Shinnie and Chittick’s excavations, findspot not recorded
Excavation no.
not registered
Present location
Sudan National Museum, Khartoum
Museum no.
SNM 11281
Medium
stela
Technique
incised
Type of text
epitaph
Language
Coptic
Content
epitaph of apa Markos, monk
Date
700–999
Notes
will/wish type
Material
sandstone
Object dimensions
H: 26; W: 21; Th: 10
Text dimensions
Object colour
white
Text colour
Lines
9
Height of letters
1.5–2
Description
Upper right part of a slab with the left margin missing along with 2–4 letters at the beginning of the lines. Lower part broken off. The epigraphic field framed by an incised line, leaving margin of 2–2.5 cm in width.
Decorative elements
State of preservation
right upper corner preserved; surface heavily worn and damaged in places.
Date
700–999
Chronological systems
Egyptian calendar
Dating formulae
ⲛ̄ⲥⲟ⸌ⲩ⸍ [ϫⲟⲩ]ⲱⲧ ⲙ̣ⲡⲁ[ ̣ ̣ ̣]
Transcription
"on day twenty of (the month of) Pa[...] (Pachon, Payni, Phaophi)" (ll. 5–6)