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Provenance: Dongola
Region: Makuria
Findspot: kom D
Excavation no.: Dok.187/87
Present location: Dongola, storeroom of the Polish mission (?)
Museum no.

Medium: pottery
Technique: incised
Type of text: owner's inscription
Language: unidentified
Content: inscription of Ioannes
Date: probably 700–799
Notes

Material: ceramic
Object dimensions: Diam: 25.4; H: 9
Text dimensions: H: 1; W: 7
Object colour: orange with orange-brown slip
Text colour
Lines: 1
Height of letters

Description: inscription incised on rim of bowl
Decorative elements
State of preservation: object incomplete; inscription complete

Date: probably 700–799
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Source: Łajtar – Pluskota 2001, fig. on p. 355
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Latest edition: Łajtar – Pluskota 2001, p. 355 (no. 34), fig. on p. 355
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Provenance: Dongola
Region: Makuria
Findspot: monastery on kom H, church, north-west room, 'cellar'
Excavation no.: unknown
Present location: Dongola, storeroom of the Polish mission (?)
Museum no.

Medium: pottery
Technique: incised
Type of text: owner's inscription
Language: unidentified
Content: inscription of abba Christophorou, archimandrite of the monastery of Anthony the Great
Date: 1000–1199
Notes: dated by archaeological context

Material: ceramic
Object dimensions: not recorded
Text dimensions: not recorded
Object colour: orange
Text colour
Lines: 2
Height of letters

Description: inscription incised inside bowl
Decorative elements: decoration painted in brown inside vessel
State of preservation: object fragmentary; inscription complete

Date: 1000–1199
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Offices & titles: archimandrite of Great (monastery of) Anthony (ⲁⲣ⸌ⲭ⸍ⲙⲁⲛ⸌ⲇ⸍ ⲁⲛ⸌ⲧ⸍ ⲙⲉ⸌ⲅ⸍): l. 1

Toponyms & ethnonyms: Great (monastery of) Anthony (ⲁⲛ⸌ⲧ⸍ ⲙⲉ⸌ⲅ⸍): l. 1

Bibliography & list of abbreviations

Source: Jakobielski 2008, fig. 8 (top)
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Source: Jakobielski 2008, fig. 8 (top)
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Latest edition: unpublished; mentioned in Jakobielski 2008, p. 288, fig. 8 (top)
Other editions

Other publications: Gazda 2010, pp. 55–56, fig. 32; Łajtar 2020a, p. 17

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Provenance: Dongola
Region: Makuria
Findspot: monastery on kom H, north-west annex, heap of broken amphorae close to outer west wall
Excavation no.: unknown
Present location: Dongola, storeroom of the Polish mission (?)
Museum no.

Medium: pottery
Technique: painted
Type of text: tag
Language: Old Nubian
Content: inscription mentioning monastery of the Holy Trinity
Date: 1100–1299
Notes: dated by archaeological context

Material: ceramic
Object dimensions: H: 8.8; W: 12.5
Text dimensions: H: 2.6; W: 10.7
Object colour: orange
Text colour
Lines: 1
Height of letters

Description: inscription painted on body of amphora
Decorative elements
State of preservation: object fragmentary; inscription fragmentary

Date: 1100–1299
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Toponyms & ethnonyms: (monastery of) the Holy Trinity ([---] ⲁⲅⲓⲁⲥ ⲙⲉ⸌ⲅ⸍): l. 1

Bibliography & list of abbreviations

Source: Jakobielski 2008, fig. 8
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Latest edition: unpublished; mentioned in Jakobielski 2001a, pp. 274, 276, fig. 8 (upper left)
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Other publications: Jakobielski 2008, p. 288, fig. 8 (bottom, upper fragment); Łajtar 2020a, p. 17

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Provenance: Dongola
Region: Makuria
Findspot: monastery on kom H, north-west annex, heap of broken amphorae close to outer west wall
Excavation no.: unknown
Present location: Dongola, storeroom of the Polish mission (?)
Museum no.

Medium: pottery
Technique: painted
Type of text: tag
Language: Old Nubian
Content: inscription mentioning monastery of the Holy Trinity
Date: 1100–1299
Notes: dated by archaeological context

Material: ceramic
Object dimensions: H: 6.9; W: 9.5
Text dimensions: H: 5.5; W: 8.7
Object colour: orange
Text colour
Lines: 1
Height of letters

Description: inscription painted on body of amphora
Decorative elements
State of preservation: object fragmentary; inscription fragmentary

Date: 1100–1299
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Toponyms & ethnonyms: (monastery of) the Holy Trinity (ⲧⲣⲓⲥ ⲙⲉ⸌ⲅ⸍): l. 1

Bibliography & list of abbreviations

Source: Jakobielski 2008, fig. 8
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Bibliography & list of abbreviations

Latest edition: unpublished; mentioned in Jakobielski 2001a, pp. 274, 276, fig. 8 (lower left)
Other editions

Other publications: Jakobielski 2008, p. 288, fig. 8 (bottom, lower fragment); Łajtar 2020a, p. 17

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Provenance: Dongola
Region: Makuria
Findspot: monastery on kom H, church, south aisle, east wall; beside painting no. P.9HC/S, Aisle.E (Christ)
Excavation no.: unknown
Present location: Dongola, in situ
Museum no.

Medium: wall
Technique: painted (dipinto)
Type of text: school exercise
Language: Greek
Content: list of words beginning with letters of Greek alphabet (from nu to ksi)
Date: 1100–1199
Notes: dated by archaeological context

Material: plaster
Object dimensions
Text dimensions: not recorded
Object colour
Text colour: black
Lines: 21
Height of letters

Description: inscription painted in black, in columns, on the right-hand side of figure of Christ
Decorative elements
State of preservation: fragmentary; large lacuna in lower part; minor lacunae in places; ink obliterated

Date: 1100–1199
Chronological systems

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Bibliography & list of abbreviations

Source: Jakobielski 2008, fig. 9
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Bibliography & list of abbreviations

Latest edition: unpublished; mentioned in Jakobielski 2008, p. 288, fig. 9; Łajtar 2009a, pp. 22–23
Other editions

Other publications: Gazda 2010, p. 50, fig. 21; Martens-Czarnecka 2011, cat. no. 144, fig. MMC_144_01; Łajtar 2014d, p. 291; Łajtar 2020a, p. 19, fig. 16

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Provenance: Dongola
Region: Makuria
Findspot: monastery on kom H, north-west annex
Excavation no.: D.36/02
Present location: Sudan National Museum, Khartoum
Museum no.: SNM 31490

Medium: architectural element
Technique: incised & painted (inscription)
Type of text: commemorative inscription
Language: Greek
Content: inscription on decorative window grille probably commemorating donor (name not preserved), archpriest and archistylites
Date: circa 1025–1075
Notes

Material: terracotta
Object dimensions: H: 38; W: 61
Text dimensions: not recorded
Object colour
Text colour: black (?)
Lines: 1
Height of letters

Description: inscription incised and painted on upper part of frame of window grille
Decorative elements: window grille adorned with sculpted and painted representations of birds
State of preservation: fragmentary; put together from many pieces; inscription incomplete - large lacuna at the beginning

Date: circa 1025–1075
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Offices & titles: abba (ⲁ̄ⲃ̣̄): l. 1
archpriest (ⲁⲣ⸌ⲭ⸍⳦): l. 1
archistylites ([ⲁⲣ]ⲭⲏⲥⲧⲩⲗⲏⲧⲏⲥ): l. 1

Toponyms & ethnonyms

Bibliography & list of abbreviations

Source: Jakobielski 2008, fig. 9
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Source: Jakobielski 2008, fig. 9
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Latest edition: Jakobielski 2005b, p. 121, fig. 16
Other editions: Jakobielski 2003, p. 213, n. 8, fig. 2

Other publications: Łajtar 2002, p. 176; Catalogue Warsaw 2006, pp. 50–51, no. 4, fig. on p. 51; Jakobielski 2008, p. 288, fig. 9; Łajtar 2014d, p. 289; Łajtar 2020a, p. 17

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Provenance: Dongola
Region: Makuria
Findspot: monastery on kom H, north-west annex, room 29, south wall, on jamb of doorway to room 23; accompanying painting no. P.48/NW23/29 (miracle at Siloam Pool)
Excavation no.
Present location: Dongola, in situ
Museum no.

Medium: wall
Technique: painted (dipinto)
Type of text: legend
Language: unidentified
Content: name of Siloam Pool serving as legend to representation of the miracle at the Siloam Pool
Date: 1113–1150
Notes

Material: plaster
Object dimensions
Text dimensions: not recorded
Object colour
Text colour: black
Lines: 1
Height of letters

Description: inscription painted above figure of blind man, to the right of representation of Christ healing him
Decorative elements
State of preservation: complete

Date: 1113–1150
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Source: Martens-Czarnecka 2011, fig. MMC_048_01
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Source: Martens-Czarnecka 2011, fig. MMC_048_01
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Latest edition: unpublished; mentioned in Martens-Czarnecka 2011, cat. no. 48, figs. MMC_048_01–02
Other editions

Other publications: Jakobielski 1997, p. 167; Martens-Czarnecka 1998b, p. 108, fig. 18; Martens-Czarnecka 2001a, p. 262, pl. 37; Scholz 2001, p. 240, pl. 36; Welsby 2002, pl. 3; Martens-Czarnecka 2006, p. 325, fig. 17; Catalogue Warsaw 2006, p. 41, fig. 18; Jakobielski 2008, p. 297, fig. 16; Godlewski 2013a, fig. on p. 92

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Provenance: Dongola
Region: Makuria
Findspot: monastery on kom H, south-west annex, room 5, north wall, centre, above doorway to room 6; accompanying painting no. P.30/SW5
Excavation no.
Present location: Dongola, in situ
Museum no.

Medium: wall
Technique: painted (dipinto)
Type of text: legend
Language: Old Nubian
Content: series of prayers and invocations to Mary uttered on occassion of birth of heir to the throne, serving as legend to painted representation of dancing figures
Date: 1150–1199
Notes

Material: plaster
Object dimensions
Text dimensions: not recorded
Object colour
Text colour: black
Lines: A: 1; B: 5; C: 5; D: 8; E: 3; F: 3; G: 3; H: 5; I: 2; J: 4
Height of letters

Description: set of inscriptions painted among figures of dancing men
Decorative elements
State of preservation: almost complete; ink obliterated in places

Date: 1150–1199
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Source: Martens-Czarnecka 2011, fig. MMC_109_01
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Source: Martens-Czarnecka 2011, fig. MMC_109_02
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Bibliography & list of abbreviations

Latest edition: van Gerven Oei 2017
Other editions

Other publications: Martens-Czarnecka 2005b, pp. 276–281, figs. 2, 6–7; Catalogue Warsaw 2006, pp. 44–47, fig. 21; Martens-Czarnecka 2008, pp. 116–125, figs. 2a–b, 3–5; Jakobielski 2008, p. 297, fig. 16; Łaptaś 2008, pl. 1; Jakobielski 2010, p. 78, fig. 16; Martens-Czarnecka 2010a, pp. 119–122, figs. 1–4; Martens-Czarnecka 2010b, pp. 708–711, figs. 5–8; Martens-Czarnecka 2011, cat. no. 109, figs. MMC_109_01–12; Godlewski 2013a, fig. on p. 94; Łajtar 2014a, pp. 406–407; Łajtar 2015e, pp. 347–348; CIEN 6, no. 69; Łajtar 2020a, p. 9

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Provenance: Dongola
Region: Makuria
Findspot: monastery on kom H, south-west annex, room 6, on fallen piece of plaster, originally belonging to north end of east wall
Excavation no.: unknown
Present location: Dongola, in situ
Museum no.

Medium: wall
Technique: painted (dipinto)
Type of text: literary: biblical
Language: Greek/Old Nubian
Content: Psalm 29:2–13
Date: 900–1299
Notes

Material: plaster
Object dimensions
Text dimensions: H: 19; W: 35
Object colour
Text colour: black
Lines: 16
Height of letters: 0.5–1

Description: fragment of plaster with painted inscription; verses of Psalm written alternatively, one in Greek, the next in Old Nubian
Decorative elements
State of preservation: fragmentary; upper and part of right margin preserved

Date: 900–1299
Chronological systems

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Offices & titles

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Bibliography & list of abbreviations

Source: Jakobielski 2005b, fig. 9
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Bibliography & list of abbreviations

Latest edition: Van Gerven Oei – Łajtar 2020a, pp. 289–294 (no. 1)
Other editions

Other publications: Jakobielski 2005a, p. 266, fig. 9; Brakmann 2006, p. 297; Jakobielski 2008, p. 297; Jakobielski 2010, p. 80, fig. 19; Łajtar 2015e, p. 348; Łajtar 2015–2016, p. 128 (no. 12); Obłuski 2019, table 3, sub 3; Łajtar 2020a, p. 10; Łajtar 2020b, Appendix no. D4 (cf. pp. 193, 194); Łajtar – Van Gerven Oei 2021, p. 528; CIEN 8, no. 101

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Provenance: Banganarti
Region: Makuria
Findspot: lower church, west end of main nave (room 18), south wall, centre; accompanying painting of Mary; to the right of horse from painting of St Mercurius killing Julian the Apostate (S18/S/1)
Excavation no.
Present location: Banganarti Museum
Museum no.

Medium: wall
Technique: painted (dipinto)
Type of text: literary
Language: Greek
Content: unidentified literary or subliterary text
Date: 900–1099
Notes

Material: plaster
Object dimensions
Text dimensions: H: 25; W: 20
Object colour
Text colour: black
Lines: 13
Height of letters: 2–5

Description: inscription written with black ink on both sides of painted figure of Mary in orans posture, within the frame surrounding the image, one additional line written below the frame
Decorative elements
State of preservation: incomplete, largely illegible and incomprehensible

Date: 900–1099
Chronological systems

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Source: Żurawski 2008a, fig. 13
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Source: I. Banganarti, fig. 23
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Latest edition: I. Banganarti 1 20, fig. 23
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Other publications: Żurawski 2005, pp. 300–301, fig. 6; Łajtar 2005, p. 313; Żurawski 2008, p. 313, fig. 13; Łajtar 2008b, p. 401; Moryto-Naumiuk 2008, fig. 5; Vantini 2009, pl. between pp. 192–193; Żurawski 2012, pp. 226–227, figs. 55–57, p. 325, fig. 1, p. 326, fig. 53; ; Żurawski 2016d, p. 42, fig. 15; Żurawski 2019, pp. 101–102, fig. 6.14; CIEN 8, no. 123

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Provenance: Nag' el-Sheima
Region: Nobadia
Findspot: sector H/III, room f
Excavation no.: 76549
Present location: Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
Museum no.: A 549

Medium: pottery
Technique: incised before firing
Type of text: name of divine entity/saint
Language: Coptic
Content: names of Sts Cosmas and Damian
Date: probably 650–850
Notes

Material: ceramic
Object dimensions: Diam: +33
Text dimensions: not recorded
Object colour
Text colour
Lines: 1
Height of letters

Description: fragmentary cover with inscription running around, incised before firing
Decorative elements
State of preservation: object fragmentary; inscription fragmentary

Date: probably 650–850
Chronological systems