Text 772

Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Region
Nobadia
Findspot
cathedral cemetery terrace (plaza 758), W of S church (church 294)
Excavation no.
66.2.24/ (reg. no. 66/46)
Present location
British Museum, London
Museum no.
EA72373
Medium
stela
Technique
incised
Type of text
epitaph
Language
Greek
Content
fragment of epitaph of unidentified man
Date
800–1099
Notes
 
Material
sandstone
Object dimensions
H: 41; W: 36; Th: 17
Text dimensions
 
Object colour
 
Text colour
 
Lines
15
Height of letters
 
Description
fragment of rectangular slab; epigraphic field quite deeply sunken
Decorative elements
aedicul-type decoration; conch sunken in upper border, separated from the epigraphic field by incised line; two raised side borders resembling columns supporting the lintel with conch
State of preservation
upper part preserved, with left edge chipped away; surface badly worn out; text often difficult to read
Date
800–1099
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
I. QI, fig. on p. 193
Image
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Source
 
Image
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Latest edition
I. QI 55, fig. on p. 193
Other editions
 
Other publications
Adams 2010, p. 305 (inventory)
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