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Provenance: Ghazali
Region: Makuria
Findspot: (a): Polish-Sudanese excavations, cemetery 2, in layer of broken mudbricks covering the superstructure of a secondary (monastic) burial, dug into the earlier tomb Ghz-2-004
(b): unknown
Excavation no.: (a): Gh.2015.2.017A
(b): not registered
Present location: (a): Gebel Barkal Museum, Karima (b): Sudan National Museum, Khartoum
Museum no.: (a): not registered (b): SNM 32115

Medium: stela
Technique: incised before firing
Type of text: epitaph
Language: Greek
Content: fragment of epitaph of Abraam, monk
Date: 700–999
Notes: The provenance of fragment (b) was not recorded in the SNM register, but since it matches fragment (a), it must come from Ghazali. The circumstances of its discovery remain unknown, however.

Material: terracotta
Object dimensions: (a): H: 13.8; W: 18; Th: 2.1–2.8
(b): H: 12; W: 13; Th: 2.5
Total dimensions: H: 17.5; W: 27; Th: 2.1–2.8
Text dimensions
Object colour: core black, front red (margin) to grey (centre), back red
Text colour
Lines: 6
Height of letters: 2–2.3

Description: Two joining fragments of the central part of a plaque: (a) – right margin; (b) – left margin. The epigraphic field framed by an incised line, leaving margin of 1.5 cm on the left and 1.6–2 cm on the right.

Porous Nile clay with organic and mineral admixture (mica, quartzite).
Decorative elements
State of preservation: fragmentary; central part of stela with remains of six lines

Date: 700–999
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Offices & titles: brother (= monk) ([ⲁ]ⲇⲉⲗⲫⲟⲥ): l. 2

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Source: I. Ghazali 149
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Latest edition: I. Ghazali 149
Other editions: I. Khartoum Greek 83, pl. 80

Other publications: Tsakos 2009b, pp. 202–3, no. 7; Tsakos 2010a, p. 670, no. 27

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Provenance: Faras
Region: Nobadia
Findspot: so-called north monastery, room near the church
Excavation no.: F 106/61 (neg. no. Fa.61.178)
Present location: Sudan National Museum, Khartoum
Museum no.: SNM 14259

Medium: stela
Technique: incised & painted
Type of text: epitaph
Language: Coptic
Content: epitaph of Philotheos, priest
Date: 900–1099
Notes: pronoia-type

Material: sandstone
Object dimensions: H: 40; W: 38; Th: 9
Text dimensions: H: 29.5; W: 34
Object colour: yellow; surface greyish-brown
Text colour: red
Lines: 13
Height of letters: 1.5-2.0

Description: gable topped slab with all edges; epigraphic field framed by raised border (W: c. 1.5-2.0); ruling (H of register: 2.5)
Decorative elements: incised Greek cross with symbolic lettering between its arms on gable
State of preservation: complete; glued of two parts

Date: 900–1099
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Offices & titles: priest of (church of) Saint Georgios (ⲡⲉⲡⲣⲉⲥ ⲙⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲅⲉⲱⲣⲅⲓⲟⲥ): l. 10

Toponyms & ethnonyms: (church of) Saint Georgios (ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲅⲉⲱⲣⲅⲓⲟⲥ): l. 10

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Source: neg. no. Fa.61.178 (= I. Khartoum Copt., pl. 5)
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Latest edition: I. Khartoum Copt. 6, pl. 5
Other editions: Jakobielski, in: Michałowski 1962a, pp. 147–8 (cf. 163, no. 17), fig. 104; I Faras Copt., pp. 186–7, fig. 68

Other publications: Michałowski 1962a, pp. 130–51 (archeological context); I. Faras Greek, p. 59 (translation), fig. 20; Jakobielski 1975a, p. 327

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Provenance: Faras
Region: Nobadia
Findspot: site of pottery kilns (24-E-21)
Excavation no.: 24-E-21/238; R 23
Present location: Sudan National Museum, Khartoum
Museum no.: SNM 18139

Medium: stela
Technique: incised & painted
Type of text: epitaph
Language: Coptic
Content: fragment of epitaph (?)
Date: 600–1199
Notes

Material: marble
Object dimensions: H: 11; W: 8; Th: 4
Text dimensions: H: 8; W: 8
Object colour: white
Text colour: dark paint
Lines: 5
Height of letters: 1.5-2.0

Description: small fragment of slab; incised line between ll. 2 and 3
Decorative elements
State of preservation: fragmentary; broken on all sides

Date: 600–1199
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Offices & titles

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Bibliography & list of abbreviations

Source: I. Khartoum Copt., pl. VII
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Latest edition: I. Khartoum Copt. 8, pl. 7
Other editions

Other publications: Adams 2005, p. 175, fig. 75.1, pl. 20a

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Provenance: Faras
Region: Nobadia
Findspot: Griffith's cemetery 4, near tombs 58 and 59
Excavation no.: 4/58
Present location: Sudan National Museum, Khartoum
Museum no.: SNM 7883

Medium: stela
Technique: incised & painted
Type of text: epitaph
Language: Coptic
Content: fragment of epitaph
Date: 600–1199
Notes

Material: sandstone
Object dimensions: H: 8; W: 6; Th: 4
Text dimensions: H: 3; W: 13
Object colour: grey-pinkish
Text colour: red (traces)
Lines: 6
Height of letters

Description: roughly rectangular fragment of stela; flat left and lower margin
Decorative elements
State of preservation: fragmentary; lower left corner with beginnings of lines and portions of left and lower margins; upper part lost

Date: 600–1199
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Offices & titles

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Bibliography & list of abbreviations

Source: I. Khartoum Copt., pl. IX
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Latest edition: I. Khartoum Copt. 13, pl. 9
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Other publications: Griffith 1927, p. 74

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Provenance: Serra-West
Region: Nobadia
Findspot: near church (site 24-N-6)
Excavation no.: 24-N-6/5
Present location: Sudan National Museum, Khartoum
Museum no.: SNM 17041

Medium: stela
Technique: incised
Type of text: epitaph
Language: Greek/Coptic
Content: fragment of epitaph
Date: 900–1099
Notes: l. 1 in Greek (Trinitarian formula)

Material: sandstone
Object dimensions: H: 28; W: 36.5; Th: 9
Text dimensions: H: 8; W: 24
Object colour: blue-grey (traces of white lime mortar in conch; white stucco on decorative lettering)
Text colour
Lines: 5
Height of letters: 1.5-2.0

Description: roughly rectangular fragment of slab; epigraphic field framed by raised border in form of aedicula
Decorative elements: aedicula-type decoration: epigraphic field in form of sculptured niche or doorway, surrounded on left and right by columns with lotus (?) capitals, on which rests lintel supporting conch within arch; rim of conch decorated with crosses (?); cross in the center of conch; decorative lettering and two 'Solomon's knots' in flat surface on each side of conch
State of preservation: upper part with complete upper margin and portions of side ones; text destroyed in middle part

Date: 900–1099
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Source: I. Khartoum Copt., pl. X
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Latest edition: I. Khartoum Copt. 16, pl. 10
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Other publications: Adams 2005, pp. 173–5, fig. 74.1, pl. 19b

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Provenance: Meinarti
Region: Nobadia
Findspot: not recorded
Excavation no.: 6-K-3/394
Present location: Sudan National Museum, Khartoum
Museum no.: SNM 17463

Medium: stone block
Technique: incised (inscription)
Type of text: unidentified
Language: unidentified
Content: fragment of inscription (tombstone or jar stamp)
Date: probably 1000–1199
Notes

Material: sandstone
Object dimensions: H: 8.5; W: 7; Th: 3.5
Text dimensions: H: 7; W: 5
Object colour: white
Text colour
Lines: 3
Height of letters: c. 2.5

Description: fragment of slab; flat upper and right margin (W respectively: c. 1 and 1.5-2.0)
Decorative elements
State of preservation: fragmentary; upper right corner with few letters from endings of lines and portion of upper and right margins; lower part lost

Date: probably 1000–1199
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Source: I. Khartoum Copt., pl. XIV
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Latest edition: I. Khartoum Copt. 21, pl. 14
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Other publications: Adams 2000a, pl. 11a (14); Adams 2001, pp. 99–100, fig. 43

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Provenance: Qasr'antawu (Gemai-West)
Region: Nobadia
Findspot: church (SAS-site 11-D-1)
Excavation no.: 11-D-1/6
Present location: Sudan National Museum, Khartoum
Museum no.: SNM 21462

Medium: pottery
Technique: incised before firing
Type of text: unidentified
Language: Coptic
Content: fragment of inscription mentioning Dionisios, deacon
Date: 600–1199
Notes

Material: terracotta
Object dimensions: H: 16; W: 22; Th: 2.0-3.5
Text dimensions
Object colour: greyish-brown
Text colour
Lines: 2
Height of letters: 1.0-2.5

Description: fragment of large plate or basin
Decorative elements
State of preservation: fragmentary; portion of left margin preserved

Date: 600–1199
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Offices & titles: deacon (ⲡⲇ̣[ⲓ]ⲁ̣ⲕ̣ⲱ̣[ⲛ]): l. 2

Toponyms & ethnonyms

Bibliography & list of abbreviations

Source: I. Khartoum Copt., pl. XV
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Latest edition: I. Khartoum Copt. 22, pl. 15
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Provenance: Akasha-West
Region: Nobadia
Findspot: Christian enclosed settlement on west bank (site 21-N-11)
Excavation no.: 21-N-11/48 A+B
Present location: Sudan National Museum, Khartoum
Museum no.: SNM 23038 A+B

Medium: pottery
Technique: incised before firing
Type of text: unidentified
Language: Coptic
Content: fragment of inscription mentioning Saint Epimachos (name of church or monastery?)
Date: 600–1199
Notes

Material: terracotta
Object dimensions: A: H: 13; W: 27.5; Th. 2.0-3.0;
B: H: 13; W: 14; Th: 3
Text dimensions
Object colour: red-brown
Text colour
Lines: A: 3
Height of letters: 1.5-2.0

Description: two non joining fragments from the broad inner rim of round basin
Decorative elements: ornament in form of fish with heads turned towards the lowered center of basin
State of preservation: fragmentary; A: endings of lines with portions of upper and left margins; B: ornament

Date: 600–1199
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Toponyms & ethnonyms: (church of) Saint Epimachos (?) (ⲙ̄ⲡϩⲁ[ⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲡⲓ]ⲙⲁⲭⲟⲥ): ll. 1–2

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Source: I. Khartoum Copt., pl. XVII (fr. A)
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Latest edition: I. Khartoum Copt. 24, pl. 17 (fr. A)
Other editions

Other publications: Edwards 2019, pp. 64–5, fig. 9b–c; Obłuski 2019, pp. 8, 10

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Provenance: Missiminia
Region: Nobadia
Findspot: cemetery (site 2-V-6)
Excavation no.: 2-V-6/0 (on object); 2-V-6/S/1 (in report)
Present location: Sudan National Museum, Khartoum
Museum no.: SNM 24208

Medium: stela
Technique: incised before firing
Type of text: epitaph
Language: Coptic
Content: fragment of epitaph
Date: 700–1099
Notes: Abri-East district
under the same number (24208) 3 pieces are registered: fr. A+B of I. Khartoum Copt. 25 (DBMNT 861) and I. Khartoum Copt. 26 (DBMNT 862), but the latter does not belong to the same stela

Material: terracotta
Object dimensions: A: H: 16; W: 12; Th: 2.5 (w/frame 4.5);
B: H: 8; W: 9; Th: 2.5 (w/frame 4.5)
Text dimensions: A: H: 14.5; W: 10;
B: H: 6; W: 4.5
Object colour: red-brown
Text colour
Lines: A: 5; B: 4
Height of letters: c. 2.0 (lower) -2.5 (top)

Description: two non-joining fragments of round-topped stela; A (glued from 2 pieces): upper left part with rounded edge; B: fragment from left margin; epigraphic field framed by flat raised border (W: 3.0-3.5)
Decorative elements
State of preservation: fragmentary; A: fragment of upper left corner with beginnings of lines and portion of upper and left margins; B: beginnings of lines with portion of left margin

Date: 700–1099
Chronological systems

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Offices & titles

Toponyms & ethnonyms

Bibliography & list of abbreviations

Source: I. Khartoum Copt., pl. XVIII
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Latest edition: I. Khartoum Copt. 25, pl. 18
Other editions

Other publications: Vila 1984, p. 228, fig. 268 (left and below right), p. 238 (concordance, cited under old no. SNM 24149); Tsakos 2010a, p. 684 (no. 6)

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Provenance: Missiminia
Region: Nobadia
Findspot: cemetery (site 2-V-6)
Excavation no.: 2-V-6/0 (on object); 2-V-6/S/1 (in report)
Present location: Sudan National Museum, Khartoum
Museum no.: SNM 24208

Medium: stela
Technique: incised before firing
Type of text: epitaph
Language: Coptic
Content: fragment of epitaph
Date: 700–1099
Notes: Abri-East district
under the same number (24208) 3 pieces are registered: fr. A+B of I. Khartoum Copt. 25 (DBMNT 861) and I. Khartoum Copt. 26 (DBMNT 862), but the latter does not belong to the same stela

Material: terracotta
Object dimensions: H: 7; W: 8; Th: 3.0 (outer marg. 2.5)
Text dimensions: H: 7; W: 4
Object colour: red-brown
Text colour
Lines: 3
Height of letters: 1.5-2.0

Description: fragment of stela; epigraphic field framed by inscribed raised frame; flat, lowered outer margin (W: c. 2.5); line 3 written on the outer margin
Decorative elements: incised decorations in l. 3 (?)
State of preservation: fragmentary; part of lower margin

Date: 700–1099
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Offices & titles

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Bibliography & list of abbreviations

Source: I. Khartoum Copt., pl. XIX
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Bibliography & list of abbreviations

Latest edition: I. Khartoum Copt. 26, pl. 19
Other editions

Other publications: Vila 1984, p. 228 (no. 2-V-6/S/1, as from one stela with I. Khartoum Copt. 25 [DBMNT 861]), fig. 268 (top right), p. 238 (concordance, cited under old no. SNM 24149); Tsakos 2010a, p. 684 (no. 6)

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Provenance: Mushu (Mesho)
Region: Makuria
Findspot: perhaps near well, E of modern Muslim tombs
Excavation no.
Present location: Nyala Museum
Museum no.: provisional museum no. M.1

Medium: stela
Technique: incised & painted
Type of text: epitaph
Language: Coptic
Content: fragment of epitaph of unidentified man
Date: 800–999
Notes

Material: terracotta
Object dimensions: H: 11.5; W: 16; Th: 3.8
Text dimensions
Object colour: pinkish
Text colour: traces of paint
Lines: 4
Height of letters: 1.5-2.0

Description: fragment of stela (probably round-topped); epigraphic field framed by raised border (W: c. 3.0)
Decorative elements
State of preservation: fragment of left-hand side with beginnings of lines and portion of left margin; upper and lower part lost

Date: 800–999
Chronological systems