Text 757

Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Region
Nobadia
Findspot
cathedral cemetery terrace (plaza 758), W of S church (church 294)
Excavation no.
66.2.10/3 (reg. no. 66/37)
Present location
Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
Museum no.
Acc. No. E.53.1984
Medium
stela
Technique
incised
Type of text
epitaph
Language
Greek
Content
fragment of epitaph of unidentified bishop
Date
probably 1000–1199
Notes
 
Material
limestone
Object dimensions
H: 20; W: 20.9; Th: 7.6
Text dimensions
 
Object colour
painted red-brown
Text colour
 
Lines
13
Height of letters
 
Description
triangular fragment from right margin of stela; epigraphic field framed by raised, rounded, decorated border with narrow outer margin
Decorative elements
motif of binding painted red-brown on raised border
State of preservation
fragmentary; endings of lines with portion of right margin; upper and lower part lost
Date
probably 1000–1199
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
I. QI, fig. on p. 107
Image
Image not available
Source
I. Fitzwilliam, fig. on p. 163
Image
Image not available
Latest edition
I. QI 26, fig. on p. 107
Other editions
I. Fitzwilliam 112, figs. on pp 162, 163
Other publications
Łajtar – van der Vliet 2010, p. 716
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