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Text 1273

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TrismegistosTM text 369823

Provenance: Meinarti
Region: Nobadia
Findspot: not specified
Excavation no.: 6-K-3/136
Present location: British Museum, London
Museum no.: EA82382

Medium: ostrakon
Technique: painted
Type of text: alphabet
Language: Coptic
Content: Coptic alphabet followed by three cryptograms (unidentified, Raphael, Mary)
Date: probably 1200–1399
Notes

Material: ceramic
Object dimensions: H: 18; W: 18
Text dimensions
Object colour: red
Text colour: black
Lines: 4
Height of letters

Description: inscription painted in black on convex side
Decorative elements
State of preservation: complete, but for small damage to the left margin

Date: probably 1200–1399
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Source: © The Trustees of the British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/Y_EA82382
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Latest edition: Ruffini 2012b, no. 3, fig. 2
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Other publications: Adams 2002, p. 106, pl. 34a; colour photo available at <https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/Y_EA82382>

Text 1274

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TrismegistosTM text 369824

Provenance: Meinarti
Region: Nobadia
Findspot: church VI, outer end of extension added to NW pier in main nave, phase 5c; to the right of the head of painted figure
Excavation no.: 64
Present location: unknown
Museum no.

Medium: wall
Technique: painted (dipinto)
Type of text: unidentified
Language: Old Nubian
Content: unidentified
Date: 1300–1399
Notes: dated by archaeological context

Material: plaster
Object dimensions: not recorded
Text dimensions
Object colour
Text colour: black
Lines: 6
Height of letters

Description: 6 lines of inscription painted in black, accompanying painting (no. 64) of standing warrior (?), placed on the right of his head
Decorative elements
State of preservation: fragmentary, obliterated

Date: 1300–1399
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Source: Adams 2003, pl. 7a
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Latest edition: unpublished; mentioned in Adams 2003, p. 35, pls. 1b, 7a)
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Other publications: Adams 2002, pp. 40–1

Text 1275

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TrismegistosTM text 369825

Provenance: Meinarti
Region: Nobadia
Findspot: church VI, W end of S wall, above entrance to SW room, phase 5c
Excavation no.: 72a
Present location: unknown
Museum no.

Medium: wall
Technique: painted (dipinto)
Type of text: private prayer
Language: Greek/Old Nubian
Content: prayer to Archangel Michael (?)
Date: 1300–1399
Notes: dated by archaeological context

Material: plaster
Object dimensions: not recorded
Text dimensions
Object colour
Text colour: black
Lines: 9–10 (?)
Height of letters

Description: inscription painted in black, right of painting no. 72, above DBMNT 1276
Decorative elements
State of preservation: incomplete; broken; fragments of plaster displaces; lower left part obliterated; right part lost

Date: 1300–1399
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Months
Weakdays
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Bibliography & list of abbreviations

Source: Adams 2003, pl. 7b
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Latest edition: unpublished; fragmentary translation in Adams 2003, p. 35, pl. 7b
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Text 1276

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TrismegistosTM text 369826

Provenance: Meinarti
Region: Nobadia
Findspot: church VI, west end of south wall, above entrance to southwest room, phase 5c
Excavation no.: 72b
Present location: unknown
Museum no.

Medium: wall
Technique: painted (dipinto)
Type of text: private prayer
Language: Greek/Old Nubian
Content: prayer to Archangel Michael (?) by Raphaelanya, son of Abraham, great priest
Date: 1300–1399
Notes: dated by archaeological context

Material: plaster
Object dimensions: not recorded
Text dimensions
Object colour
Text colour: black
Lines: 13 (?)
Height of letters

Description: inscription painted in black, right of painting no. 72, below DBMNT 1275
Decorative elements
State of preservation: complete (?); broken in right part; lower left part obliterated

Date: 1300–1399
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Months
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Offices & titles: priest (unpublished form): l. ?
great priest (unpublished form): l. ?

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Bibliography & list of abbreviations

Source: Adams 2003, pl. 7b
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Latest edition: unpublished; fragmentary translation in Adams 2003, p. 35, pl. 7b
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Text 1277

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TrismegistosTM text 140325

Provenance: Abd el-Qadir
Region: Nobadia
Findspot: house 5-0-15
Excavation no.: 5-0-15/7
Present location: British Museum, London
Museum no.: EA79659

Medium: ostrakon
Technique: painted
Type of text: unidentified
Language: unidentified
Content: single letter, perhaps numeral
Date: probably 700–899
Notes

Material: ceramic
Object dimensions: H: 15; W: 12.2
Text dimensions
Object colour
Text colour
Lines: 1
Height of letters

Description: no photo available
Decorative elements
State of preservation: complete (?)

Date: probably 700–899
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Months
Weakdays
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Source: © The Trustees of the British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/Y_EA79659
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Latest edition: Ruffini 2010, p. 234 (no. 6), photo at <https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/Y_EA79659>
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Text 1278

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TrismegistosTM text 140327

Provenance: Abd el-Qadir
Region: Nobadia
Findspot: house 5-0-15
Excavation no.: 5-0-15/9
Present location: British Museum, London
Museum no.: EA79661

Medium: ostrakon
Technique: painted
Type of text: unidentified
Language: unidentified
Content: ostrakon with 3 letters, perhaps numerals
Date: probably 700–899
Notes

Material: ceramic
Object dimensions: H: 82.; W: 6.6
Text dimensions
Object colour: red
Text colour: black
Lines: 2
Height of letters

Description: written on convex side
Decorative elements
State of preservation: complete (?)

Date: probably 700–899
Chronological systems

Dating formulae
Transcription
Months
Weakdays
Feasts

Offices & titles

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Bibliography & list of abbreviations

Source: © The Trustees of the British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/Y_EA79661
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Bibliography & list of abbreviations

Latest edition: Ruffini 2010, p. 234 (no. 8), photo at <https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/Y_EA79661>
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Text 1279

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TrismegistosTM text 140329

Provenance: Abd el-Qadir
Region: Nobadia
Findspot: house 5-0-15
Excavation no.: 5-0-15/12
Present location: British Museum, London
Museum no.: EA79663

Medium: ostrakon
Technique: painted
Type of text: document: letter
Language: Coptic
Content: fragment of letter concerning slave
Date: probably 700–899
Notes

Material: ceramic
Object dimensions: H: 5.2; W: 6.7
Text dimensions
Object colour: orange
Text colour: black
Lines: 3
Height of letters

Description: written on convex side
Decorative elements
State of preservation: fragmentary; ink strongly obliterated

Date: probably 700–899
Chronological systems

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Transcription
Months
Weakdays
Feasts

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Bibliography & list of abbreviations

Source: © The Trustees of the British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/Y_EA79663
Image: Full-size image

Source
Image: Full-size image

Bibliography & list of abbreviations

Latest edition: Ruffini 2010, pp. 234–5 (no. 9), photo at <https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/Y_EA79663>
Other editions

Other publications: Adams 2005, pp. 45, 184

Text 1280

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TrismegistosTM text 140330

Provenance: Abd el-Qadir
Region: Nobadia
Findspot: house 5-0-15
Excavation no.: 5-0-15/13
Present location: British Museum, London
Museum no.: EA79664

Medium: ostrakon
Technique: painted
Type of text: document: economic
Language: Greek
Content: account of arrival of barley
Date: probably 700–899
Notes

Material: ceramic
Object dimensions: H: 6; W: 7.3
Text dimensions
Object colour
Text colour: black
Lines: 3
Height of letters

Description: written on concave side
Decorative elements
State of preservation: inscription almost complete

Date: probably 700–899
Chronological systems

Dating formulae
Transcription
Months
Weakdays
Feasts

Offices & titles

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Bibliography & list of abbreviations

Source: © The Trustees of the British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/Y_EA79664
Image: Full-size image

Source
Image: Full-size image

Bibliography & list of abbreviations

Latest edition: Ruffini 2010, pp. 235–6 (no. 10), photo at <https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/Y_EA79664>
Other editions

Other publications: Adams 2005, p. 45

Text 1281

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TrismegistosTM text 140331

Provenance: Abd el-Qadir
Region: Nobadia
Findspot: wineshop 5-0-16
Excavation no.: 5-0-16/13
Present location: British Museum, London
Museum no.: EA79665

Medium: ostrakon
Technique: painted
Type of text: unidentified
Language: unidentified
Content: two letters preserved, perhaps numeral
Date: probably 700–899
Notes

Material: ceramic
Object dimensions: H: 10; W: 8.3
Text dimensions
Object colour: red with white paint or patina (?)
Text colour: black
Lines: 1
Height of letters

Description: written on convex side
Decorative elements
State of preservation: fragmentary; ending of line preserved

Date: probably 700–899
Chronological systems

Dating formulae
Transcription
Months
Weakdays
Feasts

Offices & titles

Toponyms & ethnonyms

Bibliography & list of abbreviations

Source: © The Trustees of the British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/Y_EA79665
Image: Full-size image

Source
Image: Full-size image

Bibliography & list of abbreviations

Latest edition: Ruffini 2010, p. 236 (no. 11), photo at <https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/Y_EA79665>
Other editions

Other publications: Adams 2005, pp. 45, 95

Text 1282

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TrismegistosTM text 140332

Provenance: Abd el-Qadir
Region: Nobadia
Findspot: church 5-0-14
Excavation no.: 5-0-14/1
Present location: British Museum, London
Museum no.: EA79654

Medium: ostrakon
Technique: painted
Type of text: unidentified
Language: Old Nubian
Content: unidentified
Date: probably 900–1499
Notes

Material: ceramic
Object dimensions: H: 6.4; W: 7.6
Text dimensions
Object colour
Text colour: black
Lines: 2
Height of letters

Description: written on convex side
Decorative elements
State of preservation: fragmentary; ending of 2 lines preserved

Date: probably 900–1499
Chronological systems

Dating formulae
Transcription
Months
Weakdays
Feasts

Offices & titles

Toponyms & ethnonyms

Bibliography & list of abbreviations

Source: © The Trustees of the British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/Y_EA79654
Image: Full-size image

Source
Image: Full-size image

Bibliography & list of abbreviations

Latest edition: Ruffini 2010, pp. 236–7 (no. 12), photo at <https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/Y_EA79654>
Other editions

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Text 1283

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TrismegistosTM text 140334

Provenance: Figirantawu (Gendal Irqi)
Region: Nobadia
Findspot: village 5-X-1
Excavation no.: 5-X-1/8
Present location: British Museum, London
Museum no.: EA79666

Medium: ostrakon
Technique: painted
Type of text: document: letter
Language: Coptic
Content: beginning of letter
Date: probably 900–1099
Notes

Material: ceramic
Object dimensions: H: 4; W: 10
Text dimensions
Object colour
Text colour: black
Lines: 4
Height of letters

Description: written on convex side
Decorative elements
State of preservation: fragmentary; upper part preserved with complete upper margin and portions of side ones

Date: probably 900–1099
Chronological systems

Dating formulae
Transcription
Months
Weakdays
Feasts

Offices & titles

Toponyms & ethnonyms

Bibliography & list of abbreviations

Source: © The Trustees of the British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/Y_EA79666
Image: Full-size image

Source
Image: Full-size image

Bibliography & list of abbreviations

Latest edition: Ruffini 2010, p. 237 (no. 14), photo at <https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/Y_EA79666>
Other editions

Other publications: Adams 2005, pp. 52, 184

Text 1284

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TrismegistosTM text 369834

Provenance: Qasr Ibrim
Region: Nobadia
Findspot: plaza 356, level 4, pit
Excavation no.: 72.11.5/4 (reg. no. 72/87)
Present location: unknown
Museum no.

Medium: jewellery
Technique: repoussé
Type of text: unidentified
Language: Arabic
Content: unidentified
Date: 700–899
Notes: dated by archaeological context

Material: silver
Object dimensions: Diam: 2
Text dimensions
Object colour
Text colour
Lines: i: 4; ii: 4
Height of letters

Description: round pendant with inscription in repoussé surrounded by double plain lines; ruling
Decorative elements: plaited ornament running around the edge of the object
State of preservation: complete

Date: 700–899
Chronological systems

Dating formulae
Transcription
Months
Weakdays
Feasts

Offices & titles

Toponyms & ethnonyms

Bibliography & list of abbreviations

Source: Adams 2010, pl. 33a
Image: Full-size image

Source
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Bibliography & list of abbreviations

Latest edition: unpublished; mentioned in Adams 2010, pp. 186, 217, 306 (inventory), pl. 33a
Other editions

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