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Text 1597

Provenance
Faras
Region
Nobadia
Findspot
Griffith's cemetery 4, tomb 25
Excavation no.
 
Present location
unknown
Museum no.
 
Medium
lamp
Technique
unidentified
Type of text
name of divine entity/saint
Language
Greek
Content
name of saint Dios
Date
500–799
Notes
 
Material
ceramic
Object dimensions
not recorded
Text dimensions
not recorded
Object colour
 
Text colour
 
Lines
1
Height of letters
 
Description
inscription on lamp
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
inscription complete
Date
500–799
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
 
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Source
Griffith 1927, pl. 61.8
Image
Image not available
Latest edition
Griffith 1927, p. 72, pl. 61.8
Other editions
 
Other publications
Monneret de Villard 1935–57: 1, p. 282 (no. 8)
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Text 1598

Provenance
Faras
Region
Nobadia
Findspot
Griffith's cemetery 4, tomb 28
Excavation no.
 
Present location
unknown
Museum no.
 
Medium
lamp
Technique
unidentified
Type of text
name of divine entity/saint
Language
Greek
Content
name of saint mother Ioulitta
Date
500–799
Notes
 
Material
ceramic
Object dimensions
not recorded
Text dimensions
not recorded
Object colour
 
Text colour
 
Lines
1
Height of letters
 
Description
inscription on lamp
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
inscription complete
Date
500–799
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
 
Image
Image not available
Source
Griffith 1927, pl. 61.5
Image
Image not available
Latest edition
Griffith 1927, p. 72, pl. 61.5
Other editions
 
Other publications
Monneret de Villard 1935–57: 1, p. 281 (no. 6)
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Text 1599

Provenance
Faras
Region
Nobadia
Findspot
Griffith's cemetery 4, tomb 29
Excavation no.
 
Present location
unknown
Museum no.
 
Medium
lamp
Technique
unidentified
Type of text
name of divine entity/saint
Language
Greek
Content
name of saint Christophoros
Date
500–799
Notes
 
Material
ceramic
Object dimensions
not recorded
Text dimensions
not recorded
Object colour
 
Text colour
 
Lines
1
Height of letters
 
Description
inscription on lamp
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
inscription complete
Date
500–799
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
 
Image
Image not available
Source
Griffith 1927, pl. 61.16
Image
Image not available
Latest edition
Griffith 1927, p. 72, pl. 61.16
Other editions
 
Other publications
Monneret de Villard 1935–57: 1, p. 282 (no. 16)
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Text 1600

Provenance
Faras
Region
Nobadia
Findspot
Griffith's cemetery 4, tomb 34
Excavation no.
 
Present location
unknown
Museum no.
 
Medium
lamp
Technique
unidentified
Type of text
name of divine entity/saint
Language
Greek
Content
name of saint Pantoleon
Date
500–799
Notes
 
Material
ceramic
Object dimensions
not recorded
Text dimensions
not recorded
Object colour
 
Text colour
 
Lines
1
Height of letters
 
Description
inscription on lamp
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
inscription complete
Date
500–799
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
Loading...
Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
 
Image
Image not available
Source
Griffith 1927, pl. 61.12
Image
Image not available
Latest edition
Griffith 1927, p. 73, pl. 61.12
Other editions
 
Other publications
Monneret de Villard 1935–57: 1, p. 282 (no. 12)
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Text 1601

Provenance
Faras
Region
Nobadia
Findspot
Griffith's cemetery 4, tomb 35
Excavation no.
 
Present location
unknown
Museum no.
 
Medium
lamp
Technique
unidentified
Type of text
name of divine entity/saint
Language
Greek
Content
name of saint Theopompos
Date
500–799
Notes
 
Material
ceramic
Object dimensions
not recorded
Text dimensions
not recorded
Object colour
 
Text colour
 
Lines
1
Height of letters
 
Description
inscription on lamp
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
inscription complete
Date
500–799
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
 
Image
Image not available
Source
Griffith 1927, pl. 61.10
Image
Image not available
Latest edition
Griffith 1927, p. 73, pl. 61.10
Other editions
 
Other publications
Monneret de Villard 1935–57: 1, p. 282 (no. 10)
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Text 1602

Provenance
Faras
Region
Nobadia
Findspot
Griffith's cemetery 4, tomb 39
Excavation no.
 
Present location
British Museum, London
Museum no.
EA51771
Medium
lamp
Technique
unidentified
Type of text
invocation
Language
Greek
Content
invocation 'Great is the name of God'
Date
500–799
Notes
 
Material
ceramic
Object dimensions
L: 9.2; W: 6.7
Text dimensions
not recorded
Object colour
 
Text colour
 
Lines
1
Height of letters
 
Description
inscription on lamp written in mirror image
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
inscription complete
Date
500–799
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
© The Trustees of the British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/Y_EA51771
Image
Image not available
Source
Griffith 1927, pl. 61.18
Image
Image not available
Latest edition
Griffith 1927, p. 73, pl. 61.18 (photo available at http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details/collection_image_gallery.aspx?partid=1&assetid=218318001&objectid=101468)
Other editions
 
Other publications
Monneret de Villard 1935–57: 1, p. 283 (no. 23)
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Text 1603

Provenance
Faras
Region
Nobadia
Findspot
Griffith's cemetery 4, tomb 41
Excavation no.
 
Present location
unknown
Museum no.
 
Medium
lamp
Technique
unidentified
Type of text
name of divine entity/saint
Language
Greek
Content
name of virgin Diones (?)
Date
500–799
Notes
 
Material
ceramic
Object dimensions
not recorded
Text dimensions
not recorded
Object colour
 
Text colour
 
Lines
1
Height of letters
 
Description
inscription on lamp
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
inscription complete
Date
500–799
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
 
Image
Image not available
Source
Griffith 1927, pl. 61.6
Image
Image not available
Latest edition
Griffith 1927, p. 73, pl. 61.6
Other editions
 
Other publications
Monneret de Villard 1935–57: 1, p. 281 (no. 5)
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Text 1604

Provenance
Faras
Region
Nobadia
Findspot
Griffith's cemetery 4, tomb 48
Excavation no.
 
Present location
British Museum, London
Museum no.
EA51766
Medium
lamp
Technique
unidentified
Type of text
name of divine entity/saint
Language
Greek
Content
name of saint Pantoleon
Date
500–799
Notes
 
Material
ceramic
Object dimensions
L: 9; W: 6
Text dimensions
not recorded
Object colour
 
Text colour
 
Lines
1
Height of letters
 
Description
inscription on lamp
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
inscription complete
Date
500–799
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
Loading...
Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
© The Trustees of the British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/Y_EA51766
Image
Image not available
Source
Griffith 1927, pl. 61.12
Image
Image not available
Latest edition
Griffith 1927, p. 73, pl. 61.12 (photo available at http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details/collection_image_gallery.aspx?partid=1&assetid=671941001&objectid=1553962)
Other editions
 
Other publications
Monneret de Villard 1935–57: 1, p. 282 (no. 12)
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Text 1605

Provenance
Faras
Region
Nobadia
Findspot
Griffith's cemetery 4, tomb 49
Excavation no.
 
Present location
unknown
Museum no.
 
Medium
lamp
Technique
unidentified
Type of text
name of divine entity/saint
Language
Greek
Content
name of saint abba Ioseph, bishop
Date
500–799
Notes
 
Material
ceramic
Object dimensions
not recorded
Text dimensions
not recorded
Object colour
 
Text colour
 
Lines
1
Height of letters
 
Description
inscription on lamp
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
inscription complete
Date
500–799
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
Loading...
Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
 
Image
Image not available
Source
Griffith 1927, pl. 61.7
Image
Image not available
Latest edition
Griffith 1927, p. 73, pl. 61.7
Other editions
 
Other publications
Monneret de Villard 1937, p. 61; Monneret de Villard 1935–1957: 1, p. 281 (no. 7)
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Text 1606

Provenance
Faras
Region
Nobadia
Findspot
Griffith's cemetery 4, tomb 50
Excavation no.
 
Present location
unknown
Museum no.
 
Medium
stela
Technique
unidentified
Type of text
epitaph
Language
Coptic
Content
fragment of epitaph
Date
600–1199
Notes
 
Material
unidentified
Object dimensions
not recorded
Text dimensions
 
Object colour
 
Text colour
 
Lines
1
Height of letters
 
Description
fragment of stela; no photo available
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
fragmentary; weathered away; only last two words legible
Date
600–1199
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
 
Image
Image not available
Source
 
Image
Image not available
Latest edition
Griffith 1927, p. 74
Other editions
 
Other publications
 
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Text 1607

Provenance
Faras
Region
Nobadia
Findspot
Griffith's cemetery 4, tomb 54
Excavation no.
 
Present location
unknown
Museum no.
 
Medium
lamp
Technique
unidentified
Type of text
unidentified
Language
unidentified
Content
unidentified
Date
500–799
Notes
 
Material
ceramic
Object dimensions
not recorded
Text dimensions
not recorded
Object colour
 
Text colour
 
Lines
1
Height of letters
 
Description
inscription on elongated lamp
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
inscription obliterated
Date
500–799
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
 
Image
Image not available
Source
Griffith 1927, pl. 61.20
Image
Image not available
Latest edition
Griffith 1927, p. 74, pl. 61.20
Other editions
 
Other publications
 
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Text 1608

Provenance
Faras
Region
Nobadia
Findspot
Griffith's cemetery 4, tomb 56
Excavation no.
 
Present location
unknown
Museum no.
 
Medium
lamp
Technique
casting
Type of text
name of divine entity/saint
Language
Greek
Content
name of saint Theodoros
Date
500–799
Notes
 
Material
ceramic
Object dimensions
not recorded
Text dimensions
not recorded
Object colour
 
Text colour
 
Lines
1
Height of letters
 
Description
inscription on elongated lamp running around central panel surrounding feed-hole
Decorative elements
cross above feed-hole; rosettes at each end of inscription
State of preservation
object complete; inscription complete
Date
500–799
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
Griffith 1927, pl. 58.15
Image
Image not available
Source
Griffith 1927, pl. 61.20
Image
Image not available
Latest edition
Griffith 1927, pp. 74, 109, pls. 58.15, 61.9
Other editions
 
Other publications
Monneret de Villard 1935–57: 1, p. 282 (no. 9a); 4, pl. 181.15
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