queen (?) (ⲁⲛⲁⲥⲥⲁ): i, l. 1 triklinios (?) (ⲟⲇⳡⲟⲥⲟⲩ): i, l. 3 chartoularios (?) ([---]ⲧⲟⲩⲗⲣⲓⲟⲥ): i, l. 4 architriklinios (ⲁⲣ⸌ⲭ⸍ⲧⲣⲓⲕⲗ[---]): i, l. 5 kratistos (?) (ⲕⲣⲁⲧⲏⲥ): i, l. 6 (P. QI 4 83: 'great'; corr. A. Łajtar) silentiary (ⲥⲉⲗⲉⲛⲧⲓ̣[---]): i, l. 7 ngeshsh (ⳟⲉϣϣⲁ): i, l. 8; (ⳟ̣ⲉϣϣⲁ): ii, l. 10 lord of horse (?) (ⲙⲟⲩⲣⲧ ̣[---]): i, l. 9; ([---]ⲧ̣ⲛ̄ ⳟⲟⲇⲁ): ii, l. 11 (P. QI 4 83: [ⲅⲟⲣ]ⲧ̣ⲛ̄ ⳟⲟⲇⲁ, 'lord of the elders'; corr. G. Ochała) queen mother (ⳟ̣ⲟⲛ[---]): i, l. 13 eparch (ⲥⲟⳟⲟ[---]): ii, l. 1 hegemon (?) ([---]ⲥ̣ⲓⲅⲉⲙⲱⲛ): ii, l. 8
"King Basil, who has good hope, being King of Dotawo" (ll. 2–3)
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king (ⲟⲩⲣ̣ⲟ̣ⲩⲉⲗ̄): l. 2 king of Dotawo (ⲇⲱⲧⲁⲟ̇ ⲟⲩⲣⲟⲩ): ll. 2–3 eparch of Nobadia (ⲙⲓⲕⲓ ⲥⲟⳟⲟⳝ): l. 3 bishop of Phrim (= Ibrim) ([---]ⲙ̣ ⲡⲁⲡⲁ[ⲥ]): l. 4 bishop of Kourte (ⲕ̣ⲟⲩⲣⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲡⲁⲥ): ll. 4–5 vice-eparch of Terpekkil (ⲧⲉⲣ[ⲡ]ⲉⲕⲕⲗ̄ [ⲥ]ⲟⳟⲟⳝⲟⲩⲙⲁⲣ): ll. 5–6 ngeshsh of vice-eparch (ⲥ̣ⲟⳟⲟⳝ̣ⲓ̣ⲙⲁⲣⲛ̄ ⳟ̣ⲉ̣ϣϣⲁ): l. 6 (P. QI 4 84: [ⲥ]ⲟⳟⲟⳝ̣[ ̣]ⲙⲁⲣⲛ̄ ̣ ̣ ⲅ̣ⲟⲩϣⲁ, ‘goush of vice-eparch [?]’; corr. G. Ochała) domestikos (ⲥ[ⲁ]ⲙⲁⲧ̣[ⲁ]): l. 7 ngeshsh ([ⳟⲉϣ]ϣⲁ): l. 8 goush of Nawi (ⲛⲁⲩⲉⲛ̣ ⲅⲟⲩϣ): l. 8 priest (⳦): l. 15; (ⲥⲟⲣⲧⲟ): l. 22 priest of Dirr (ⲇⲟⲩⲣⲛ̄ ⲥ̣ⲟⲣⲧ̣[ⲟ]): ll. 23–4 (P. QI 4 84: not transcribed; reading in NOM 4, no. 30f)
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Dotawo (ⲇⲱⲧⲁⲟ̇): l. 2 Nobadia (ⲙⲓⲕⲓ): l. 3 Phrim (= Ibrim) (]ⲙ̣): l. 4 Kourte (ⲕ̣ⲟⲩⲣⲧⲉ): l. 4 Terpekkil (ⲧⲉⲣ[ⲡ]ⲉⲕⲕⲗ̄): l. 5 Nawi (ⲛⲁⲩⲉⲛ̣): l. 8 Dirr (ⲇⲟⲩⲣⲛ̄): l. 23 (P. QI 4 84: not transcribed; reading in NOM 4, no. 30f)
rectangular sheet of paper, written on both sides along longer edges; address on side ii; document originally folded three times horizontally and several times vertically
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incomplete; lacunae in lower central part; all margins preserved
rectangular sheet of paper, written on both sides along longer edges; text on side ii written partly upside down; text originally folded four times horizontally; on side two 'bismillah' in Arabic written between address and main text, upside down in respect to main text
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incomplete; text broken into two parts, lacuna in lower margin; left margin damaged but text complete; other margins complete
letter from unidentified eparch to Mena, bishop of Phrim
Date
probably 1150–1199
Notes
address in Greek transcription labelled 74.1.29/11d (also in Plumley 1978 and Ruffini 2014a)
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paper
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H: 8.3; W: 22.3
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black (?)
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i: 6; ii: 1
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rectangular sheet of paper, written on both sides along longer edges; text originally folded three times horizontally
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incomplete; one side margin damaged
Date
probably 1150–1199
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eparch (ⲥⲟⳟⲟⳝⳝ): i, l. 3; (ⲥⲟⳟⲟⳝ): i, l. 6 priest (ⲥⲟⲣ⸌ⲧ⸍): i, l. 4 eparch of Nobadia (ⲉ̇ⲡⲁⲣ⸌ⲭ⸍ ⲛⲟⲃⲁ⸌ⲇ⸍): ii, l. 1 doug( )ikshil (ⲉⲕ̄ϣⲗ̄ ⲇⲟⲩ⸌ⲅ⸍): ii, l. 1 (P. QI 4 87: ‘ikshil of Douksi’) abba (ⲁⲃⲃⲁ): ii, l. 1 orthodox bishop of Phrim (= Ibrim) (ⲟⲣ⸌ⲇ⸍ ⲉ̇ⲡⲓⲥ⸌ⲕ⸍ ⲉ̇ⲫⲓ̄ⲣ̄): i, l. 1
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Nobadia (ⲛⲟⲃⲁ⸌ⲇ⸍): ii, l. 1 Douksi (ⲇⲟⲩ⸌ⲅ⸍): ii, l. 1 Phrim (= Ibrim) (ⲉ̇ⲫⲓ̄ⲣ̄): i, l. 1
rectangular sheet of paper, written on both sides along shorter edges; traces of letters from earlier text visible on side ii; text originally folded four times horizontally
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former text fragmentary, latter text complete; one side margin damaged
Date
1000–1399
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bishop of Phau and Kaussi (ⲡ̣̄ⲉ̣ⲡ̣ⲓ̣ⲥ̣ⲕ̣ⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲫⲁⲟⲩ (ⲕⲁⲓ) ⲕⲁⲩⲥⲥⲓ): i, ll. 2–3 great bishop (= archbishop?) (ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲅⲁ): i, l. 4 abba (ⲁⲃ̣ⲃⲁ̣): ii, l. 1 bishop (ⲡ̇ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕ̣ⲟ̣ⲡ̣ⲟ̣ⲥ): ii, l. 2
letter from Apapa, deacon of meizoteros of Pachoras, to Ioannes, archbishop
Date
1000–1399
Notes
address in Greek
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paper
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H: 10.6; W: 18.5
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creamy/beige
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black
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i: 12; ii: 6
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rectangular sheet of paper, written on both sides along longer edges; text on side ii written partly upside down; document originally folded six times horizontally and twice vertically
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complete
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1000–1399
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deacon (ⲇⲓⲏ⸌ⲅ⸍): ii, l. 6 deacon of meizoteros of Paras (= Faras) (ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛ ⲙⲉⲓ⸌ⲍ̣⸍ ⲇⲓⲏ⸌ⲅ⸍): ii, l. 6 bishop (ⲉⲡⲓⲥ⸌ⲕ⸍): ii, l. 6 (ed. pr. ‘great bishop’ [ⲉⲡⲓⲥ⸌ⲕ⸍ ⲕⲣⲁ⸌ⲧ⸍]; corr. A. Łajtar) kratistos (ⲕⲣⲁ⸌ⲧ⸍): ii, l. 6