Shinnie and Chittick’s excavations, findspot not recorded, probably surface find
Excavation no.
I 74
Present location
Sudan National Museum, Khartoum
Museum no.
SNM 11624g
Medium
stela
Technique
incised before firing & painted
Type of text
epitaph
Language
Coptic
Content
fragment of epitaph
Date
700–999
Notes
Material
terracotta
Object dimensions
H: 15; W: 11; Th: 3.5 (6 with frame)
Text dimensions
Object colour
surface grey-brown
Text colour
vague traces of paint
Lines
5
Height of letters
c. 3
Description
Fragment of the left margin of a plaque. The epigraphic field framed by a high raised border, 1.5 cm high and wide. Slight traces of paint inside letters.
Decorative elements
State of preservation
fragmentary; beginnings of lines with part of left margin