probably tomb T2 (296), south of cathedral (church 293)
Excavation no.
unknown (labelled C22 on photo)
Present location
unknown
Museum no.
Medium
manuscript
Technique
painted
Type of text
document: letter
Language
Greek/Old Nubian
Content
letter from Masi, eparch, to Dauti, tel( ) of Kaktine
Date
probably 1000–1199
Notes
address in Greek
Material
paper
Object dimensions
not recorded
Text dimensions
Object colour
Text colour
black (?)
Lines
i: 11; ii: 1
Height of letters
Description
rectangular sheet of paper, written on both sides along longer edges; address on side ii written upside down in respect to text on side i; document originally folded five times horizontally and three times vertically
Decorative elements
State of preservation
incomplete; left-hand part of side i lost
Date
probably 1000–1199
Chronological systems
Dating formulae
Transcription
Months
Weakdays
Feasts
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Offices & titles
priest (ⲥⲟⲣⲧⲟ): i, l. 1 algou (ⲁⲗⲅⲟⲩ): i, l. 6 asti (?) (ⲁⲥⲕⲁ): i, l. 7 eparch (ⲉ̇ⲡⲁⲣ⸌ⲭ⸍): ii, l. 1 (P. QI 4 116 fr. 1: ‘great eparch’ [ⲉ̇ⲡⲁⲣ⸌ⲭ⸍ ⲕⲣ⸌ⲧ⸍ⲥ]; corr. NOM 4, no. 43a) kratistos (ⲕⲣ⸌ⲧ⸍ⲥ): ii, l. 1 thel( ) of Kaktine (ⲑⲉ⸌ⲗ⸍ ⲕⲁⲕ⸌ⲧ⸍): ii, l. 1