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Text 2473

Provenance
Qasr el-Wizz
Region
Nobadia
Findspot
church, room L, under floor
Excavation no.
 
Present location
unknown
Museum no.
 
Medium
manuscript: leaf
Technique
painted
Type of text
literary
Language
Coptic
Content
unidentified text, probably literary
Date
probably 700–999
Notes
 
Material
parchment
Object dimensions
not recorded
Text dimensions
 
Object colour
 
Text colour
black
Lines
not recorded
Height of letters
 
Description
leaves of parchment codex (or codices); text in 2 columns
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
various state of preservation
Date
probably 700–999
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
Scanlon 1970, pl. 38.1
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Source
 
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Latest edition
unpublished; mentioned in Scanlon 1970, p. 48, pl. 38.1
Other editions
 
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Text 2474

Provenance
Qasr el-Wizz
Region
Nobadia
Findspot
church
Excavation no.
 
Present location
unknown
Museum no.
 
Medium
pottery
Technique
incised
Type of text
unidentified
Language
unidentified
Content
unidentified
Date
550–1299
Notes
 
Material
ceramic
Object dimensions
H: 7.3; W: 9
Text dimensions
H: 1.1; W: 2.2
Object colour
 
Text colour
 
Lines
1
Height of letters
 
Description
inscription scratched inside the pot, near bottom
Decorative elements
stamped animal decoration
State of preservation
object fragmentary, inscription fragmentary
Date
550–1299
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
 
Image
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Source
Scanlon 1970, fig. 14a
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Latest edition
unpublished; mentioned in Scanlon 1970, p. 53, fig. 14a
Other editions
 
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Text 2475

Provenance
Qasr el-Wizz
Region
Nobadia
Findspot
church
Excavation no.
 
Present location
unknown
Museum no.
 
Medium
pottery
Technique
incised
Type of text
owner's inscription
Language
unidentified
Content
inscription of unidentified abba, priest and archimandrite
Date
550–1299
Notes
 
Material
ceramic
Object dimensions
H: 8.8; W: 7.1
Text dimensions
 
Object colour
 
Text colour
 
Lines
1
Height of letters
 
Description
inscription scratched inside the pot, near bottom, running around central decorative motive
Decorative elements
stamped animal decoration
State of preservation
object fragmentary, inscription incomplete
Date
550–1299
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
abba (ⲁ̣ⲃ̣): l. 1
priest (⳦̣): l. 1
archimandrite (ⲁⲣ⸌ⲭ̣⸍): l. 1
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
 
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Image not available
Source
Scanlon 1970, fig. 14b
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Latest edition
unpublished; illustration in Scanlon 1970, fig. 14b
Other editions
 
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Text 2476

Provenance
Qasr el-Wizz
Region
Nobadia
Findspot
church
Excavation no.
 
Present location
unknown
Museum no.
 
Medium
lamp
Technique
casting
Type of text
name of divine entity/saint
Language
Greek
Content
name of St Eusebeia
Date
600–799
Notes
 
Material
ceramic
Object dimensions
H: ?; W: 5.7; L: 7.2
Text dimensions
 
Object colour
 
Text colour
 
Lines
1
Height of letters
 
Description
inscription on lamp running around feed-hole
Decorative elements
dotted line framing inscription from below; rosetta surrounding feed-hole
State of preservation
object complete, inscription complete
Date
600–799
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
 
Image
Image not available
Source
Scanlon 1970, fig. 17b
Image
Image not available
Latest edition
unpublished; mentioned in Scanlon 1970, pp. 56–7, fig. 17b
Other editions
 
Other publications
 
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Text 2477

Provenance
Qasr el-Wizz
Region
Nobadia
Findspot
church
Excavation no.
 
Present location
unknown
Museum no.
 
Medium
lamp
Technique
casting
Type of text
unidentified
Language
unidentified
Content
unidentified
Date
600–799
Notes
 
Material
ceramic
Object dimensions
H: ?; W: 6; L: 8.8
Text dimensions
not recorded
Object colour
 
Text colour
 
Lines
1
Height of letters
 
Description
inscription on lamp running around feed-hole
Decorative elements
dotted line framing inscription from below; floral and dotted decoration surrounding feed-hole
State of preservation
object complete, inscription complete
Date
600–799
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
 
Image
Image not available
Source
Scanlon 1970, fig. 17c
Image
Image not available
Latest edition
unpublished; mentioned in Scanlon 1970, pp. 56–7, fig. 17c
Other editions
 
Other publications
 
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Text 2478

Provenance
Qasr el-Wizz
Region
Nobadia
Findspot
church
Excavation no.
 
Present location
unknown
Museum no.
 
Medium
lamp
Technique
casting
Type of text
owner's inscription
Language
unidentified
Content
inscription of abba Ioseph, bishop
Date
600–799
Notes
 
Material
ceramic
Object dimensions
H: ?; W: 8; L: 7.8
Text dimensions
not recorded
Object colour
 
Text colour
 
Lines
1
Height of letters
 
Description
inscription on lamp running around feed-hole
Decorative elements
dotted line framing inscription from below; motive of small rosettas running below dotted line
State of preservation
object fragmentary, inscription fragmentary
Date
600–799
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
abba (ⲁⲃⲃⲁ): l. 1
bishop (ⲉⲡⲓⲥ[---]): l. 1
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
 
Image
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Source
Scanlon 1970, fig. 17d
Image
Image not available
Latest edition
unpublished; mentioned in Scanlon 1970, pp. 56–7, fig. 17d
Other editions
 
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Text 2479

Provenance
Qasr el-Wizz
Region
Nobadia
Findspot
monastery, room III-O, west part, beneath later floor
Excavation no.
65-10-59
Present location
unknown
Museum no.
 
Medium
manuscript
Technique
painted
Type of text
literary: apocryphal
Language
Greek
Content
extract from Liber Institutionis Michaelis Archangeli
Date
1000–1299
Notes
 
Material
parchment
Object dimensions
not recorded
Text dimensions
 
Object colour
 
Text colour
red
Lines
11
Height of letters
 
Description
fragment of parchment sheet; text written on one side
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
incomplete; lower and side margins preserved
Date
1000–1299
Chronological systems
months
Egyptian calendar
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
"Choiak" (l. 6)
Months
ⲭⲟⲓⲁⲕ
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
Scanlon 1972, pl. 6.1
Image
Image not available
Source
 
Image
Image not available
Latest edition
unpublished; mentioned in Tsakos 2014b, pp. 52, 54, 56–57
Other editions
 
Other publications
Scanlon 1972, p. 12 n. 1, pl. 6.1; Tsakos 2016b, p. 224; Obłuski 2019, p. 221, table 5, sub 8; Łajtar 2020b, Appendix no. F12 (cf. pp. 189, 195)
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Text 2480

Provenance
Qasr el-Wizz
Region
Nobadia
Findspot
monastery, room III-N, west part, beneath later floor
Excavation no.
 
Present location
unknown
Museum no.
 
Medium
pottery
Technique
incised
Type of text
name of divine entity/saint
Language
unidentified
Content
monogram of Archangel Michael
Date
550–1299
Notes
 
Material
ceramic
Object dimensions
H: 44.5; Diam: 37
Text dimensions
not recorded
Object colour
 
Text colour
 
Lines
 
Height of letters
 
Description
monogram incised on shoulder of storage jar
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
object complete, inscription complete
Date
550–1299
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
Scanlon 1972, pl. 6.3
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Image not available
Source
 
Image
Image not available
Latest edition
unpublished; mentioned in Scanlon 1972, n. 2 on p. 12, pl. 6.3
Other editions
 
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Text 2481

Provenance
Soba
Region
Alwa
Findspot
church, level 1
Excavation no.
 
Present location
Sudan National Museum, Khartoum
Museum no.
SNM 11128
Medium
pottery
Technique
incised
Type of text
name of divine entity/saint
Language
Greek
Content
name of God
Date
600–1499
Notes
 
Material
ceramic
Object dimensions
not recorded
Text dimensions
not recorded
Object colour
red
Text colour
 
Lines
1
Height of letters
 
Description
inscription scratched on rim of vessel
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
inscription incomplete (?)
Date
600–1499
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
 
Image
Image not available
Source
Shinnie 1955, fig. 27.1
Image
Image not available
Latest edition
Shinnie 1955, p. 50 (no. 1), fig. 27.1
Other editions
 
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Text 2482

Provenance
Soba
Region
Alwa
Findspot
mound B, level 1
Excavation no.
 
Present location
Sudan National Museum, Khartoum
Museum no.
SNM 11129
Medium
pottery
Technique
incised
Type of text
name of divine entity/saint
Language
Greek
Content
name of Christ
Date
600–1499
Notes
 
Material
ceramic
Object dimensions
not recorded
Text dimensions
not recorded
Object colour
red
Text colour
 
Lines
1
Height of letters
 
Description
inscription scratched on coarse ware
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
inscription complete (?)
Date
600–1499
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
 
Image
Image not available
Source
Shinnie 1955, fig. 27.2
Image
Image not available
Latest edition
Shinnie 1955, p. 50 (no. 2), fig. 27.2
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Text 2483

Provenance
Soba
Region
Alwa
Findspot
mound B, level 1
Excavation no.
 
Present location
Sudan National Museum, Khartoum
Museum no.
SNM 11130
Medium
pottery
Technique
incised
Type of text
name of divine entity/saint
Language
unidentified
Content
name of (Archangel) Michael
Date
600–1499
Notes
 
Material
ceramic
Object dimensions
not recorded
Text dimensions
not recorded
Object colour
red
Text colour
 
Lines
1
Height of letters
 
Description
inscription scratched on vessel
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
inscription complete
Date
600–1499
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
 
Image
Image not available
Source
Shinnie 1955, fig. 27.3
Image
Image not available
Latest edition
Shinnie 1955, p. 50 (no. 3), fig. 27.3
Other editions
 
Other publications
Lethmayer – Zach 1986, p. 142
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Text 2484

Provenance
Soba
Region
Alwa
Findspot
mound B, level 1
Excavation no.
 
Present location
Sudan National Museum, Khartoum
Museum no.
SNM 11131
Medium
pottery
Technique
incised
Type of text
unidentified
Language
unidentified
Content
unidentified
Date
600–1499
Notes
 
Material
ceramic
Object dimensions
not recorded
Text dimensions
not recorded
Object colour
not recorded
Text colour
 
Lines
1
Height of letters
 
Description
inscription scratched on coarse ware
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
inscription incomplete (?)
Date
600–1499
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
 
Image
Image not available
Source
Shinnie 1955, fig. 27.4
Image
Image not available
Latest edition
Shinnie 1955, p. 50 (no. 4), fig. 27.4
Other editions
 
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