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Text 735
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Trismegistos
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text 102633
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Provenance
Faras
Region
Nobadia
Findspot
cathedral, reused in construction of south wall
Excavation no.
FA 83/63-4 (neg. nos. Fa.63/4.0348, Fa.63/4.0362)
Present location
National Museum, Warsaw
Museum no.
234077
Medium
stone block
Technique
incised
Type of text
private prayer
Language
Greek
Content
prayer to Mary for Izikias
Date
before 707
Notes
Material
sandstone
Object dimensions
H: 27; W: 19; Th: 16
Text dimensions
Object colour
grey
Text colour
Lines
5
Height of letters
1.5–3.0
Description
rectangular block of sandstone with four lines of deeply incised inscription accompanied by a series of crosses
Decorative elements
three incised crosses at the bottom of the text and one on each side margin
State of preservation
object complete; inscription complete
Date
before 707
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Source
National Museum, Warsaw: https://cyfrowe.mnw.art.pl/en/catalog/496392
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Latest edition
I. Warsaw 103
Other editions
I. Faras Copt., pp. 181–2, fig. 64; I. Faras Greek 73, fig. 66
Other publications
Łajtar 1999, p. 162 (no. 119)
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