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Text 4447

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Provenance: Tafa
Region: Nobadia
Findspot: cemetery
Excavation no.
Present location: Museum of Islamic Art, Cairo
Museum no.: 12692

Medium: stela
Technique: incised
Type of text: epitaph
Language: Arabic
Content: epitaph of Mursīya
Date: 23 November 924
Notes

Material: sandstone
Object dimensions: H: 65; W: 23
Text dimensions
Object colour: not recorded
Text colour
Lines: 15
Height of letters

Description: sandstone stela
Decorative elements: three six-pointed stars on top margin
State of preservation: complete

Date: 23 November 924
Chronological systems: Era of the Saracens
day of the week
Islamic calendar

Dating formulae
Transcription: on Thursday, on Sha‘bān 22, in the year three hundred and twelve (ll. 8–10)
Months: Sha‘bān
Weakdays: Thursday
Feasts

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Latest edition: Wiet 1936b, pp. 172–3 (no. 1581) (= TEI 18540)
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Text 4448

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Provenance: Tafa
Region: Nobadia
Findspot: cemetery
Excavation no.
Present location: Museum of Islamic Art, Cairo
Museum no.: 12708

Medium: stela
Technique: incised
Type of text: epitaph
Language: Arabic
Content: epitaph of Qāsim (or unidentified son of Qāsim)
Date: 13 April 945
Notes

Material: sandstone
Object dimensions: H: 38; W: 29
Text dimensions
Object colour: not recorded
Text colour
Lines: 8
Height of letters

Description: bottom part of sandstone stela; epigraphic filed framed by raised border on sides
Decorative elements
State of preservation: incomplete, upper part lacking

Date: 13 April 945
Chronological systems: Era of the Saracens
day of the week
Islamic calendar

Dating formulae
Transcription: on Monday, on Sha‘bān 26, in the year three hundred thirty-three (ll. 5–8)
Months: Sha‘bān
Weakdays: Monday
Feasts

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Bibliography & list of abbreviations

Source: Wiet 1937, pl. 19
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Latest edition: Wiet 1937, p. 61 (no. 1731), pl. 19 (= TEI 18646)
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Text 4449

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Provenance: Tafa
Region: Nobadia
Findspot: cemetery
Excavation no.
Present location: Museum of Islamic Art, Cairo
Museum no.: 12927

Medium: stela
Technique: incised
Type of text: epitaph
Language: Arabic
Content: epitaph of Muḥammad
Date: 16 August 945
Notes

Material: sandstone
Object dimensions: H: 55; W: 43
Text dimensions
Object colour: not recorded
Text colour
Lines: 9
Height of letters

Description: rectangular sandstone stela; epigraphic field framed by raised border on all sides
Decorative elements
State of preservation: complete

Date: 16 August 945
Chronological systems: Era of the Saracens
day of the week
Islamic calendar

Dating formulae
Transcription: on Sunday, on Muḥarram 4, in the year three hundred thirty-four (ll. 7–9)
Months: Muḥarram
Weakdays: Thursday
Feasts

Offices & titles

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Bibliography & list of abbreviations

Source: Wiet 1937, pl. 22
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Latest edition: Wiet 1937, p. 66 (no. 1742), pl. 22 (= TEI 18653)
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Text 4450

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Provenance: Tafa
Region: Nobadia
Findspot: cemetery
Excavation no.
Present location: Museum of Islamic Art, Cairo
Museum no.: 12702

Medium: stela
Technique: incised
Type of text: epitaph
Language: Arabic
Content: epitaph of Shuqayr, mawlā of ‘Abd al-Karīm
Date: 9 July 961
Notes

Material: sandstone
Object dimensions: H: 47; W: 37
Text dimensions
Object colour: not recorded
Text colour
Lines: 12
Height of letters

Description: sandstone stela
Decorative elements
State of preservation: complete, but last line illegible

Date: 9 July 961
Chronological systems: Era of the Saracens
day of the week
Islamic calendar

Dating formulae
Transcription: on Sunday, on Muḥarram 4, in the year three hundred thirty-four (ll. 7–9)
Months: Muḥarram
Weakdays: Thursday
Feasts

Offices & titles: mawlā (مولى): l. 5

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Latest edition: Wiet 1937, p. 112 (no. 1834) (= TEI 18714)
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Text 4451

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Provenance: Tafa
Region: Nobadia
Findspot: cemetery
Excavation no.
Present location: Museum of Islamic Art, Cairo
Museum no.: 12712

Medium: stela
Technique: incised
Type of text: epitaph
Language: Arabic
Content: fragment of unidentified daughter of ‘Abdallah
Date: 874–882
Notes

Material: sandstone
Object dimensions: H: 63; W: 32
Text dimensions
Object colour: not recorded
Text colour
Lines: 14
Height of letters

Description: sandstone stela
Decorative elements
State of preservation: fragmentary, but damaged in places

Date: 874–882
Chronological systems: Era of the Saracens
Islamic calendar
day of the week

Dating formulae
Transcription: on Wednesday, on Muḥarram [---], in the year two hundred sixty-[---] (ll. 8–10)
Months: Muḥarram
Weakdays: Wednesday
Feasts

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Latest edition: Wiet 1941, p. 183 (no. 3585) (= TEI 20658)
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Text 4452

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Provenance: Tafa
Region: Nobadia
Findspot: cemetery
Excavation no.
Present location: Museum of Islamic Art, Cairo
Museum no.: 12704

Medium: stela
Technique: incised
Type of text: epitaph
Language: Arabic
Content: fragment of epitaph
Date: 900–999
Notes

Material: sandstone
Object dimensions: H: ; W:
Text dimensions
Object colour: not recorded
Text colour
Lines: 8
Height of letters

Description: sandstone stela
Decorative elements
State of preservation: fragmentary; lower part lost

Date: 900–999
Chronological systems

Dating formulae
Transcription
Months
Weakdays
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Latest edition: Wiet 1942, p. 183 (no. 3963) (= TEI 21113)
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Text 4453

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Provenance: Tafa
Region: Nobadia
Findspot: cemetery
Excavation no.
Present location: Museum of Islamic Art, Cairo
Museum no.: 12714

Medium: stela
Technique: incised
Type of text: epitaph
Language: Arabic
Content: epitaph of ‘Abdallah
Date: 900–999
Notes

Material: sandstone
Object dimensions: H: 41; W: 30
Text dimensions
Object colour: not recorded
Text colour
Lines: 8
Height of letters

Description: sandstone stela
Decorative elements
State of preservation: incomplete; lower part damaged

Date: 900–999
Chronological systems: Islamic calendar
day of the week

Dating formulae
Transcription: on Wednesday, on 17 [---] (l. 8)
Months
Weakdays: Wednesday
Feasts

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Bibliography & list of abbreviations

Latest edition: Wiet 1942, p. 183 (no. 3964) (= TEI 21114)
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Text 4454

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Provenance: unknown
Region: unknown
Findspot: unknown
Excavation no.
Present location: Museum of Islamic Art, Cairo
Museum no.: 12932

Medium: stela
Technique: incised
Type of text: epitaph
Language: Arabic
Content: fragment of epitaph
Date: 800–899
Notes

Material: marble
Object dimensions: H: 17; W: 28
Text dimensions
Object colour: not recorded
Text colour
Lines: 3
Height of letters

Description: upper part of sandstone stela
Decorative elements
State of preservation: fragmentary; only uppermost part preserved

Date: 800–899
Chronological systems: Islamic calendar
day of the week

Dating formulae
Transcription: on Wednesday, on 17 [---] (l. 8)
Months
Weakdays: Wednesday
Feasts

Offices & titles

Toponyms & ethnonyms

Source
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Bibliography & list of abbreviations

Latest edition: Wiet 1942, p. 184 (no. 3965) (= TEI 21115)
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Text 4455

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Provenance: Ghazali
Region: Makuria
Findspot: room 38, floor level
Excavation no.: 4603
Present location: Gebel Barkal Museum, Karima
Museum no.: not registered

Medium: pottery
Technique: incised
Type of text: acclamation
Language: unidentified
Content: trigram ⲙⲑⲅ
Date: 600–1299
Notes

Material: ceramic
Object dimensions: 4.5 x 5.7`
Text dimensions: H: 1.5; W: +2.7
Object colour: white
Text colour
Lines: 1
Height of letters

Description: fragment of bottom of a vessel; inscription scratched inside, on body above bottom
Decorative elements: bottom painted orange-red inside
State of preservation: vessel fragmentary; inscription fragmentary

Date: 600–1299
Chronological systems

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Transcription
Months
Weakdays
Feasts

Offices & titles

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Bibliography & list of abbreviations

Source: Obłuski et alii 2017, fig. 11a
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Latest edition: Ochała in Obłuski et alii 2017, n. 10 on p. 385, fig. 11a
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Text 4456

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Provenance: Ghazali
Region: Makuria
Findspot: room 4
Excavation no.: 14 (= G.13.031)
Present location: Gebel Barkal Museum, Karima
Museum no.: not registered

Medium: pottery
Technique: incised
Type of text: owner's inscription
Language: unidentified
Content: inscription of Ekklesiastes (?)
Date: 600–1299
Notes

Material: ceramic
Object dimensions: 4 x 10
Text dimensions: H: 1.2; W: 3.6
Object colour: white
Text colour
Lines: 1
Height of letters

Description: fragment of bottom of a vessel; inscription scratched inside, on bottom
Decorative elements: traces of brown painted decoration inside
State of preservation: vessel fragmentary; inscription complete

Date: 600–1299
Chronological systems

Dating formulae
Transcription
Months
Weakdays
Feasts

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Bibliography & list of abbreviations

Source: Obłuski et alii 2017, fig. 11b
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Latest edition: Ochała in Obłuski et alii 2017, p. 386, fig. 11b
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Text 4457

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Provenance: Ghazali
Region: Makuria
Findspot: room 35, uppermost level
Excavation no.: 5837
Present location: Gebel Barkal Museum, Karima
Museum no.: not registered

Medium: pottery
Technique: incised
Type of text: owner's inscription
Language: unidentified
Content: inscription of abba Chael
Date: 600–1299
Notes

Material: ceramic
Object dimensions: 7.4 x 10
Text dimensions: H: 1; W: 3.3
Object colour: grey
Text colour
Lines: 1
Height of letters

Description: fragment of upper part of body with rim; inscription scratched inside, on body
Decorative elements
State of preservation: vessel fragmentary; inscription complete

Date: 600–1299
Chronological systems

Dating formulae
Transcription
Months
Weakdays
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Offices & titles: abba (ⲁ̄ⲃ︦): l. 1

Toponyms & ethnonyms

Bibliography & list of abbreviations

Source: Obłuski et alii 2017, fig. 11d
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Latest edition: unpublished; mentioned in Ochała in Obłuski et alii 2017, p. 386, fig. 11d
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Text 4458

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Provenance: Ghazali
Region: Makuria
Findspot: room 4, foundation level
Excavation no.: 745
Present location: Gebel Barkal Museum, Karima
Museum no.: not registered

Medium: pottery
Technique: incised
Type of text: unidentified
Language: unidentified
Content: inscription consisting of single letters djandja (1) and theta (2)
Date: 600–1299
Notes

Material: ceramic
Object dimensions: Diam. rim: ca. 15.5; H: +14.3
Text dimensions: 1) H: 5; W: 5.5
2) H: 3; W: 3
Object colour: red
Text colour
Lines: 1
Height of letters

Description: complete neck of beer jar; inscriptions scratched outside, on opposite sides of neck
Decorative elements: three black painted stripes on rim and neck
State of preservation: vessel fragmentary; inscription complete

Date: 600–1299
Chronological systems

Dating formulae
Transcription
Months
Weakdays
Feasts

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Bibliography & list of abbreviations

Source: photo G. Ochała
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Latest edition: unpublished; mentioned in Obłuski et alii 2017, p. 396, fig. 19 (left)
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