Text 3126

Provenance
Ghazali
Region
Makuria
Findspot
north church, outer facade of north wall, east part; above drawing DN.07 (boat)
Excavation no.
GN.03
Present location
Ghazali, in situ
Museum no.
 
Medium
wall
Technique
incised (graffito)
Type of text
subliterary: catalogue of names
Language
unidentified
Content
cross with name of Jesus Christ and initials of names of Apocalyptic Creatures (Meliton and Agrammatap) accompanied by list of archangels (Michael, Gabriel, Raphael, and Ourouel)
Date
600–1299
Notes
 
Material
plaster
Object dimensions
 
Text dimensions
H: 11.4; W: 11.4
Object colour
 
Text colour
 
Lines
i: 3; ii: 4
Height of letters
 
Description
inscription scratched on the wall, above boat depicted in drawing DN.05, consisting of inscribed cross on a stand (inscr. i) accompanied on the right by list of names of archangels (inscr. ii); name of Jesus Christ inscribed on horizontal arm of the cross, initials of names of Apocalyptic Creatures on the vertical one
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
complete, but hard to read, especially in lower part of inscr. ii
Date
600–1299
Chronological systems
Egyptian calendar
Dating formulae
ϩⲛ̄ ⲥ̣[ⲟ]ⲩ̣ ⲙⲛ̄ⲧⲏ̣̣[ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉ]ⲃⲟⲧ̣ ⲭⲟⲓ̈ⲁⲕ̄ϩ̣̄ ̣[---] ⲓ̈ ̣
Transcription
"on day fifteen of the month of Choiak [---], 1." (ll. 6–8)
Months
ⲭⲟⲓ̈ⲁⲕ̄ϩ̣̄
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
Obłuski – Ochała 2016, fig. 6
Image
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Source
 
Image
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Latest edition
unpublished; mentioned in Obłuski – Ochała 2016, pp. 73–74, fig. 6
Other editions
 
Other publications
Łajtar – van der Vliet 2017, p. 44; Ochała in Obłuski 2017, p. 381; Łajtar 2021, p. 170
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