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Trismegistos
TM
text 141215
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Provenance
Mushu (Mesho)
Region
Makuria
Findspot
perhaps near well, E of modern Muslim tombs
Excavation no.
Present location
Sudan National Museum, Khartoum; upper half in Kerma Museum
Museum no.
SNM 11463
Medium
stela
Technique
incised before firing
Type of text
epitaph
Language
Coptic
Content
epitaph of Petros, monk
Date
800–999
Notes
Material
terracotta
Object dimensions
H: 42.5; W: 34; Th: 3.5
Text dimensions
Object colour
pinkish
Text colour
Lines
11
Height of letters
1.5-3.5
Description
fragment of terracotta plaque; epigraphic field framed by incised line
Decorative elements
State of preservation
fragmentarily preserved, put together from 5 pieces; lower right corner lacking
Date
800–999
Chronological systems
Egyptian calendar
Dating formulae
[ⲛⲥⲟ]ⲩ ⲓ̣ⲑ̣ [ⲙ]ⲡⲉⲃⲟⲧ [ⲑⲟⲟ]ⲩ̣ⲧ̣
Transcription
"[on day] 19 (?) of the month of Thoth (?)" (ll. 6–7)
Months
[ⲑⲟⲟ]ⲩ̣ⲧ̣
Weakdays
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Offices & titles
brother (= monk) (ⲡⲥⲟⲛ): l. 4
Toponyms & ethnonyms
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Source
photo by W. Godlewski
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Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Latest edition
I. Khartoum Copt. 28, pl. 20
Other editions
Other publications
Tsakos 2009b, pp. 201–2 (no. 5); Tsakos 2010a, p. 684 (no. 9)
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