structure 9651 (Church on the Point), level 001, among loose stones around G 8500
Excavation no.
Present location
unknown
Museum no.
Medium
stela
Technique
incised
Type of text
epitaph
Language
Coptic
Content
fragment of epitaph of unidentified man
Date
900–1099
Notes
pronoia-type
Material
sandstone
Object dimensions
H: 25.7; W: 27; Th: 6.9
Text dimensions
Object colour
Text colour
Lines
9
Height of letters
Description
upper part of (probably round-topped) stela; epigraphic field framed by engraved line with narrow, flat outer margins
Decorative elements
State of preservation
almost complete upper part (disposition of text suggests that stela was round-topped, however upper edge chipped off); surface worn; text with small lacunae; left, upper and right margins survive; lower part lost