius)
Excavation no.
inv. no. 78 (painting)
Present location
Sudan National Museum, Khartoum
Museum no.
SNM 24352
Medium
wall
Technique
painted (dipinto)
Type of text
legend
Language
Greek
Content
name of a saint warrior, probably Merkourios, serving as legend to his representation
Date
1000–1025
Notes
 
Material
plaster
Object dimensions
 
Text dimensions
not recorded
Object colour
 
Text colour
black
Lines
1 vertical
Height of letters
 
Description
inscription painted in black ink to the left of the saint’s head
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
fragmentary; only beginning preserved
Date
1000–1025
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
 
Image
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Source
 
Image
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Latest edition
Jakobielski et alii 2017, p. 325 (no. 102)
Other editions
Górecki 1980, pp. 190–193, figs. 6 & 7
Other publications
CIEN 6, no. 67 (mistakenly referring to no. 120 in Jakobielski et alii 2017)
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