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Provenance
Faras
Region
Nobadia
Findspot
Griffith's cemetery 6, E end of tomb 1
Excavation no.
6/1
Present location
Sudan National Museum, Khartoum
Museum no.
SNM 7885
Medium
stela
Technique
incised
Type of text
epitaph
Language
Coptic
Content
epitaph of unidentified woman
Date
600–899
Notes
 
Material
sandstone
Object dimensions
H: 14; W: 16; Th: 6
Text dimensions
 
Object colour
yellowish
Text colour
 
Lines
8
Height of letters
1
Description
fragment of rectangular slab; epigraphic field framed by double incised line
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
lower part preserved; surface very much worn; 3 lines illegible
Date
600–899
Chronological systems
Egyptian calendar
Dating formulae
ϩⲛ̄ ⲥⲟⲩ ϣⲟⲙ̄︤ⲛ︥ⲧ ⲙ̄ ⲡ̣ⲁⲁⲡ̣ⲉ
Transcription
"on day three of (the month of) Phaophi" (ll. 5–7)
Months
ⲡ̣ⲁⲁⲡ̣ⲉ
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
photo by W. Godlewski
Image
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Source
 
Image
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Latest edition
I. Khartoum Copt. 15, pl. 11
Other editions
 
Other publications
Griffith 1927, p. 76
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