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Text 72
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Trismegistos
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text 121908
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Provenance
Faras
Region
Nobadia
Findspot
west of funerary chapel of bishop Ioannes
Excavation no.
F 132/61 (neg. no. Fa.61.439)
Present location
National Museum, Warsaw
Museum no.
149482
Medium
stela
Technique
incised
Type of text
epitaph
Language
Greek
Content
fragment of epitaph, probably of bishop Chael
Date
probably 30 August 1123–28 August 1124
Notes
year 839 from the Martyrs was a leap year, hence year 840 it began on 30 August; date is uncertain, because numeral is not clearly legible
Material
sandstone
Object dimensions
H: 6; W: 5.5; Th: 4.5
Text dimensions
Object colour
grey
Text colour
Lines
5
Height of letters
0.6-1.5
Description
little fragment of stela; epigraphic field framed by triple incised lines
Decorative elements
State of preservation
only fragment of left margin preserved
Date
probably 30 August 1123–28 August 1124
Chronological systems
Era of the Martyrs
Dating formulae
ⲁⲡⲟ⸌ⲙ⸍ ⲱⲙ̣ […]
Transcription
"(in the year) from the Martyrs 840" (l. 3)
Months
Weakdays
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Source
I. Warsaw, pl. 108
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Latest edition
I. Warsaw 108, pl. 108
Other editions
I. Faras Copt., pp. 162–4, fig. 49
Other publications
Michałowski 1962a, p. 163 (no. 13), fig. 100 (left); CSBE(2), p. 84 (incorrect date)
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