Text 940

Provenance
el-Koro
Region
Makuria
Findspot
not recorded
Excavation no.
 
Present location
Sudan National Museum, Khartoum
Museum no.
SNM 7844
Medium
stela
Technique
incised before firing
Type of text
epitaph
Language
Coptic
Content
fragment of epitaph
Date
probably 700–999
Notes
S of Abu Hamed
Material
terracotta
Object dimensions
H: 11; W: 11; Th: 3.5
Text dimensions
 
Object colour
reddish
Text colour
 
Lines
3
Height of letters
c. 1.7
Description
fragment of rectangular (?) slab; epigraphic field framed by incised line, flat outer margin W: 1.0–1.5; ruling (H of register: 2.0–2.5), the last (lowermost) register uninscribed
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
fragmentary; lower left corner with beginnings of last lines and portions of left and bottom margins; surface much worn; reconstruction uncertain
Date
probably 700–999
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
I. Khartoum Copt., pl. LXXIII
Image
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Source
 
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Latest edition
I. Khartoum Copt. 122, pl. 73
Other editions
 
Other publications
 
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