all folios written by the same hand with incomprehensible jottings, apparently in Greek, written by 2nd hand on side margins and/or bottom margin in Adams 1996, table 19, the excavation no. of (3) is 78.1.30/1
three leafs from codex; Greek verse followed by Old Nubian translation; pagination preserved in lower margin
Decorative elements
Psalms separated by horizontal lines; side and lower margins filled with marginal jottings in different hand than main text
State of preservation
leaves in differen state of preservation: (1) incomplete with large lacuna in the middle part; one lower corner torn off; (2) incomplete, with one upper corner and one lower corner torn off; parchment cracked diagonally in lower part; lacuna in central part; edges frayed; (3) almost complete, upper and lower margins damaged but not affacting the text
Date
1000–1399
Chronological systems
liturgical calendar
Dating formulae
[ⲟ] ⲁ̄ⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲉ̄ⲡⲓⲫⲁⲛⲓⲟⲥ ⲕⲩⲡⲣⲟⲩ ⲉ̄ⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ
Transcription
"Saint Epiphanios, bishop of Cyprus" (2, ii, l. 31)
Browne 1981d, pp. 9–19 (3); P. QI 1 2, pl. II (1) + P. QI 2 12 (2) + P. QI 2 13; Browne 1989a, pp. 44–47 (1) + pp. 62–65 (2) + 64–67 (3), 90–91 (commentary)
Other publications
Anderson, in: Adams et alii 1979, p. 41, pl. VI.1 (3.ii); Browne 1989c, p. 70 (1); Browne 1992b, pp. 32 (1), 33 (3); Browne 1992c, pp. 380–381; Browne 1994b, pp. 62–64, 67–73; Browne 1995a, p. 457 (1); Adams 1996, table 19 (2 & 3); Browne 1998b, p. 117 (3); Browne 1998c, pp. 19–20, 27–28; Browne 2000a, pp. 33 (1), 35 (2); Ruffini 2012a, p. 220 (3); Ochała 2013, pp. 195–196 n. 195; Ochała 2015, p. 13 n. 51; Van Gerven Oei 2015b, pp. 19, 20, 28, 48; Łajtar 2015–2016, pp. 128–129 (no. 10+16+20+24+25+26); Łajtar 2020b, Appendix no. QI3+QI4 (cf. p. 195)
Old Nubian: Browne 2004b, pp. 47–48; Greek unpublished
Other editions
Old Nubian: Browne 1986b, pp. 49–50 (only ll. i 23 – ii 7); P. QI 2 14; Browne 1989a, pp. 66–67, 91
Other publications
Browne 1986b, pp. 49–50; Browne 1992b, p. 33; Browne 1992c, p. 382; Browne 1994b, pp. 7–10; Browne 1995a, pp. 451–452; Adams 1996, table 19; Browne 1998c, pp. 20–21; Browne 2000a, p. 35; Ruffini 2012a, pp. 220–221 with n. 68 (wrongly labelled as P. QI 2 24); Van Gerven Oei 2015b, pp. 23, 27; Łajtar 2015–2016, pp. 133 (no. 65) and 135 (no. 96); Łajtar 2020b, Appendix nos. QI18 (Mark) & QI27 (John)
two folios (7 pages: 1, 6, 7, 12, 13, 18, 19 + 1 page blank?) from codex; pagination in upper margin, placed centrally on 1st page, and in outer corner on the remaining pages
Decorative elements
crosses in upper margin of side i framing the pagination; decorative border marking the beginning of the text on side i above the text in fr. i
Browne 1985c, pp. 14–29; P. QI 2 16, pl. I (pages 1 and 18); Browne 1989a, pp. 68–69, 92
Other publications
Browne 1989c, p. 72; Browne 1992c, p. 383; Browne 1994b, pp. 87, 91; Browne 1995a, p. 456; Browne 1998c, p. 21; Ruffini 2012a, p. 220; Van Gerven Oei 2015b, pp. 10, 40, 46; Łajtar 2020b, Appendix no. QI 39 (cf. p. 195)
house 763, room 8, east end, upper fill (Israel's Archive)
Excavation no.
82.1.25/19 B
Present location
unknown
Museum no.
Medium
manuscript
Technique
painted
Type of text
document: legal
Language
Old Nubian
Content
declaration or petition concerning sale issued by Marimi for Iosephi, great scribe
Date
1100–1299
Notes
Material
paper
Object dimensions
H: 29.6; W: 13.6
Text dimensions
Object colour
Text colour
black
Lines
i: 31; ii: 17
Height of letters
Description
rectangular sheet of paper, written on both sides; lower part of back side empty; originally folded into small square
Decorative elements
State of preservation
complete
Date
1100–1299
Chronological systems
Dating formulae
Transcription
Months
Weakdays
Feasts
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Offices & titles
great scribe (ⲥⲟⲩⲛ· ⲧⲟⲩⳣⲉⲕⲁ ⲇⲁⲩⲕⲁ): i, ll. 2–3; (ⲥⲟⲩⲧⲟⲩⲉ ⲇⲁⲩⲟⲩⲗ): ii, l. 10 eparch (ⲥⲟⳟⲟⳝ): i, l. 7 deputy of eparch (ⲥⲟⳟⲟⳝⲛ̄ ⳣⲥ̄ⲕⲓⲧⲗ̄): i, l. 25 tailor (?) (ⲕⲓ⸌ⲧ⸍): ii, l. 12 scribe (ⲥⲟⲩ⸌ⲧ⸍): ii, l. 13 (unrecognised by previous editors; corr. NOM 4, no. 1b)
Toponyms & ethnonyms
Kousi (ⲕⲟⲩⲥⲓⲗⲟ): i, l. 2 – GHOST TOPONYM (P. QI 2 21: 'Kush (?) ; Weschenfelder 2105: 'free') Soulou (ⲥⲟⲩ·ⲗⲟⲩⲉⲛ̄): i, l. 17 (P. QI 2: 'mourning'; corr. Weschenfelder 2015)
Adams – Alexander – Allen 1983, p. 54; Adams 1996, p. 235 (translation); Browne 1998c, p. 22; Adams 2000b, fig. 15 (photo of backside, wrongly labelled as ‘letter to the eparch of Nobadia’); Ruffini 2012a, pp. 207–212 (no. C); Nowak – Wojciechowski 2012, p. 205; Ruffini 2014b, p. 226; NOM 4, no. 1 (on ve, ll. 12 & 13); Weschenfelder 2021, pp. 141–147
letter from Gabrielkouda, eparch of Nobadia, to Tapara, thel( ) of Kaktine
Date
1155–1180
Notes
address in Greek (?)
Material
paper
Object dimensions
H: 15.2; W: 12.5
Text dimensions
Object colour
Text colour
black
Lines
i: 14; ii: 1
Height of letters
Description
sheet of paper; no photo available
Decorative elements
State of preservation
complete
Date
1155–1180
Chronological systems
Dating formulae
Transcription
Months
Weakdays
Feasts
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Offices & titles
algou (ⲁⲗⲅⲟⲩ): i, l. 11 (P. QI 2 23: 'inlet [?]'; corr. P. QI 4 67) eparch of Nobadia (ⲉⲡⲁⲣ⸌ⲭ⸍ ⲛⲟ⸌ⲃ⸍): ii, l. 1 thel( ) of Kaktine (ⲑⲉ⸌ⲗ⸍ ⲕⲁⲕ⸌ⲧ⸍): ii, l. 1
Toponyms & ethnonyms
Soulou (ⲥⲟⲩⲗⲟⲩⲉⲓ): i, l. 7 Tamit (ⲧⲁⲙⲧⲓ): i, l. 11 Nobadia (ⲛⲟ⸌ⲃ⸍): ii, l. 1 Kaktine (ⲕⲁⲕ⸌ⲧ⸍): ii, l. 1
Adams 1996, p. 226 (translation); Bechhaus-Gerst 2000, pp. 23–25 (for 'soulou'); Hendricx 2011, pp. 44–46; Ruffini 2012a, pp. 215–217; P. QI 4 67, commentary to l. 9; Ruffini 2014a, p. 962; Ruffini 2014b, p. 224; Weschenfelder 2015, pp. 296–299