Text 4433

Provenance
Dongola
Region
Makuria
Findspot
citadel, church B.V, south pastophorium, arcade between south and north parts, west pilaster
Excavation no.
 
Present location
Dongola, in situ
Museum no.
 
Medium
wall
Technique
painted (dipinto)
Type of text
commemorative inscription
Language
Greek
Content
inscription commemorating synod of Makurian bishops under archbishop Aaron and inauguration/renovation of the church; king Georgios mentioned
Date
800–999
Notes
 
Material
plaster
Object dimensions
 
Text dimensions
H: 31; W: 72
Object colour
 
Text colour
black
Lines
9
Height of letters
c. 1.5
Description
inscription painted with black ink
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
incomplete; damaged especially in the upper and right parts
Date
800–999
Chronological systems
Egyptian calendar
day of the week
king's occurrence
Dating formulae
ⲧⲟⲩ ⲫⲓⲗⲟⲭⲩ︥ ⲕⲁⲓ ⲫⲓⲗⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲩ ⲕⲁⲓ ⲫ[ⲓ]ⲗ̣ⲉ̣ⲕⲕⲗ̣ⲏⲥ̣ⲓ̣[ⲟ]ⲩ ⲅⲉⲱⲣⲅⲓⲟⲩ ⲃⲗ︦[ⲥ]
ⲉⲛ ⲙⲏⲛⲓ ⲭⲟⲓⲁⲕ ⲕⲇ ⲧⲏ ⲧⲉⲧⲁⲣⲧⲏ ⲏⲙⲉⲣⲁ
Transcription
of the Christ-loving, good-loving, Church-loving Georgios the King (l. 3)
in the month of Choiak, (day) 24, on the fourtj day (= Wednesday) (l. 4)
Months
ⲭⲟⲓⲁⲕ
Weakdays
ⲧⲏ ⲧⲉⲧⲁⲣⲧⲏ ⲏⲙⲉⲣⲁ
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
king (ⲃⲗ︦[ⲥ]): l. 3
abba ([ⲁⲃ]): l. 3; (ⲁⲃ): l. 5; (ⲁ̄ⲃ︦): l. 6 (x5); (ⲁ̄ⲃ︦): l. 7 (x2); (ⲁ̣̄ⲃ̣︦): l. 7; (ⲁ̄ⲃ︦): l. 8
metropolitan archbishop (ⲁⲣ⸌ⲭ̣⸍ⲉⲡⲓⲥ̣⸌ⲕ⸍ ⲙ[ⲏⲧ]ⲣⲟⲡⲟⲗⲓⲧⲟⲩ): l. 4
bishop of Pachoras (= Faras) (ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲥ ⲡⲁⲭⲱⲣⲁⲥ): l. 5
bishop (ⲉⲡⲓⲥ⸌ⲕ⸍): l. 7
Toponyms & ethnonyms
Pachoras (= Faras) (ⲧⲏⲥ ⲡⲁⲭⲱⲣⲁⲥ): l. 5
Upper Ounger (ⲁⲛⲱ ⲟⲩⲅⲅⲉⲣ): l. 6
Sai (ⲍⲁⲏ): l. 6
Phrim (= Ibrim) (ⲫⲣⲓⲙ): l. 6
Kourte (ⲕⲟⲩⲣⲧⲉ): l. 7
Source
Derda – Łajtar 2019, fig. 3
Image
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Source
 
Image
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Latest edition
Derda – Łajtar 2019, pp. 138–132, fig. 3
Other editions
 
Other publications
Łajtar 2020a, p. 13, fig. 10; CIEN 8, no. 100; Łajtar 2022, p. 439 with fig.
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