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Text 2185

Provenance
el-Zuma
Region
Makuria
Findspot
'anchorite's grotto', west wall of vestibule, to the right of entrance; above DBMNT 2186
Excavation no.
 
Present location
el-Zuma, in situ
Museum no.
 
Medium
wall
Technique
incised (graffito)
Type of text
visitor's inscription
Language
Old Nubian
Content
inscription left by Papou
Date
900–1299
Notes
 
Material
plaster
Object dimensions
 
Text dimensions
H: 6; W: 15
Object colour
 
Text colour
 
Lines
2
Height of letters
2.5–5
Description
2 lines of incised inscription; l. 2 written at angles and in much smaller letters than l. 1
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
complete (?)
Date
900–1299
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
tot (ⲧ̣ⲟ̣ⲧ): l. 2 (or 'son'?)
Toponyms & ethnonyms
Intolou? (ⲛ̣ⲧⲟⲗ̣ⲟ̣ⲩ̣): l. 1 (or anthroponym?)
Source
Łajtar 2003c, fig. 3
Image
Image not available
Source
Łajtar 2003c, fig. on p. 515
Image
Image not available
Latest edition
Łajtar 2003c, p. 515 (no. 6), fig. 3 + fig. on p. 515
Other editions
 
Other publications
 
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Text 2186

Provenance
el-Zuma
Region
Makuria
Findspot
'anchorite's grotto', west wall of vestibule, to the right of entrance; below DBMNT 2185
Excavation no.
 
Present location
el-Zuma, in situ
Museum no.
 
Medium
wall
Technique
incised (graffito)
Type of text
visitor's inscription
Language
Greek
Content
inscription left by Shoukri
Date
900–1299
Notes
 
Material
plaster
Object dimensions
 
Text dimensions
H: 8; W: 48
Object colour
 
Text colour
 
Lines
1
Height of letters
2.8–7
Description
1 line of incised inscription
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
incomplete; ending lost
Date
900–1299
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
Łajtar 2003c, fig. 3
Image
Image not available
Source
Łajtar 2003c, fig. on p. 515
Image
Image not available
Latest edition
Łajtar 2003c, p. 515 (no. 6), fig. 3 + fig. on p. 515
Other editions
Monneret de Villard 1935–57: 1, p. 251
Other publications
 
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Text 2187

Provenance
Banganarti
Region
Makuria
Findspot
upper church, north-east pier, south column, east face; to the right of Text 3382
Excavation no.
 
Present location
Banganarti, in situ
Museum no.
 
Medium
wall
Technique
incised (graffito)
Type of text
visitor's inscription
Language
Greek
Content
inscription left by Shoukri, deacon
Date
1200–1399
Notes
 
Material
plaster
Object dimensions
 
Text dimensions
H: 24.5; W: 43
Object colour
 
Text colour
 
Lines
3
Height of letters
3.5–9.5
Description
3 lines of inscription incised in plaster
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
complete
Date
1200–1399
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
deacon (ⲇⲓⲁ⸌ⲕ⸍): l. 2
Toponyms & ethnonyms
island of God (= Tillarti) (ⲑ̄ⲩ︦ ⲛⲏⲥⲟⲥ): l. 2
Source
Żurawski 2022, fig. on p. 354
Image
Image not available
Source
I. Banganarti 2, fig. on p. 181
Image
Image not available
Latest edition
I. Banganarti 2 161, fig. on p. 181, figs. 30, 98 (lines 1–2)
Other editions
 
Other publications
Łajtar 2003a, p. 144; Łajtar 2003c, p. 515; Łajtar 2008a, p. 325; Danys-Lasek – Łajtar 2011, pp. 9, 11 (no. 2); Żurawski 2022, fig. on p. 354
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Text 2188

Provenance
Banganarti
Region
Makuria
Findspot
upper church, room 14, west wall
Excavation no.
 
Present location
Banganarti, in situ
Museum no.
 
Medium
wall
Technique
incised (graffito)
Type of text
visitor's inscription
Language
Old Nubian
Content
inscription left by Shoukri
Date
1200–1399
Notes
 
Material
plaster
Object dimensions
 
Text dimensions
H: 10.5; W: 23.5
Object colour
 
Text colour
 
Lines
2
Height of letters
2.8–7.4
Description
2 lines of inscription incised in plaster
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
incomplete; ending of l. 1 lost
Date
1200–1399
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
 
Image
Image not available
Source
I. Banganarti 2, fig. on p. 481
Image
Image not available
Latest edition
I. Banganarti 2 781, fig. on p. 481
Other editions
 
Other publications
Łajtar 2003c, p. 515; Żurawski 2014a, p. 187, fig. 2
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Text 2189

Provenance
el-Zuma
Region
Makuria
Findspot
'anchorite's grotto', west wall of vestibule, to the right of entrance; below DBMNT 2186
Excavation no.
 
Present location
el-Zuma, in situ
Museum no.
 
Medium
wall
Technique
incised (graffito)
Type of text
unidentified
Language
unidentified
Content
unidentified
Date
900–1299
Notes
 
Material
plaster
Object dimensions
 
Text dimensions
H: 33; W: 63
Object colour
 
Text colour
 
Lines
5
Height of letters
4.3–7.6
Description
5 lines of incised inscription
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
fragmentary; numerous lacunae
Date
900–1299
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
Łajtar 2003c, fig. 3
Image
Image not available
Source
Łajtar 2003c, fig. on p. 516
Image
Image not available
Latest edition
Łajtar 2003c, p. 516 (no. 8), fig. 3 + fig. on p. 516
Other editions
 
Other publications
 
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Text 2190

Provenance
el-Zuma
Region
Makuria
Findspot
'anchorite's grotto', west wall of vestibule, south of entrance; to the left of DBMNT 2189
Excavation no.
 
Present location
el-Zuma, in situ
Museum no.
 
Medium
wall
Technique
incised (graffito)
Type of text
visitor's inscription
Language
unidentified
Content
inscription left by Appou
Date
900–1299
Notes
 
Material
plaster
Object dimensions
 
Text dimensions
H: 6.5; W: 13
Object colour
 
Text colour
 
Lines
1
Height of letters
2.5–4.1
Description
1 line of incised inscription
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
incomplete
Date
900–1299
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
 
Image
Image not available
Source
Łajtar 2003c, fig. on p. 516
Image
Image not available
Latest edition
Łajtar 2003c, p. 516 (no. 9), fig. on p. 516
Other editions
 
Other publications
 
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Text 2191

Provenance
el-Zuma
Region
Makuria
Findspot
'anchorite's grotto', west wall of vestibule, south of entrance; below DBMNT 2190
Excavation no.
 
Present location
el-Zuma, in situ
Museum no.
 
Medium
wall
Technique
incised (graffito)
Type of text
visitor's inscription
Language
Greek/Old Nubian
Content
inscription left by unidentified person
Date
900–1299
Notes
 
Material
plaster
Object dimensions
 
Text dimensions
H: 13.8; W: 27.5
Object colour
 
Text colour
 
Lines
3
Height of letters
2.5–5
Description
3 lines of incised inscription
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
fragmentary; numerous lacunae
Date
900–1299
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
 
Image
Image not available
Source
Łajtar 2003c, fig. on p. 516
Image
Image not available
Latest edition
Łajtar 2003c, p. 516 (no. 10), fig. on p. 516
Other editions
 
Other publications
 
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Text 2192

Provenance
el-Zuma
Region
Makuria
Findspot
'anchorite's grotto', west wall of vestibule, south of entrance; below DBMNT 2191
Excavation no.
 
Present location
el-Zuma, in situ
Museum no.
 
Medium
wall
Technique
incised (graffito)
Type of text
unidentified
Language
unidentified
Content
probably numeral 457
Date
900–1299
Notes
Łajtar interprets it as date according to the Era of the Martyrs
Material
plaster
Object dimensions
 
Text dimensions
H: 10; W: 9
Object colour
 
Text colour
 
Lines
1
Height of letters
3.7–8
Description
1 line of incised inscription
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
incomplete (?)
Date
900–1299
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
 
Image
Image not available
Source
Łajtar 2003c, fig. on p. 516
Image
Image not available
Latest edition
Łajtar 2003c, p. 516 (no. 11), fig. on p. 516
Other editions
 
Other publications
 
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Text 2193

Provenance
el-Zuma
Region
Makuria
Findspot
'anchorite's grotto', west wall of vestibule, south of entrance
Excavation no.
 
Present location
el-Zuma, in situ
Museum no.
 
Medium
wall
Technique
incised (graffito)
Type of text
visitor's inscription
Language
unidentified
Content
inscription left by unidentified person
Date
900–1299
Notes
 
Material
plaster
Object dimensions
 
Text dimensions
H: 8; W: 61
Object colour
 
Text colour
 
Lines
2
Height of letters
3–7.7
Description
2 lines of incised inscription
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
fragmentary
Date
900–1299
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
Łajtar 2003c, fig. 3
Image
Image not available
Source
Łajtar 2003c, fig. on p. 517
Image
Image not available
Latest edition
Łajtar 2003c, pp. 516–17 (no. 12), fig. 3 + fig. on p. 517
Other editions
 
Other publications
 
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Text 2194

Provenance
el-Zuma
Region
Makuria
Findspot
'anchorite's grotto', west wall of vestibule, south of entrance; below DBMNT 2193
Excavation no.
 
Present location
el-Zuma, in situ
Museum no.
 
Medium
wall
Technique
incised (graffito)
Type of text
visitor's inscription
Language
unidentified
Content
unidentified
Date
900–1299
Notes
 
Material
plaster
Object dimensions
 
Text dimensions
H: 15; W: 43.5
Object colour
 
Text colour
 
Lines
2
Height of letters
4.4–6.2
Description
2 lines of incised inscription
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
fragmentary
Date
900–1299
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
Łajtar 2003c, fig. 3
Image
Image not available
Source
Łajtar 2003c, fig. on p. 517
Image
Image not available
Latest edition
Łajtar 2003c, p. 517 (no. 13), fig. 3 + fig. on p. 517
Other editions
 
Other publications
 
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Text 2195

Provenance
Banganarti
Region
Makuria
Findspot
upper church, room 9, west wall
Excavation no.
 
Present location
Banganarti, in situ
Museum no.
 
Medium
wall
Technique
incised (graffito)
Type of text
visitor's inscription
Language
Greek/Old Nubian
Content
probably prayer for King Siti by one Dip( )a( )
Date
circa 1330–circa 1339
Notes
 
Material
plaster
Object dimensions
 
Text dimensions
H: 12.3; W: 47
Object colour
 
Text colour
 
Lines
3
Height of letters
1.5–6
Description
 
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
incomplete; only endings of lines preserved
Date
circa 1330–circa 1339
Chronological systems
king's occurrence
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
leader (= king?) (ⲙⲟⲩⲇⲟⲩ): l. 2
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
I. Banganarti 2, fig. 96
Image
Image not available
Source
I. Banganarti 2, fig. on p. 153
Image
Image not available
Latest edition
I. Banganarti 2 99, fig. on p. 153, figs. 25, 96
Other editions
 
Other publications
Łajtar 2004b, p. 256; Łajtar 2008a, p. 328; Moryto-Naumiuk 2008, figs. 1–3; Żurawski 2014a, p. 172, fig. 1
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Text 2196

Provenance
Banganarti
Region
Makuria
Findspot
upper church, room 26 (prothesis), reused in late pavement in front of altar niche
Excavation no.
17/2002
Present location
Sudan National Museum, Khartoum
Museum no.
SNM 31226
Medium
architectural element
Technique
painted
Type of text
liturgical
Language
Greek
Content
texts connected with baptismal liturgy
Date
1000–1099
Notes
 
Material
plaster
Object dimensions
W: 51.7; W: 41.6
Text dimensions
not recorded
Object colour
 
Text colour
 
Lines
13 (?)
Height of letters
 
Description
object in form of square frustum, resembling capital of column, consisting of 3 bricks covered with thick layer of lime mortar; inscriptions painted on two neighbouring sides and on top surface
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
complete but ink obliterated in places
Date
1000–1099
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
Żurawski 2003, fig. 15
Image
Image not available
Source
 
Image
Image not available
Latest edition
unpublished; mentioned in Żurawski 2003, p. 249, fig. 15
Other editions
 
Other publications
Żurawski et alii 2003, p. 97, fig. 32; Catalogue London 2004, p. 226 (no. 196); Łajtar 2004b, p. 259; Brakmann 2006, pp. 299, 326; Vantini 2009, pl. between pp. 192–193; Żurawski 2012, p. 206, fig. 19; Żurawski 2014a, p. 220, fig. 2
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