Text 677

Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Region
Nobadia
Findspot
cathedral cemetery terrace (plaza 758), W of church 2
Excavation no.
66.2.15/1 (reg. no. 66/33)
Present location
Institute of Arts, Detroit
Museum no.
 
Medium
stela
Technique
incised
Type of text
epitaph
Language
Greek/Old Nubian
Content
fragment of epitaph of unidentified person
Date
900–1199
Notes
probably Greek with Old Nubian additions
Material
sandstone
Object dimensions
H: 11.5; W: 21.8
Text dimensions
 
Object colour
 
Text colour
 
Lines
3
Height of letters
 
Description
lower part of stela or slab; epigraphic field framed by raised border
Decorative elements
right margin decorated with incised wavy line
State of preservation
lower part with fragment of lower edge preserved
Date
900–1199
Chronological systems
day of the week
Dating formulae
[---] ̣ ̣ : ⲡⲟⲩϣ ⲁ ⲉⲓ[ⲛⲛ̄ ---]
Transcription
"when it was the first poush-(day) (= Sunday)" (l. 2)
Months
 
Weakdays
ⲡⲟⲩϣ ⲁ
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
I. Qasr Ibrim 79
Image
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Source
 
Image
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Latest edition
I. QI 79, fig. on p. 250
Other editions
 
Other publications
Adams 2010, p. 305 (inventory)
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