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Provenance
Wadi Halfa
Region
Nobadia
Findspot
unknown
Excavation no.
 
Present location
Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
Museum no.
Acc. No. E. SS.71
Medium
stela
Technique
incised
Type of text
epitaph
Language
Greek
Content
epitaph of unidentified person
Date
900–1099
Notes
'God of the spirits' type
Material
sandstone
Object dimensions
H: 42; W: 28; Th: 7
Text dimensions
 
Object colour
 
Text colour
 
Lines
c. 27 (17 preserved)
Height of letters
 
Description
rectangular stela; epigraphic field framed by incised line; l. 1 with crosses and decorative lettering placed above the frame in upper margin
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
stone complete but severely weatherworn; text preserved only in upper half (remnants of c. 15 lines) and lower right corner (endings of 2 lines)
Date
900–1099
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
I. Fitzwilliam, fig. on p. 164
Image
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Source
I. Fitzwilliam, fig. on p. 165
Image
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Latest edition
I. Fitzwilliam 113, figs. on pp. 164, 165
Other editions
 
Other publications
 
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