Shinnie and Chittick’s excavations, room to the north of northern church
Excavation no.
not registered
Present location
Sudan National Museum, Khartoum
Museum no.
SNM 11280
Medium
stela
Technique
incised
Type of text
epitaph
Language
Coptic
Content
fragment of epitaph of unidentified monk (?)
Date
circa 800–899
Notes
pronoia-type the same hand as I. Khartoum Copt. 73 (DBMNT 902)
Material
sandstone
Object dimensions
H: 21; W: 10.5; Th: 10
Text dimensions
Object colour
yellowish-brown
Text colour
Lines
8
Height of letters
c. 1.5
Description
Fragment of the upper right part of a slab, possibly the right upper corner, but the original margins not preserved. The surface is heavily worn and barely legible.
Decorative elements
State of preservation
fragmentary (upper right part); endings of lines (few letters) with portion of upper and right margins; lower part lost