Shinnie and Chittick’s excavations, east of the monastery
Excavation no.
not registered
Present location
Sudan National Museum, Khartoum
Museum no.
SNM 11273 f
Medium
stela
Technique
incised before firing
Type of text
epitaph
Language
Coptic
Content
fragment of epitaph of unidentified monk (?)
Date
700–999
Notes
Material
terracotta
Object dimensions
H: 8; W: 10.5; Th: 2.5
Text dimensions
Object colour
surface brown
Text colour
Lines
3 (4 reconstructed)
Height of letters
2
Description
Fragment of the left margin of a plaque. The epigraphic field framed by a an incised line, leaving the margin of ca. 1 cm in width on the right. The text ruled with incised lines, forming registers of ca. 2.5 cm in height.