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Provenance: Faras
Region: Nobadia
Findspot: cathedral, south pastophorium, niche in east wall; to the right of painting no. 54 (Christ Emmanuel)
Excavation no.: J 226k.2/3 (neg. nos. Fa.63/4.1393, Fa.63/4.1400, Fa.63/4.1401)
Present location: Sudan National Museum, Khartoum
Museum no.: SNM 24361

Medium: wall
Technique: painted (dipinto)
Type of text: catalogue
Language: Greek/Coptic/Old Nubian
Content: list of bishops of Pachoras
Date: 900–1150
Notes

Material: plaster
Object dimensions
Text dimensions: H: 87; W: 58
Object colour
Text colour: black
Lines: 32
Height of letters

Description: large painted inscription divided into five columns by vertical lines: name, word 'years', number of years, month of death, day of death; ll. 1–16 written in one hand, the remaining lines in different hands; from l. 24 columnar layout replaced by descriptive one
Decorative elements
State of preservation: incomplete; letters largely obliterated, especially in upper right part

Date: 900–1150
Chronological systems: Egyptian calendar

Dating formulae: ⲉⲙ̣ⲏ̣ⲛ̣ ⲉⲡⲓⲫⲓ ⲕ
ⲙⲉⲥⲟⲣⲏ ⲓ︦ⲅ︥̄
ⲭⲟ︦ⲓ︦ⲁ︦ⲕ ⲓ︦ⲋ︥̄
ⲙ⸌ⲏ⸍ⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲡⲓⲫ ⲏⲙⲏ̣ ⲕ̣̄ⲋ
ⲙⲏⲛⲟⲥ ⲑⲱⲑ ⲕ̄︤ⲇ︥
ⲉⲡⲓⲫ ⲓ︦ⲍ︥̄
ⲙⲉⲥⲟⲩⲣⲓ : ⲕ̄ⲁ︥
ⲡⲁⲭⲱⲛⲏ̣ⲁ • ⲓ︦ • ⲗⲟ
ⲡⲁⲩⲛⲏⲁ • ⲓ︦ ⲗ[ⲟ]
Transcription: "in the month of Epeiph, (day) 20" (l. 18)
"Mesore 13" (l. 19)
"Choiak 16" (l. 20)
"in the month of Epeiph, day 26" (l. 21)
"in the month of Thoth, (day) 24" (l. 22)
"Epeiph 17" (l. 24)
"Mesore 21" (l. 26)
"on Pachon 10" (l. 27)
"on Payni 10" (l. 28)
Months: ⲉⲡⲓⲫⲓ, ⲙⲉⲥⲟⲣⲏ, ⲭⲟ︦ⲓ︦ⲁ︦ⲕ, ⲉⲡⲓⲫ (x2), ⲑⲱⲑ, ⲙⲉⲥⲟⲩⲣⲓ, ⲡⲁⲭⲱⲛⲏ̣-ⲁ, ⲡⲁⲩⲛⲏ-ⲁ
Weakdays
Feasts

Offices & titles: abba (ⲁⲃ): ll. 16, 21; (ⲁ︦ⲃ︦): ll. 18, 19, 22, 23, 24 (x2), 26; (ⲁⲃⲃⲁ): l. 20; (ⲁⲃ⸌ⲃ⸍): ll. 27, 28, 30
bishop of Pachoras (= Faras) (ⲉⲡⲓⲥ⸌ⲕ⸍ ⲡⲁ⸌ⲭ⸍): ll. 24 (x2), 30; (ⲉⲡⲓⲥ⸌ⲕ⸍ ⲡ̣ⲁ̣⸌ⲭ⸍): l. 26; (ⲉ̇ⲡⲓⲥ⸌ⲕ⸍ ⲡⲁ⸌ⲭ⸍): l. 28
bishop (ⲉ̇ⲡⲓⲥ⸌ⲕ⸍): l. 28

Toponyms & ethnonyms: Pachoras (= Faras) (ⲡⲁ⸌ⲭ⸍): ll. 24 (x2), 26, 28, 30
Timikleos (= Dongola) (ⲧⲓⲙⲏⲕⲗⲉⲟⲥ): l. 28 (corr. A. Łajtar)

Bibliography & list of abbreviations

Source: Jakobielski 1972, fig. 69
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Bibliography & list of abbreviations

Latest edition: I. Faras Copt., pp. 190–5, fig. 69
Other editions: Jakobielski 1966c, pp. 152–70

Other publications: Michałowski 1963b, p. 240, n. 14; Michałowski 1964a, pp. 196, 200, 202, pl. 40b; Michałowski 1965a, p. 8; Michałowski 1967, pp. 19, 45, 75–6, 98, fig. 52; Jakobielski 1969, p. 502, fig. 5; Michałowski 1970a, pp. 13–14, il. 3; Jakobielski 1971, pp. 194–9; Altheim – Stiehl 1971, pp. 500–3; Jakobielski 1975, p. 327; Jakobielski 1978, pp. 143–5, pl. 42; Godlewski 1995, pp. 113–14; Richter 2002, pp. 177–80; Vantini 2009, pl. between pp. 128–9; Łajtar 2015b, pp. 233–4, 238, 241–2

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Provenance: Gebel Adda
Region: Nobadia
Findspot: in debris in Church I
Excavation no.
Present location: Coptic Museum, Cairo
Museum no.: 6753

Medium: stela
Technique: incised
Type of text: epitaph
Language: Coptic
Content: epitaph of man Tarlage
Date: 700–899
Notes

Material: limestone
Object dimensions: H: 28; W: 20
Text dimensions
Object colour
Text colour
Lines: 8
Height of letters

Description: rectangular slab; epigraphic field framed by incised line
Decorative elements
State of preservation: complete

Date: 700–899
Chronological systems: Egyptian calendar

Dating formulae: ϩⲛ̄ ⲥⲟⲩ ϣⲙⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̄ⲧⲱⲃⲉ
Transcription: "on day eight of (the month of) Tybi" (ll. 7–8)
Months: ⲧⲱⲃⲉ
Weakdays
Feasts

Offices & titles

Toponyms & ethnonyms

Bibliography & list of abbreviations

Source: Mina 1942, pl. I, 1
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Bibliography & list of abbreviations

Latest edition: I. Mina 1, pl. 1.1
Other editions

Other publications: Monneret de Villard 1935–57: 1, p. 178

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Provenance: Sakinya
Region: Nobadia
Findspot: not recorded
Excavation no.
Present location: Coptic Museum, Cairo
Museum no.: 6754

Medium: stela
Technique: incised
Type of text: epitaph
Language: Coptic
Content: epitaph of woman Theophania
Date: 700–999
Notes

Material: sandstone
Object dimensions: H: 28; W: 19
Text dimensions
Object colour
Text colour
Lines: 12
Height of letters

Description: rectangular slab; epigraphic field framed by incised line
Decorative elements
State of preservation: complete

Date: 700–999
Chronological systems: Egyptian calendar

Dating formulae: ⲛ̄ⲥⲟⲩ ϫⲟⲩⲧϣⲙⲟⲩⲛ ⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲣⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ
Transcription: "on day twenty-eight of (the month of) Pharmouthi" (ll. 9–11)
Months: ⲡⲁⲣⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ
Weakdays
Feasts

Offices & titles

Toponyms & ethnonyms

Bibliography & list of abbreviations

Source: Mina 1942, pl. I, 2
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Latest edition: I. Mina 2, pl. I, 2
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Provenance: Sakinya
Region: Nobadia
Findspot: not recorded
Excavation no.
Present location: Coptic Museum, Cairo
Museum no.: 6755

Medium: stela
Technique: incised
Type of text: epitaph
Language: Coptic
Content: epitaph of Sebadaios
Date: 700–999
Notes

Material: sandstone
Object dimensions: H: 21; W: 16.5
Text dimensions
Object colour
Text colour
Lines: 9
Height of letters

Description: rectangular slab; epigraphic field framed by incised lines on left right side and by raised border at top and bottom
Decorative elements
State of preservation: complete

Date: 700–999
Chronological systems: Egyptian calendar

Dating formulae: ⲧⲩⲃⲓ ⲕ̄︤ⲏ︥̄
Transcription: "Tybi 28" (l. 9)
Months: ⲧⲩⲃⲓ
Weakdays
Feasts

Offices & titles

Toponyms & ethnonyms

Bibliography & list of abbreviations

Source: Mina 1942, pl. II, 1
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Latest edition: I. Mina 3, pl. II, 1
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Provenance: Sakinya
Region: Nobadia
Findspot: not recorded
Excavation no.
Present location: Coptic Museum, Cairo
Museum no.: 6756

Medium: stela
Technique: incised
Type of text: epitaph
Language: Coptic
Content: epitaph of woman Paimeno
Date: 700–999
Notes

Material: sandstone
Object dimensions: H: 22; W: 17
Text dimensions
Object colour
Text colour
Lines: 9
Height of letters

Description
Decorative elements
State of preservation

Date: 700–999
Chronological systems: Egyptian calendar

Dating formulae: ϩⲛ̄ ϫⲟⲩⲧⲁϥⲧⲉ ⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲣⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ
Transcription: "on (day) twenty-four of (the month of) Pharmouthi" (ll. 5–7)
Months: ⲡⲁⲣⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ
Weakdays
Feasts

Offices & titles

Toponyms & ethnonyms

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Latest edition: I. Mina 4
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Provenance: Sakinya
Region: Nobadia
Findspot: not recorded
Excavation no.
Present location: Coptic Museum, Cairo
Museum no.: 6757

Medium: stela
Technique: incised
Type of text: epitaph
Language: Coptic
Content: epitaph of woman Staphanou
Date: 700–999
Notes

Material: sandstone
Object dimensions: H: 24; W: 14.5
Text dimensions
Object colour
Text colour
Lines: 10
Height of letters

Description: rectangular slab
Decorative elements
State of preservation: complete; only part of right margin damaged but without harm to text

Date: 700–999
Chronological systems: Egyptian calendar

Dating formulae: ⲃⲁⲁⲡ ⲓ̈ⲃ
Transcription: "Phaophi 12" (l. 10)
Months: ⲃⲁⲁⲡ
Weakdays
Feasts

Offices & titles

Toponyms & ethnonyms

Bibliography & list of abbreviations

Source: Mina 1942, pl. II, 2
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Latest edition: I. Mina 5, pl. II, 2
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Provenance: Sakinya
Region: Nobadia
Findspot: not recorded
Excavation no.
Present location: Coptic Museum, Cairo
Museum no.: 6758

Medium: stela
Technique: incised
Type of text: epitaph
Language: Coptic
Content: epitaph of woman Tamoh
Date: 700–999
Notes

Material: sandstone
Object dimensions: H: 23.5; W: 16.5
Text dimensions
Object colour
Text colour
Lines: 12
Height of letters

Description
Decorative elements
State of preservation

Date: 700–999
Chronological systems: Egyptian calendar

Dating formulae: ⲛ̄ⲥⲟⲩ ϫⲟⲩⲧⲁϥⲧⲉ ⲛ̄ ⲕⲱⲉⲓ̈ⲁϩⲕ
Transcription: "on day twenty-four of (the month of) Choiak" (ll. 9–11)
Months: ⲕⲱⲉⲓ̈ⲁϩⲕ
Weakdays
Feasts

Offices & titles

Toponyms & ethnonyms

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Latest edition: I. Mina 6
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Provenance: Sakinya
Region: Nobadia
Findspot: not recorded
Excavation no.
Present location: Coptic Museum, Cairo
Museum no.: 6759

Medium: stela
Technique: incised
Type of text: epitaph
Language: Coptic
Content: epitaph of woman Harmi
Date: 700–999
Notes

Material: sandstone
Object dimensions: H: 19; W: 12
Text dimensions
Object colour
Text colour
Lines: 12
Height of letters

Description
Decorative elements
State of preservation: right upper corner broken off

Date: 700–999
Chronological systems: Egyptian calendar

Dating formulae: ϩⲛ̄ ⲥⲟⲩ ⲕ̣ⲅ̣ ⲧⲟⲩⲃⲉ
Transcription: "on day 23 (of the month of) Tybi" (ll. 10–11)
Months: ⲧⲟⲩⲃⲉ
Weakdays
Feasts

Offices & titles

Toponyms & ethnonyms

Source
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Latest edition: I. Mina 7
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Provenance: Sakinya
Region: Nobadia
Findspot: not recorded
Excavation no.
Present location: Coptic Museum, Cairo
Museum no.: 6760

Medium: stela
Technique: incised
Type of text: epitaph
Language: Coptic
Content: epitaph of woman Tapmi
Date: 700–999
Notes

Material: sandstone
Object dimensions: H: 18.5; W: 16
Text dimensions
Object colour
Text colour
Lines: 11
Height of letters

Description
Decorative elements
State of preservation

Date: 700–999
Chronological systems: Egyptian calendar

Dating formulae: ϫⲟⲩϫⲧⲁⲥⲉ ⲡⲁⲣⲙⲟⲩⲑ
Transcription: "(on day) twenty-six (of the month of) Pharmouthi" (ll. 8–10)
Months: ⲡⲁⲣⲙⲟⲩⲑ
Weakdays
Feasts