Text 41

Provenance
Faras
Region
Nobadia
Findspot
Griffith's cemetery 4, W end of tomb 4.46
Excavation no.
 
Present location
Sudan National Museum, Khartoum
Museum no.
SNM 4499
Medium
stela
Technique
incised
Type of text
epitaph
Language
Coptic
Content
epitaph of woman Anthelia (?)
Date
600–899
Notes
 
Material
sandstone
Object dimensions
H: 21.5; W: 17; Th: 3
Text dimensions
H: 20; W: 14.5
Object colour
grey
Text colour
 
Lines
11
Height of letters
1-1.5
Description
rectangular slab; epigraphic field framed by incised lines; irregular ruling
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
complete but text of ll. 1-2 worn away
Date
600–899
Chronological systems
Egyptian calendar
Dating formulae
ϩ︤ⲛ︥ ⲥⲟⲩ ⲓ︦ⲏ︥̄ ⲙ̄ⲙⲉⲥⲟⲩⲣⲏ
Transcription
"on day 18 of (the month of) Mesore" (ll. 4ľ6)
Months
ⲙⲉⲥⲟⲩⲣⲏ
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
photo by W. Godlewski
Image
Image not available
Source
Griffith 1927, pl. 61.25
Image
Image not available
Latest edition
I. Khartoum Copt. 12, pl. 8
Other editions
Griffith 1927, p. 73, pls. 53.1, 61.25
Other publications
Monneret de Villard 1935–57: 1, p. 200; 4, pl. 119.1
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