F 22/61-62 (neg. nos. Fa.61/2.0120, Fa.61/2.0120a)
Present location
National Museum, Warsaw
Museum no.
48397
Medium
stela
Technique
incised
Type of text
epitaph
Language
Greek/Coptic
Content
epitaph of Marianou, priest of the Church of the Four Living Creatures
Date
6 May 955
Notes
ll. 1–2 (dating formula) in Greek
Material
sandstone
Object dimensions
H: 35; W: 31.5; Th: 5.5
Text dimensions
Object colour
yellowish grey
Text colour
Lines
13
Height of letters
Description
rectangular slab; epigraphic field framed by incised lines on top, left and right sides
Decorative elements
State of preservation
put together from 4 fragments; almost complete, only small fragment of right lower corner lacking; surface much worn, especially in lines 1-2; some lacunas
I. Faras Greek, p. 54, fig. 15; Jakobielski 1975a, p. 326; van der Vliet 1999a, pp. 141–2; CSBE(2), p. 79; Ochała 2011b, p. 220 (no. 1); Richter 2013, p. 151