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Provenance: Faras
Region: Nobadia
Findspot: cathedral, north pastophorium, west wall; accompanying painting no. 30 (archpriest Aaron)
Excavation no.: inv. no. 30 (painting)
Present location: National Museum, Warsaw
Museum no.: 234016

Medium: wall
Technique: painted (dipinto)
Type of text: legend
Language: Greek
Content: word ‘archpriest’ serving as legend to painting of archpriest Aaron
Date: 900–925
Notes

Material: plaster
Object dimensions: H: 205; W: 77
Text dimensions: H: 46; W: ?
Object colour
Text colour: black
Lines: 1 vertical
Height of letters

Description: inscription painted to the right of saint's head
Decorative elements
State of preservation: fragmentary, only right vertical line preserved, ink obliterated

Date: 900–925
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Source: National Museum, Warsaw: https://cyfrowe.mnw.art.pl/en/catalog/496329
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Source: Jakobielski 1974, fig. on p. 290
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Bibliography & list of abbreviations

Latest edition: Jakobielski et alii 2017, p. 214 + fig. (no. 54)
Other editions: Jakobielski 1974, p. 287 (no. 13) + fig.

Other publications: (selection) Michałowski 1967, p. 79; Michałowski 1974a, pp. 154–6 (no. 26), fig. on p. 155

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Provenance: Faras
Region: Nobadia
Findspot: cathedral, south pastophorium, south wall, to the right of niche; accompanying painting no. 59 (St Stephen)
Excavation no.: inv. no. 59 (painting)
Present location: National Museum, Warsaw
Museum no.: 234030

Medium: wall
Technique: painted (dipinto)
Type of text: legend
Language: Greek
Content: name of St Stephen serving as legend to his representation
Date: 975–1099
Notes

Material: plaster
Object dimensions
Text dimensions: H: 12; W: 26
Object colour
Text colour: black
Lines: 3
Height of letters

Description: inscription painted above saint's head
Decorative elements
State of preservation: fragmentary, obliterated

Date: 975–1099
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Source: National Museum, Warsaw: https://cyfrowe.mnw.art.pl/en/catalog/496345
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Source: Jakobielski 1974, fig. on p. 290
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Bibliography & list of abbreviations

Latest edition: Jakobielski et alii 2017, p. 337 (no. 107)
Other editions: Michałowski 1967, p. 118, pl. 38; Jakobielski 1974, p. 288 (no. 16) + fig.

Other publications: (selection) Michałowski 1974a, pp. 160–4 (no. 29), fig. on p. 162

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Provenance: Faras
Region: Nobadia
Findspot: cathedral, south pastophorium, west wall; accompanying painting no. 61 (King Georgios protected by Virgin with Child)
Excavation no.: inv. no. 61 (painting)
Present location: National Museum, Warsaw
Museum no.: 234032

Medium: wall
Technique: painted (dipinto)
Type of text: legend
Language: Greek
Content: names of King Georgios, Mary, and Jesus Christ serving as legend to representation of king under protection of Virgin with Child
Date: 975–999
Notes: the same hand as in DBMNT 1837

Material: plaster
Object dimensions
Text dimensions: 1: H: 19; W: 11
2: H: 9; W: 37
3: H: ?; W: 28 + 23
Object colour
Text colour: black
Lines: 1: 1 vertical + 1 horizontal
2: 2 horizontal
3: 3 horizontal
Height of letters

Description: three inscription accompanying the scene of protection of King Georgios by Virgin Mary with Jesus Child: (1) around the head of Mary; (2) to the right of Jesus Child; (3) on both sides of Mary’s head
Decorative elements
State of preservation: complete but obliterated

Date: 975–999
Chronological systems: king's occurrence

Dating formulae: ⲅⲉⲱ̇ⲣⲅⲓⲟⲩ ⲃⲗⲥ ... ⲩ̄ⲥ̄ ⲍⲁ⸌ⲭ⸍ⲣ̄ⲓ̄ ⲃ̄ⲗ̄ⲥ̄
Transcription: "King Georgios ... son of King Zacharias" (ll. 4–6)
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Offices & titles: king (ⲃⲗⲥ): l. 5; (ⲃ̄ⲗ︦ⲥ̄): l. 6

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Bibliography & list of abbreviations

Source: National Museum, Warsaw: https://cyfrowe.mnw.art.pl/en/catalog/496346
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Source: Jakobielski 1974, figs on p. 294
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Bibliography & list of abbreviations

Latest edition: Jakobielski et alii 2017, p. 343, figs. on pp. 342, 344 (no. 109)
Other editions: I. Faras Copt., pp. 128–9, fig. 37; Jakobielski 1974, pp. 291–2 (no. 18), figs. on p. 291

Other publications: (selection) Michałowski 1964a, pp. 200–1, pl. 41b; Michałowski 1966a, p. 13; Michałowski 1967, p. 77; Michałowski 1974a, pp. 173–6 (no. 34), fig. on p. 175; Werner 2013, pp. 101–2; Catalogue Warsaw 2014, pp. 182–3 (with fig.)

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Provenance: Faras
Region: Nobadia
Findspot: cathedral, east part of south aisle, 1st pilaster, north face; accompanying painting no. 63 (royal personage protected by Christ)
Excavation no.: inv. no. 63 (painting); neg. no. Fa.62/3.0009
Present location: National Museum, Warsaw
Museum no.: 234033

Medium: wall
Technique: painted (dipinto)
Type of text: legend
Language: Greek
Content: legend to painting of abba Aron (?) under protection of Christ
Date: 1150–1199
Notes

Material: plaster
Object dimensions
Text dimensions: H: 13; W: 32
Object colour
Text colour: black
Lines: 4
Height of letters

Description: inscription painted above Christ's head
Decorative elements
State of preservation: incomplete, obliterated

Date: 1150–1199
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Offices & titles: abba ([ⲁ̄]ⲃ̄): l. 1

Toponyms & ethnonyms

Bibliography & list of abbreviations

Source: National Museum, Warsaw: https://cyfrowe.mnw.art.pl/en/catalog/496344
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Source: Jakobielski 1974, fig. on p. 299
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Bibliography & list of abbreviations

Latest edition: Jakobielski et alii 2017, p. 404, fig. on p. 406 (no. 132)
Other editions: Jakobielski 1974, p. 297, no. 30 + fig.; Jakobielski 2001d, pp. 70–1, fig. 9

Other publications: (selection) Michałowski 1966a, pl. 18b; Michałowski 1967, pp. 169–70, pls. 95b, 96; Michałowski 1970, il. 13; Michałowski 1974a, pp. 251–6, no. 58, fig. on p. 252; Catalogue Vienna 2002, pp. 91–2, no. 23, fig. on p. 91; Catalogue Warsaw 2014, pp. 168–9 (with fig.)