fragment of rectangular sheet of paper, written on one side; document originally folded five times horizontally and at least twice vertically; uninscribed margin at the bottom
letter from Tilinngoko, 'meske' of eparch of Nobadia, to Koussan
Date
1000–1399
Notes
Material
paper
Object dimensions
not registered
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Text colour
black
Lines
i: 15; ii: 1
Height of letters
Description
rectangular sheet of paper, written on both sides along longer edges; address on side ii written upside down in respect to text on side ii; document originally folded four times horizontally and three times vertically; wide uninscribed bottom margin on side i
Decorative elements
State of preservation
complete apart from small lacuna in left-hand margin of side i
Date
1000–1399
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great ngeshsh (ⳟⲉϣϣⲓⲇⲁⲩⲉⲗ̄): i, l. 5 eparch of Nobadia (ⲙⲓⲅⲛ̄ ⲥⲟⳟⲟⳝ): i, l. 7; ii, l. 1 eikshil (ⲉⲓⲕϣⲓ): i, l. 7 king (ⲟⲩⲣⲟⲩ): i, l. 7 tot of house (ⳟⲟⲕⲓⲛ ⲧ̣ⲟⲧ): i, l. 8 asti (ⲁ̇ⲥⲧⲁ): i, l. 13 eparch (ⲥⲟⳟⲟⳝ): i, l. 15 'meske' of eparch of Nobadia (ⲙⲓⲅⲛ̄ ⸌ⲥⲟ⸍ⳟⲟⳝⲓⲛ ⲙⲉⲥⲕⲉ): ii, l. 1 (P. QI 4 93: ⲧⲓⲗⲛ̄ ⳟⲟⲕⲟ· ⲙⲓⲅⲛ̄ ⸌ⲥⲟ⸍ⳟⲟⳝⲓⲛ ⲙⲉⲥⲕⲉⲕⲟⲩⲥⲥⲁⲛ, ‘Tilinngoko the eparch of Nobadia to Meskekoussan’; NOM 4, no. 34b: ⲧⲓⲗⲛ̄ⳟⲟⲕⲟ· ⲙⲓⲅⲛ̄ ⸌ⲥⲟ⸍ⳟⲟⳝⲓⲛ ⲙⲉⲥⲕⲉ ⲕⲟⲩⲥⲥⲁⲛ, ‘Tilinngoko, 'meske' of the eparch of Nobadia to Koussan’)
letter from Ouroui, eparch of Nobadia, ikshil, and domestikos of Pachoras, to Dao( ), vice-eparch of Terpekkil
Date
1000–1399
Notes
address in Greek
Material
paper
Object dimensions
not recorded
Text dimensions
Object colour
Text colour
black
Lines
i: 14; ii: 2
Height of letters
Description
rectangular sheet of paper, written on both sides along longer edges; address on side ii written upside down in respect to text on side ii; document originally folded five times horizontally and once vertically
Decorative elements
State of preservation
complete apart from minor damage in left-hand margin of side i
Date
1000–1399
Chronological systems
Dating formulae
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asti (?) (ⲁⲥⲛ̄): i, l. 2 scribe (ⲥⲟⲩⲛ⸌ⲧ⸍ⲓⳣⲉ): i, l. 6; (ⲥⲟⲩⲛ⸌ⲧ⸍): i, l. 13 eparch of Nobadia (ⲉ̇ⲡⲁⲣ⸌ⲭ⸍ ⲛⲟⲃⲁ̣⸌ⲇ⸍): ii, l. 1 ikshil (ⲉⲕ̄ϣⲗ̄): ii, l. 1 domestikos of Pachoras (= Faras) (ⲇⲱ⸌ⲙ⸍ ⲡⲁ⸌ⲭ⸍ⲣⲁ): ii, l. 1 vice-eparch of Terpekkil (ⲁⲛ⸌ⲧ⸍ⲉ̇ⲁⲣ⸌ⲭ⸍ ⲧⲉⲣ⸌ⲡ⸍): ii, l. 2
Toponyms & ethnonyms
Tafa (ⲧⲁⲫⲉ): i, l. 11 Nobadia (ⲛⲟⲃⲁ̣⸌ⲇ⸍): ii, l. 1 Pachoras (= Faras) (ⲡⲁ⸌ⲭ⸍ⲣⲁ): ii, l. 1 Terpekkil (ⲧⲉⲣ⸌ⲡ⸍): ii, l. 2
letter from Kosma, archimeizoteros, to Ourouwi, architriklinios and ikshil
Date
1000–1399
Notes
address in Greek
Material
paper
Object dimensions
not recorded
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Object colour
Text colour
black
Lines
i: 17; ii: 3
Height of letters
Description
rectangular sheet of paper, written on both sides along longer edges; document originally folded seven times horizontally and ten times vertically
Decorative elements
State of preservation
complete
Date
1000–1399
Chronological systems
Dating formulae
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king (ⲟⲩⲣⲟⲩ): i, ll. 6, 7 eparch (ⲥⲟⳟⲟⳝ): i, l. 8 tot (ⲧⲟⲧ): i, l. 9 archimeizoteros (ⲁⲣ⸌ⲭ⸍ⲙⲏ̄ⲍ̄): ii, l. 3 architriklinios (?) (ⲁⲣ⸌ⲭ⸍ⲧⲣ̄): ii, l. 3 ikshil (ⲉⲕ̄ϣⲓ): ii, l. 3
written on sheet containing earlier Arabic text (DBMNT 2840)
Material
paper
Object dimensions
not recorded
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Object colour
Text colour
black
Lines
i: 9; ii: 2
Height of letters
Description
roughly rectangular sheet of paper, written on both sides along longer edges; torn from larger sheet containing fragmentary Arabic text on sie ii (DBMNT 2840); address on side ii written upside down in respect to text on side i; document originally folded three times horizontally and three times (?) vertically; on side i letters progressively smaller towards the bottom of text
letter from Asouwl, eparch of Nobadia, to Ampapi, eparch; king David mentioned
Date
1125–1175
Notes
address in Greek date based on the identity of Papasa chartoularios with Papasa chartoularios from DBMNT 581, dated to 1155
Material
paper
Object dimensions
H: 18.5; W: 18.5
Text dimensions
Object colour
Text colour
black (?)
Lines
i: 29; ii: 1
Height of letters
Description
square sheet of paper, written on both sides; address on side ii written upside down in respect to text on side ii; document originally folded nine times horizontally and three times vertically
Decorative elements
State of preservation
complete apart from lacuna in central part of right-hand margin of side i
Date
1125–1175
Chronological systems
king's occurrence
Dating formulae
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eparch (ⲥⲟⳟⲟⳝ): i, ll. 9, 11, 12 king (ⲟⲩⲣⲟⲩ): i, ll. 9, 10–11 meizoteros (ⲇ̣ⲁⲩⲕⲁⲧⲧ): i, l. 8 chartoularios (ⲭⲁⲗ⸌ⲧ⸍): i, l. 26 notary (ⲛⲟ⸌ⲧ⸍): i, l. 26 epideacon of Tonk( ) (ⲉⲡ⸌ⲇ⸍ ⲧⲟⲛ⸌ⲕ⸍): i, l. 28 eparch of Nobadia (ⲉⲡⲁⲣ⸌ⲭ⸍ ⲛⲟⲃⲁ⸌ⲇ⸍): ii, l. 1 eparch (ⲉ̣ⲡ̣ⲁ̣ⲣ̣⸌ⲭ̣⸍): ii, l. 1 (P. QI 4 101: ‘great eparch’ [ⲕⲣⲁ⸌ⲧ⸍ ⲉ̣ⲡ̣ⲁ̣ⲣ̣⸌ⲭ̣⸍]; corr. A. Łajtar) kratistos (ⲕⲣⲁ⸌ⲧ⸍): ii, l. 1
Toponyms & ethnonyms
Kaktine North (ⲕⲁⲕⲧⲓⲛⲁ ⲕⲁⲗⲗⲉ): i, ll. 4–5 Kaka Valley (ⲕⲁⲕⲁ ⳝⲟⲩⲥ): i, l. 6 Tonk( ) (= Dongola?) (ⲧⲟⲛ⸌ⲕ⸍): i, l. 28 Nobadia (ⲛⲟⲃⲁ⸌ⲇ⸍): ii, l. 1
letter from Iesou, eparch of Nobadia, to Weashshi (?), vice-eparch
Date
1100–1199
Notes
address in Greek
Material
paper
Object dimensions
H: 6.5; W: 11.5
Text dimensions
Object colour
Text colour
black (?)
Lines
i: 7; ii: 2
Height of letters
Description
rectangular sheet of paper, written on both sides along longer edges; address on side ii written upside down in respect to text on side ii; document originally folded four times horizontally and three times (?) vertically
Decorative elements
State of preservation
complete apart from lacuna in central part of right-hand margin of side i
Date
1100–1199
Chronological systems
Dating formulae
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deacon (ⲇⲓⲁ⸌ⲕ⸍): i, l. 7 eparch of Nobadia (ⲉ̣ⲡⲁⲣ⸌ⲭ⸍ ⲛⲟⲃ̣): ii, l. 1 vice-eparch (ⲁⲛ⸌ⲧ⸍ⲉⲡ̣⸌ⲭ̣⸍): ii, l. 1
letter from Marturophore, choiakishshil, to Papasa
Date
probably 1100–1199
Notes
Material
paper
Object dimensions
H: 9.8; W: 15.8
Text dimensions
Object colour
Text colour
black (?)
Lines
i: 7; ii: 2
Height of letters
Description
rectangular sheet of paper, written on both sides along longer edges; address on side ii written upside down in respect to text on side ii; document originally folded four times horizontally and three times vertically
Decorative elements
State of preservation
incomplete, upper right corner of side i lost; document cracked along lines of folding
Date
probably 1100–1199
Chronological systems
Dating formulae
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eparch (ⲥⲟⳟⲟⳝ): i, l. 5 choiakishshil (ⲕⲉⲓⲁⲕⲓϣⲗ̄): ii, l. 1 asionga[---] (ⲁⲥⲓⲟⳟⲁ[---]): ii, l. 2