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2026
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Text 2026
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Trismegistos
TM
text 370547
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Provenance
Arminna
Region
Nobadia
Findspot
reused in construction of later grave, rather non-Muslim judging from orientation of grave, which is not S-N
Excavation no.
Present location
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
Museum no.
802
Medium
stela
Technique
incised
Type of text
epitaph
Language
Arabic
Content
fragment of epitaph
Date
probably 700–899
Notes
Material
sandstone
Object dimensions
H: 52; W: 33–45; Th: 8.5
Text dimensions
Object colour
grey
Text colour
Lines
8
Height of letters
Description
fragment of trapezoidal stela; epigraphic field framed by raised border
Decorative elements
upper border decorated with David's star (left corner) and pentagram (right corner)
State of preservation
fragmentary; lower part lost
Date
probably 700–899
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Dating formulae
Transcription
Months
Weakdays
Feasts
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Offices & titles
Toponyms & ethnonyms
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Source
Grohmann 1926, fig. on p. 221
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Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Latest edition
Grohmann 1926, pp. 220–3 (no. 1), fig. on p. 221
Other editions
Junker 1925a, p. 167 (no. 2)
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