Text 785

Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Region
Nobadia
Findspot
found in 1978 on dump of the 1976 season
Excavation no.
78.3.22/1
Present location
unknown
Museum no.
 
Medium
stela
Technique
incised & painted
Type of text
epitaph
Language
unidentified
Content
fragment of epitaph
Date
probably 900–1199
Notes
 
Material
sandstone
Object dimensions
H: 12.8; W: 7.9; Th: 4.2
Text dimensions
 
Object colour
 
Text colour
red
Lines
3
Height of letters
 
Description
fragment of rectangular (?) stela or slab; epigraphic field framed by raised border (W: 2.0-2.5 cm); back side unworked; 2 first lines apparently underlined by painted line
Decorative elements
2 crosses on upper border; triangle on left border; flower with 4 petals arranged in the form of a cross with a V-shaped stalk, in the upper right corner of the epigraphic field; all incised lines (letters and decorative elements) painted red
State of preservation
upper right corner preserved; no coherent text can be reconstructed
Date
probably 900–1199
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
I. QI, fig. on p. 242
Image
Image not available
Source
 
Image
Image not available
Latest edition
I. QI 74, fig. on p. 242
Other editions
 
Other publications
 
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