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Text 4459

Provenance
Ghazali
Region
Makuria
Findspot
room 4, foundation level
Excavation no.
746
Present location
Gebel Barkal Museum, Karima
Museum no.
not registered
Medium
pottery
Technique
incised
Type of text
owner's inscription
Language
unidentified
Content
perhaps inscription of Ekklesiastes with unidentified monogram
Date
600–1299
Notes
 
Material
ceramic
Object dimensions
Diam. rim: 11; H: +10.7
Text dimensions
1) H: 4.6; W: 2.7
2) H: 1.7; W: c. 4
Object colour
red
Text colour
 
Lines
1
Height of letters
 
Description
complete neck with rim; inscriptions scratched outside, on opposite sides of neck
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
vessel fragmentary; inscription complete
Date
600–1299
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
photo G. Ochała
Image
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Source
 
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Latest edition
unpublished; mentioned in Obłuski et alii 2017, p. 396, fig. 19 (middle)
Other editions
 
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Text 4460

Provenance
Ghazali
Region
Makuria
Findspot
room 18
Excavation no.
726
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 Ioannes or Ionas
Date
600–1299
Notes
 
Material
ceramic
Object dimensions
Diam. rim: 11.6; H: +3.9
Text dimensions
H: 3.1; W: 2.7
Object colour
white
Text colour
 
Lines
1
Height of letters
 
Description
fragment of upper part of body of a bowl 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
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
Obłuski et alii 2017, fig. 21
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Source
 
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Latest edition
unpublished; mentioned in Obłuski et alii 2017, p. 396, fig. 21
Other editions
 
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Text 4461

Provenance
Ghazali
Region
Makuria
Findspot
room 7A
Excavation no.
695
Present location
Gebel Barkal Museum, Karima
Museum no.
not registered
Medium
pottery
Technique
incised
Type of text
unidentified
Language
unidentified
Content
single letter alpha surmounted by cross
Date
600–1299
Notes
 
Material
ceramic
Object dimensions
6 x 6.5
Text dimensions
H: 1.5; W: 0.8
Object colour
white inside, red outside
Text colour
 
Lines
1
Height of letters
 
Description
fragment of lower part of body; inscription scratched inside, on body
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
vessel fragmentary; inscription complete
Date
600–1299
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
Obłuski et alii 2017, fig. 21
Image
Image not available
Source
 
Image
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Latest edition
unpublished; mentioned in Obłuski et alii 2017, p. 396, fig. 21
Other editions
 
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Text 4462

Provenance
Ghazali
Region
Makuria
Findspot
room 18
Excavation no.
733
Present location
Gebel Barkal Museum, Karima
Museum no.
not registered
Medium
pottery
Technique
incised
Type of text
name of divine entity/saint
Language
unidentified
Content
name of Jesus Christ
Date
600–1299
Notes
 
Material
ceramic
Object dimensions
H: ; W:
Text dimensions
H: 1.5; W: 3
Object colour
white-yellow outside, yellow inside
Text colour
 
Lines
1
Height of letters
 
Description
fragment of body; inscription scratched outside, on body
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
vessel fragmentary; inscription complete
Date
600–1299
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
Obłuski et alii 2017, fig. 21
Image
Image not available
Source
 
Image
Image not available
Latest edition
unpublished; mentioned in Obłuski et alii 2017, p. 396, fig. 21
Other editions
 
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Text 4463

Provenance
Ghazali
Region
Makuria
Findspot
room A
Excavation no.
9090
Present location
Gebel Barkal Museum, Karima
Museum no.
not registered
Medium
pottery
Technique
incised before firing
Type of text
tag
Language
unidentified
Content
inscription of Ioannes or Ionas
Date
600–1299
Notes
 
Material
ceramic
Object dimensions
19.5 x 23
Text dimensions
H: 7.5; W: +11.2
Object colour
red
Text colour
 
Lines
1
Height of letters
 
Description
fragment of upper part of body of a bottle; inscription scratched before firing outside, on arm
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
vessel fragmentary; inscription incomplete
Date
600–1299
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
photo G. Ochała
Image
Image not available
Source
 
Image
Image not available
Latest edition
unpublished; mentioned in Obłuski et alii 2017, p. 396, fig. 22
Other editions
 
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Text 4464

Provenance
Sai
Region
Nobadia
Findspot
rocks on east bank
Excavation no.
 
Present location
Sai, in situ
Museum no.
 
Medium
rock
Technique
incised (graffito)
Type of text
visitor's inscription
Language
Greek
Content
inscription left by King Ioannes (or commemorating him?)
Date
probably 700–999
Notes
 
Material
stone
Object dimensions
 
Text dimensions
not recorded
Object colour
 
Text colour
 
Lines
1
Height of letters
 
Description
inscription incised in rock
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
complete
Date
probably 700–999
Chronological systems
king's occurrence
Dating formulae
ⲓ̄ⲱ̄ⲩ̄ ⲃ̄ⲥ̄ⲗ̄̄
ⲓ̄ⲱ̄ⲩ̄ ⲃ̄ⲗ̄ⲥ̄
Transcription
"King Ioannes" (l. 1)
"King Ioannes" (l. 2)
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
king (ⲃ̄ⲗ︦ⲥ̄): l. 1
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
Boyaval 1976c, pl. 1b
Image
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Source
Sayce 1910, pl. XLI, 5
Image
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Latest edition
Monneret de Villard 1935–57: 1, p. 239 (no. 1)
Other editions
Sayce 1910, p. 266 (no. 5), pl. 41.5; SB 1 3896; SEG 26 1807 [b]
Other publications
Boyaval 1976c, p. 62, pl. 1b
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Text 4466

Provenance
Ghazali
Region
Makuria
Findspot
surface find
Excavation no.
 
Present location
unknown
Museum no.
 
Medium
pottery
Technique
incised
Type of text
unidentified
Language
unidentified
Content
unidentified inscription
Date
600–1299
Notes
 
Material
ceramic
Object dimensions
 
Text dimensions
1 x 1.2
Object colour
white
Text colour
 
Lines
1
Height of letters
 
Description
fragment of vessel; inscription outside (?), on body
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
vessel fragmentary; inscription fragmentary
Date
600–1299
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
 
Image
Image not available
Source
Lethmayer – Zach 1986, fig. 8
Image
Image not available
Latest edition
Lethmayer – Zach 1986, p. 143, fig. 8
Other editions
 
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Text 4467

Provenance
Ghazali
Region
Makuria
Findspot
surface find
Excavation no.
 
Present location
unknown
Museum no.
 
Medium
pottery
Technique
incised
Type of text
unidentified
Language
unidentified
Content
unidentified monogram (?)
Date
600–1299
Notes
 
Material
ceramic
Object dimensions
 
Text dimensions
H: 1.5; W. 1.5
Object colour
white
Text colour
 
Lines
1
Height of letters
 
Description
fragment of vessel; inscription outside (?), on body
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
vessel fragmentary; inscription fragmentary
Date
600–1299
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
 
Image
Image not available
Source
Lethmayer – Zach 1986, fig. 10
Image
Image not available
Latest edition
Lethmayer – Zach 1986, p. 143, fig. 10
Other editions
 
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Text 4468

Provenance
Ghazali
Region
Makuria
Findspot
surface find
Excavation no.
 
Present location
unknown
Museum no.
 
Medium
pottery
Technique
incised
Type of text
unidentified
Language
unidentified
Content
unidentified
Date
600–1299
Notes
 
Material
ceramic
Object dimensions
 
Text dimensions
1.5 x 1.8
Object colour
white
Text colour
 
Lines
1
Height of letters
 
Description
fragment of vessel; inscription outside (?), on body
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
vessel fragmentary; inscription fragmentary
Date
600–1299
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
 
Image
Image not available
Source
Lethmayer – Zach 1986, fig. 11
Image
Image not available
Latest edition
Lethmayer – Zach 1986, p. 143, fig. 11
Other editions
 
Other publications
 
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Text 4469

Provenance
Ghazali
Region
Makuria
Findspot
surface find
Excavation no.
 
Present location
unknown
Museum no.
 
Medium
pottery
Technique
incised
Type of text
unidentified
Language
unidentified
Content
unidentified
Date
600–1299
Notes
 
Material
ceramic
Object dimensions
 
Text dimensions
0.5 x 0.8
Object colour
white
Text colour
 
Lines
1
Height of letters
 
Description
fragment of vessel; inscription outside (?), on body
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
vessel fragmentary; inscription fragmentary
Date
600–1299
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
 
Image
Image not available
Source
Lethmayer – Zach 1986, fig. 13
Image
Image not available
Latest edition
Lethmayer – Zach 1986, p. 143, fig. 13
Other editions
 
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Text 4470

Provenance
Sheikh Daud
Region
Nobadia
Findspot
not recorded
Excavation no.
 
Present location
unknown
Museum no.
 
Medium
pottery
Technique
incised
Type of text
name
Language
unidentified
Content
unidentified monogram
Date
600–1499
Notes
 
Material
ceramic
Object dimensions
not recorded
Text dimensions
not recorded
Object colour
 
Text colour
 
Lines
monogram
Height of letters
 
Description
monogram incised on vessel
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
text complete
Date
600–1499
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
 
Image
Image not available
Source
Presedo Velo 1964, fig. 16.2
Image
Image not available
Latest edition
unpublished; mentioned in Presedo Velo 1964, p. 69, fig. 16.2
Other editions
 
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Text 4471

Provenance
Wadi el-Sebua
Region
Nobadia
Findspot
temple-church, main nave, pillar V, west face
Excavation no.
 
Present location
Coptic Museum, Cairo
Museum no.
CM 11453
Medium
wall
Technique
incised (graffito)
Type of text
name
Language
unidentified
Content
name Petros repeated three times
Date
600–899
Notes
 
Material
plaster
Object dimensions
 
Text dimensions
H: c. 23.2; W: c. 12.8
Object colour
 
Text colour
 
Lines
5
Height of letters
 
Description
several lines of scratched inscription; between lines 3 and 4 ornamelntal cross
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
incomplete, the upper- and lowermost lines almost completely lost
Date
600–899
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
 
Image
Image not available
Source
 
Image
Image not available
Latest edition
Łajtar – Ochała forthcoming (b), no. 5
Other editions
 
Other publications
 
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