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Text 1621

Provenance
Faras
Region
Nobadia
Findspot
Griffith's cemetery 6, tomb 14
Excavation no.
 
Present location
unknown
Museum no.
 
Medium
lamp
Technique
casting
Type of text
name of divine entity/saint
Language
Greek
Content
name of saint Theopiste
Date
500–799
Notes
 
Material
ceramic
Object dimensions
not recorded
Text dimensions
not recorded
Object colour
 
Text colour
 
Lines
1
Height of letters
 
Description
inscription on round lamp running around central panel surrounding feed-hole
Decorative elements
a kind of rosette around feed-hole
State of preservation
object complete; inscription complete
Date
500–799
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
Griffith 1927, pl. 58.2
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Source
Griffith 1927, pl. 61.4
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Latest edition
Griffith 1927, pp. 76, 108, pls. 58.2, 61.4
Other editions
 
Other publications
Monneret de Villard 1935–57: 1, p. 281 (no. 4); 4, pl. 181.2
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Text 1622

Provenance
Faras
Region
Nobadia
Findspot
grave in room 2 of Meroitic 'Western Palace' (Griffith's cemetery 8)
Excavation no.
 
Present location
unknown
Museum no.
 
Medium
lamp
Technique
unidentified
Type of text
name of divine entity/saint
Language
Greek
Content
name of saint Sergios
Date
500–799
Notes
 
Material
ceramic
Object dimensions
not recorded
Text dimensions
not recorded
Object colour
 
Text colour
 
Lines
1
Height of letters
 
Description
inscription on lamp
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
inscription complete
Date
500–799
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
 
Image
Image not available
Source
Griffith 1927, pl. 61.13
Image
Image not available
Latest edition
Monneret de Villard 1935–57: 1, pp. 192, 282 (no. 13)
Other editions
Griffith 1927, p. 78, pl. 61.13
Other publications
 
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Text 1623

Provenance
Faras
Region
Nobadia
Findspot
grave in room 7 of Meroitic 'Western Palace' (Griffith's cemetery 8)
Excavation no.
 
Present location
unknown
Museum no.
 
Medium
lamp
Technique
unidentified
Type of text
name of divine entity/saint
Language
Greek
Content
name of saint Philoxenos
Date
500–799
Notes
 
Material
ceramic
Object dimensions
not recorded
Text dimensions
not recorded
Object colour
 
Text colour
 
Lines
1
Height of letters
 
Description
inscription on lamp
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
inscription complete
Date
500–799
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
 
Image
Image not available
Source
Griffith 1927, pl. 61.15
Image
Image not available
Latest edition
Monneret de Villard 1935–57: 1, pp. 192, 282 (no. 15)
Other editions
Griffith 1927, p. 78, pl. 61.15
Other publications
 
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Text 1624

Provenance
Faras
Region
Nobadia
Findspot
grave in room 7 of Meroitic 'Western Palace' (Griffith's cemetery 8)
Excavation no.
 
Present location
unknown
Museum no.
 
Medium
ostrakon
Technique
painted
Type of text
school exercise
Language
Coptic
Content
ostrakon with Coptic syllables
Date
probably 600–799
Notes
 
Material
ceramic
Object dimensions
not recorded
Text dimensions
not recorded
Object colour
 
Text colour
 
Lines
6
Height of letters
 
Description
piece of potsherd with Coptic syllables inscribed in one column; no photo available
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
complete (?)
Date
probably 600–799
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
Griffith 1926, pl. 37.9
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Image not available
Source
 
Image
Image not available
Latest edition
Griffith 1927, p. 78
Other editions
 
Other publications
Griffith 1926, p. 89, pl. 37.9
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Text 1625

Provenance
Faras
Region
Nobadia
Findspot
not recorded
Excavation no.
 
Present location
unknown
Museum no.
 
Medium
lamp
Technique
unidentified
Type of text
unidentified
Language
Greek
Content
unidentified inscription, word 'resurrection' discernible
Date
500–799
Notes
 
Material
ceramic
Object dimensions
not recorded
Text dimensions
not recorded
Object colour
 
Text colour
 
Lines
1
Height of letters
 
Description
inscription on lamp
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
fragmentary; obliterated
Date
500–799
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
 
Image
Image not available
Source
Griffith 1927, pl. 61.21
Image
Image not available
Latest edition
unpublished; illustration in Griffith 1927, pl. 61.21
Other editions
 
Other publications
 
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Text 1626

Provenance
Faras
Region
Nobadia
Findspot
not recorded
Excavation no.
 
Present location
unknown
Museum no.
 
Medium
lamp
Technique
unidentified
Type of text
unidentified
Language
Greek
Content
unidentified inscription, word 'light' discernible
Date
500–799
Notes
 
Material
ceramic
Object dimensions
not recorded
Text dimensions
not recorded
Object colour
 
Text colour
 
Lines
1
Height of letters
 
Description
inscription on lamp
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
fragmentary; obliterated
Date
500–799
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
 
Image
Image not available
Source
Griffith 1927, pl. 61.22
Image
Image not available
Latest edition
unpublished; illustration in Griffith 1927, pl. 61.22
Other editions
 
Other publications
 
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Text 1627

Provenance
Faras
Region
Nobadia
Findspot
Anchorite's Grotto, W wall, N of entrance to main chamber of pharaonic tomb
Excavation no.
no. 3
Present location
not preserved
Museum no.
 
Medium
wall
Technique
painted (dipinto)
Type of text
literary
Language
Coptic
Content
unidentified
Date
circa 738
Notes
 
Material
plaster
Object dimensions
 
Text dimensions
not recorded
Object colour
 
Text colour
reddish/brownish
Lines
8 (?)
Height of letters
 
Description
fragment of panel belonging to decoration of hermit's cell; enclosed within painted frame
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
fragmentary; right upper part preserved
Date
circa 738
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
Griffith 1927, pl. 62.1
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Image not available
Source
 
Image
Image not available
Latest edition
Griffith 1927, p. 83 (no. 3), pl. 62.1
Other editions
 
Other publications
 
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Text 1628

Provenance
Faras
Region
Nobadia
Findspot
Anchorite's Grotto, west wall, right of panel no. 3 (DBMNT 1627)
Excavation no.
no. 4
Present location
not preserved
Museum no.
 
Medium
wall
Technique
painted (dipinto)
Type of text
literary: hagiographic
Language
Coptic
Content
anecdote about apa Arsenios
Date
circa 738
Notes
 
Material
plaster
Object dimensions
 
Text dimensions
not recorded
Object colour
 
Text colour
reddish/brownish
Lines
19
Height of letters
 
Description
panel belonging to decoration of hermit's cell; enclosed within painted frame
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
incomplete; large lacuna in lower left part
Date
circa 738
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
Griffith 1927, pl. 62.1
Image
Image not available
Source
Griffith 1927, pl. 67.4
Image
Image not available
Latest edition
Griffith 1927, p. 83 (no. 4), pls. 62.1, 67.4
Other editions
 
Other publications
Łajtar 2020b, Appendix no. F16 (cf. p. 189)
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Text 1629

Provenance
Faras
Region
Nobadia
Findspot
Anchorite's Grotto, west wall, right of panel no. 4 (DBMNT 1628)
Excavation no.
no. 5
Present location
not preserved
Museum no.
 
Medium
wall
Technique
painted (dipinto)
Type of text
literary: hagiographic
Language
Coptic
Content
anecdote about apa Makarios
Date
circa 738
Notes
 
Material
plaster
Object dimensions
 
Text dimensions
not recorded
Object colour
 
Text colour
reddish/brownish
Lines
14
Height of letters
 
Description
panel belonging to decoration of hermit's cell; enclosed within painted frame
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
nearly complete; upper part obliterated
Date
circa 738
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
Griffith 1927, pl. 62.1
Image
Image not available
Source
Griffith 1927, pl. 67.5
Image
Image not available
Latest edition
Griffith 1927, p. 84 (no. 5), pls. 62.1, 67.5
Other editions
 
Other publications
Łajtar 2020b, Appendix no. F16 (cf. p. 189)
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Text 1630

Provenance
Faras
Region
Nobadia
Findspot
Anchorite's Grotto, west wall, right of panel no. 5 (DBMNT 1629)
Excavation no.
no. 6
Present location
not preserved
Museum no.
 
Medium
wall
Technique
painted (dipinto)
Type of text
literary: hagiographic
Language
Coptic
Content
anecdote about apa Antonios
Date
circa 738
Notes
 
Material
plaster
Object dimensions
 
Text dimensions
not recorded
Object colour
 
Text colour
reddish/brownish
Lines
14
Height of letters
 
Description
panel belonging to decoration of hermit's cell; enclosed within painted frame
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
complete
Date
circa 738
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
Griffith 1927, pl. 62.2
Image
Image not available
Source
Griffith 1927, pl. 67.6
Image
Image not available
Latest edition
Griffith 1927, p. 84 (no. 6), pls. 62.2, 67.6
Other editions
 
Other publications
Łajtar 2020b, Appendix no. F16 (cf. p. 189)
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Text 1631

Provenance
Faras
Region
Nobadia
Findspot
Anchorite's Grotto, west wall, right of panel no. 6 (DBMNT 1630)
Excavation no.
no. 7
Present location
not preserved
Museum no.
 
Medium
wall
Technique
painted (dipinto)
Type of text
literary: hagiographic
Language
Coptic
Content
anecdote about apa Ammon (?)
Date
circa 738
Notes
 
Material
plaster
Object dimensions
 
Text dimensions
not recorded
Object colour
 
Text colour
reddish/brownish
Lines
13
Height of letters
 
Description
panel belonging to decoration of hermit's cell; enclosed within painted frame
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
complete
Date
circa 738
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
Griffith 1927, pl. 62.2
Image
Image not available
Source
Griffith 1927, pl. 67.7
Image
Image not available
Latest edition
Griffith 1927, p. 84 (no. 7), pls. 62.2, 67.7
Other editions
 
Other publications
Łajtar 2020b, Appendix no. F16 (cf. p. 189)
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Text 1632

Provenance
Faras
Region
Nobadia
Findspot
Anchorite's Grotto, west wall, right of panel no. 7 (DBMNT 1631)
Excavation no.
no. 8
Present location
not preserved
Museum no.
 
Medium
wall
Technique
painted (dipinto)
Type of text
literary: hagiographic
Language
Coptic
Content
anecdote about a monk
Date
circa 738
Notes
 
Material
plaster
Object dimensions
 
Text dimensions
not recorded
Object colour
 
Text colour
reddish/brownish
Lines
11 (originally 13)
Height of letters
 
Description
panel belonging to decoration of hermit's cell; enclosed within painted frame
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
incomplete; upper part damaged; upper right corner lost
Date
circa 738
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
Griffith 1927, pl. 62.2
Image
Image not available
Source
Griffith 1927, pl. 68.8
Image
Image not available
Latest edition
Griffith 1927, p. 84 (no. 8), pls. 62.2, 68.8
Other editions
 
Other publications
Łajtar 2020b, Appendix no. F16 (cf. p. 189)
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