Coptic Monuments: Catalogue Général des Antiquités Égyptiennes du Musée du Caire 9781463215002

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Coptic Monuments

Catalogue Général des Antiquités Égyptiennes du Musée du Caire

W. E. Crum

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CATALOGUE GÉNÉRAL DES

ANTIQUITÉS

ÉGYPTIENNES

DU MUSÉE DU CAIRE. -Î5C

GOPTIG

MONUMENTS.

8001 a-d. Coptic m a n u s c r i p t — Parchment. — Height o m. 3 7 5 mill., breadth 0 m. 2 7 5 mill. — Akhmim. Four complete leaves, paged [

O

I J f O f t H

in red, green and yellow. Page

i S II

J l

1

1

1

numbers sometimes red. Rubrics, stops, the letter red. CONTENTS DIALECT

: Psalms LXIX-LXXII and LXVIII, aA-LXXIII,

i5.

: Sa'idic.

8002 a-h, Coptic manuscript. — Parchment. — H e i g h t 0 m. 32 cent., breadth o m. 2 3 cent. — Akhmim. 9 1

l

y

f

y

• i • •'rT*

O 0 % \ t ^ V

DIALECT

: Sa'idic.

BIBL. : BODRIANT, Recueil

de

travaux,

h.

IV,

8005. Coptic manuscript. — Parchment. — o m. 2/i cent. —

Akhmim.

ft j rnJLirr*

a Two columns of ? lines each, ruled with dry point.

—

%

Initials slightly enlarged and not coloured. wp

-

* DIALECT

Height 0 m. 2 3 cent., breadth

No ornaments or colours. CONTENTS:

Epistle of S . J a m e s I , 2 0 - I I ,

: Sa'idic.

( 1 ) F r o m t h e s a m e m a n u s c r i p t as B r i t i s h M u s e u m , n° 7 2 . (2) B o u g h t i n C a i r o ( v . Recueil

de travaux,

IV,

1).

6.

COPTIC

MONUMENTS.

8006 a-j. Coptic manuscript.— Parchment. — Height o m. 3 2 7 mill., breadth o m. 26 cent. — Akhmim

(1)

.

Six consecutive leaves, paged p i e - p o g .

ftW

Two columns of 3 o lines each, ruled perpendi-

f

W

_

**

c l a r f y only. Initials slightly enlarged, not coloured and accompanied sometimes by * .

# tf %

•

o

No other ornaments, except p. p i ? , where, at end of the i

sl

»

text, a space is filled by lines of r s j

C v j

*"

VVV t T ' - ' O

» >

To the outer edge of the 1 5 1 leaf a leather tab is affixed. CONTENTS

: Parts of two Epistles of Shenoute (Sinuthius), both addressed

apparently

to an infidel named KPOMOC, whose idolatries (worship of sun, moon, stars,) sorcery (NGKMATIX) and neglect of the poor are bitterly inveighed against. Text often very obscure. Begins: The

I

8T

TXYPNGKPCDMGNG NXI r u p o y N T x n G y x r r c x i O N o n o y e n r o j . . . E p i s t l e e n d s : XYCI> N T N N A Y

MMXTpiApXHC The

5!nd b e g i n s

GTBHHTq

: c m o y e i o y

NCXHI

c m - o n

GKGZCDB G X Y T G K Q

MNNOE

2A26NU)CDNG.

eniCTOXH

—

GpupxNTBxcyop

AOJKAK

GBOX

G T G N T O K n G n2M2AX HtlMAMMCDNXC. . . . Ends : GBOX 2NN neiNOC.

8010 a, b, c. Coptic manuscript (2) . — Parchment. — H e i g h t 0 m. 32 5 mill., breadth o m. 2 6 3 mill. — Akhmim. Parts of two leaves, joined but not consecutive, ^ m m m mg? and a small fragment. Paging lost.

m• •

*

Two columns of about 3 3 lines each, ruled per-

'"A' O

éj§

A

pendicularly only. Initials slightly enlarged and accompanied by coarse scrolls J

1

/l

J y

J f

¥

in green and red. The letter is similarly coloured. CONTENTS

: Severas of Antioch, parts of one or two Discourses

(or Epistles). (MXNH)

Fol. a deals with the heresy of

Manes

« and Thomas, his disciple, v who had rejected

the Apocalypse of John, and speaks of the reading of their works « in the midst of the xadoXixrf of Antioch v and of those who are drunken and fornicate even around the altar. Fol. b treats of certain heretics who laid undue weight on the efficacy of frequent communion etc. On fol. a NT

NT6^>ycic. . .

: Sa'idic.

Coptic manuscript1^. — Parchment. —Height o m. 29 cent., breadth o m. 225 mill. — Akhmîm.

8018 arb.

Two complete, consecutive leaves, paged T I E — N H . Two columns of a g - 3 i lines each, ruled perpendicularly only. From same manuscript as

(1)

la Misston française, Reln°

Z O E G A , CLXXIII,

cccix, Paris, Bibl. Nat.,

IV, 5a 1, ff.), British Museum,

11°

12913,

3 5 5 , also Leyden, 11°

I8-4I 88

and

(published Mémoires de MISGARELU ,

Aeg. Co Ad.

Tin.

(2) From the same manuscript as Paris, Bibl. Nat., 1 2 9 " , ) o 5 - i o 8 and 1 2 9 " , 7 4 , 76. (3)

From the same manuscript (or by the same scribe as)

British Museum, n"

364,

and Paris, Bibl. Nat.,

I29

ZOEGA, CXXIII; CLVII ( V . H I V E R N Â T , 1 8

N6,

I3I3,

81

op. cit.),

-85 and especially l.'ii 1 ,

ccxi.vm*, 20

which,

fragment shows the beginning of these Acts, attributing them to a bishop of Jerusalem. It is thence probable that their subject is Stephen the protomartyr.

COPTIC

9

MONUMENTS.

Initials vary in size and are coloured red or yellow. Stops, ornaments, etc. similarly coloured. A specimen of the script is published inHwEBNAT, Album, pl. X I I , 2. CONTENTS

: From the Acts or Miracles of S. Stephen, who in the guise of a soldier,

convicts a thief of having stolen certain gold and silver communion vessels from his and thereupon punishes him by flogging. There is also the commencement of

T07TOS

another anecdote referring to a rich man of Gaza. Begins : M n a x n o c Ends : . .

CT6 ] p o c t i e r

: mo\IB6

DIALECT

H M O N I

P A T [HA A ] T H C

mzooy

MAJ

t^nm

: Sa'idic.

8022. Coptic manuscript. —

Parchment. —

Height o m. 18 cent., breadth

o m. a 6 5 mill. — Akhmim. Part of a leaf. Paging gone.

[

y

Two columns, ruled with dry point.

l

fill

Q Q

"

Initials vary in size and are coloured red.

A

(

Ornaments in margin red. CONTENTS

|

^

ft

: From an account of an em-

O

bassy sent with two letters to Antioch to fetch Coelestine ( KG AGC T I N o c ) (3>, the name of the envoy being Frumentius ( < J > p o y M 6 N T i o c ) . The text doubtless treated of the Council of Ephesus. : G T N A N O Y O Y

Begins Ends

: . . .NEJCXQ

DIALECT

N

III, ha.

. .

6KJC.[iC6.

Sa'idic with many Mid. Egypt forms; AnecHT etc.

Dialect:

aci^hi, n a m t g ,

6MM6,

ntak,

8028. Coptic m a n u s c r i p t — P a p e r . — Height 0 m . 1 7 c . , b r e a d t h 0 m . 12 c. —

Akhmim.

One leaf. Not paged. Five lines of writing; very coarse and irregular. (1) Same of ihe words recur in Aeg. Z., 1885, 117 ff.

COPTIC

CONTENTS

13

MONUMENTS.

: Apparently Arabic alchemistic terms transcribed. The following is the text : • • coyNXoyqeq e c n m r e x . • •

CHIA6KOYH

XXMXrpX

|

A

' • ACCeNJCAp " • xccepNH.2

: a letter in which MHNA, ^ A Z

TY*AKH

occurs twice, also the names

XNX

06OA.OC1,

1CU2ANNHC, n K y p i c BGAicxpi, and « t h e Persians v ( H n p c o c ,

which may help to date the manuscript); also the title

cr^oXacrTtxis.

The

recto was

presumably the side with the fibres j. DIALECT

: Sa'idic.

8075. Coptic manuscript. — Papyrus. — o m. 2 7 cent. —

Height o m. 1 8 cent., breadth

Former n° 7 1 2 .

Fragment. Parts of about 2 0 iines, on both sides of leaf. Script : 9 hands, both large, ligatureless. CONTENTS

: from the end of a legal (or commercial) document, showing the subscriptions

of the parties concerned. DIALECT

: Mid. Egyptian.

8076. Coptic manuscript. — o m. 1 8 5 mill. —

Papyrus. —

Height

0 m. 08 cent.,

Former n ° 7 i B .

Fragment. Parts of about 1 9 lines, on both sides of leaf.

breadth

24

CATALOGUE

DU M U S É E

DU

CAIRE.

Script : 2 or 3 hands, of which the principal is small and clear with few ligatures. CONTENTS

: From a legal document addressed to(?)

MHIU,

the son of e e o m c r o c , the

Oeconomus and? [attached to the church o f ] S. Mary, enjoining or permitting them to continue in their house for a year from the actual date, the ? Phaophi of the 3 J indiction. The nome of cyMiN Panopolis is mentioned. The verso (fibres —») has the beginning of a letter from n o Y j x x c p i x to iciA.tDpoc, and has remnants of earlier texts in other hands. DIALECT

: Sa'idic.

8077. Coptic manuscript. — Papyrus. — Height o m. 075 mill., breadth o m. 09 cent. — Former. n° 781. Fragment. Parts of 7 lines. Fibres J. Script small, few ligatures. CONTENTS : ? DIALECT

: Sa'idic with Mid. Eg. tendencies (nwos

epcuMc).

The other side of the fragment has a Greek text.

8078. Coptic manuscript. — Papyrus.—Height o m. 195 mill., breadth o m. 10 cent. — Former n° 782. Fragment. Parts of 11 lines, on both sides of leaf. Script thin, ligatured ; lines far apart. CONTENTS

: From a letter. Beginning (fibres D ^ M r t N o y h

DIALECT:

Mid. Egyptian.

ANXKCOYGIT

(1)

eicyiNiiSi.

8079. Coptic manuscript. — Parchment. — Height o m. 17 cent, breadth 0 m. i 4 cent. — Former n° 788. Fragment. Parts of 3 a lines, on both sides of leaf. The leaf was folded 7 times. Text in one column. Initials very slighthly enlarged. The text is divided into stanzas of 2 or 3 lines. The first line of each begins more to the left than the others. CONTENTS

: The story of Christ's baptism by John in the form of a dialogue between

them, e. gg. (1) C O Y C I T — L I O J « (v. Corp. Pap. Rain.

Rechtsurh.,

CLI.)

(2) Brit. Mus., or. 5 7 0 6 , a liturgical work, has this text. Preust.

Ak.,

1897).

Cf. also ERBAN, « Kopt.

Volfolitt.»

(Abl). Kon.

COPTIC MONUMENTS.

25

x x i p e icd2a.nnh[c^ x x i p e nBxnx[iCTHCm. x N O K n e 7c ncgjHpe M J i h i a n t o k p ^ T C D P NTOKnG i o > 2 a n [ n h c n c p j n p e n z x [ x a . p i x c XNOKne TC nujHpe n t i i a p o g h o c n t o k . n e i c d z a n n h c ncijHpe n 6 a i c a . b 6 t . Dialect : Sa'idic. 8080.

Coptic m a n u s c r i p t ( 1 ) . breadth

o m.

i3

—

Parchment.

—

Height

^

M A

o

m.

185

mill.,

cent.

A complete leaf. Not paged. One column of a o lines. The text is palimpsest.

jffl

Initials slightly enlarged.

'

***

No ornaments or colours. Contents : From a Homily or treatise dealing here with the natures of Christ and quoting Cyril, Proclus « in the Epistle to the Armenians, * and Dionysius the Areopagite « in the 5 th xetyakatov on the name of the Godhead n .

Begins : c r c g o o n mn n t g n N O y c . . . Ends : . . .cm.xcd m m o c . Dialect : Sa'idic. 8084. Coptic m a n u s c r i p t . — 0

m.

185

Parchment.—Height

o m.

22

cent.,

breadth

mill.

Parts of a leaf. Paging lost. Two columns of more than 9 9 lines each, ruled perpendicularly only. Initials vary in size; some coloured red and green, others red. They are sometimes accompanied by coloured scrolls. £ «r | »

^f

w ^

*

M

4k

1

Contents : From a Homily, treating here of Christ's

I I / *

^L

^

passion and glory, of the ark of Noah etc. 'y>.

(

f )

Begins : m •

^ *

(1) Peter's prayer at S. Mark's shrine, V. Baronius, arm. 3 i o (p. 4 7 2 ) . (2) Pyrrhus is the magistrate in the martyrdom of Mena; v. LEYDEN, M». copt., An, Bolland., (3)

Cf.

282 and the Greek Acta in

III.

Zoeoa, Catal.,

n° CXLV (last fragt.), CXLVI. The Arabic version (transl.

II, n° i ) , is identical with our text.

Amelineau, Conlet

et romant,

COPTIC

29

MONUMENTS.

Stops, etc. red. CONTENTS

: From a Lectionary, with parts of lessons from

(1)

a Homily upon Moses,

( 2 ) Psalm LXXXIX ( 3 ) S. Matthew, XIII, 5o-5 7 , (k) Ep. to Romans, XVI, 1. Before the last, a list of lessons to be read on 27 th Epep, i s t and ik xh Mesoure (though designed also for i 5 t h Hathor and 7th Thouth), The lesson from Romans opens those for 16 th Mesoure, i. e. Festival of Virgin's Assumption. Begins: e^ruMoy Ends

;

• • •

. . . T6NCCDN6

DIALECT

ERR

: Sa'idic.

8094. Coptic manuscript. — P a r c h m e n t . — H e i g h t 0 m. 1 7 cent., breadth o m. 1 6 cent. Part of a leaf. Paging lost. From the last p. of the Gospel of S. John. Fol. a, words e y ^ r r e x i O N N K X T A I C D 2 X N N O Y IN

frame (black); below which,

colophon of the scribe Thomas, son of Jacob, eTZNArm Fol.b, part of a large ornament, in red and black,occuping whole page; in middle, rectangular cross; in field a. a., monograms 7c x c ; at jS /3, birds, likewise at y y; §

8092. Coptic manuscript. — Parchment. — o m.

S J b U J ' "

w V

TCI DIALECT

Height o m. 1 6 cent., breadth

mill.

fclifll ^

illegible words.

leaf. Paging lost. Initials enlarged and coloured red. Stops, etc. red. CONTENTS

: From S. Mark, ch. II.

: Sa'idic.

8093. Coptic manuscript. — Parchment. -

Height o m. 20

cent., breadth

o m. 1 2 cent. Part of a leaf. Paging lost. Two columns. Initials? No colours. CONTENTS

: From I John II ( 1 6 etc.).

In margin (later ink); DIALECT

: Sa'idic.

(¿¿Jl e y l l .

t^irei-

C A T A L O G U E DU MUSÉE DU CAIRE.

30

8094. Coptic manuscript. — Parchment. — Height o m. 1 5 5

mill.,

breadth

o m. i 8 5 mill. Part of a leaf; paged 7e\ k. Two columns. fjl

y

Initials slightly enlarged. No colours. ^

CONTENTS

*

I I

—VII. 6

(1) .

Begins : t o y s o > o y N x e i z e . . . .

Ends: . . . e]ROX DIALECT

: The Revelation VI.

26NT6Y

[n]xchp-

a h

: Sa'idie.

8095 a, b, c. Coptic manuscript. — Parchment. — a) Height o m. 21 cent., breadth

0 m. 1 7 5 mill. —

b) Height 0 m. 07 cent.,

breadth

0 m. 07 cent. — c) Height 0 m. 10 cent., breadth 0 m. i 3 cent. Part of 2 leaves; ( a ) paged [m?]j q? Two columns of 29 lines each, ruled with dry point. Initials slightly enlarged. No colours or ornaments. Script, cf. CONTENTS

HYVERNAT,

Album, pi.

VI.

: From the Apophthegmata Patrum.

In b) am a CAppA. is mentioned®.

a) Begins: mye anc Ends:

mxMA2T6

iNTNZOf.

M.

b) Begins: mo'v ZKX.wm. Ends:

RMnAM66y[ei

c) Begins: (illegible)

Ends:. . . . pxpix DIALECT:

NNAI

ep.

Sa'idic.

8096. Coptic manuscript. — Parchment. — Height

0 m. 2 i 5 mill., breadth

o m. 2 1 cent. Part of a leaf. Paging lost. One column of more than a 5 lines, ruled with dry point.

J ^ j f ^

^

Some initials enlarged and ornamented. Titles etc. red. CONTENTS

: Psalms; fragmentary verses.

Begins: myo ezpxi

T

NNGM.XO . . . .

Ends: i e e N o y o r m DIALECT:

Sa'idic.

(1) Cf. text in Goussf.s, Stud, theol., I , p. 21 ff. (2) The text of b. = Migne, Pair. Lat., the i 5

lh

BaremhAt.

7 3 , p. g a 5 , 110 7 3 . Sara is commemorated in the Synaxarium 011

COPTIC

MONUMENTS.

31

8097 a-b. Coptic manuscript.—Parchment.— a) Height o m. 15 cent.,breadth o m. l i cent. — 6) Height o m. i 4 cent., breadth o m. i o cent. Two leaves; not paged. One column of 1 6 - 2 3 lines. Some initials enlarged and ornamented. a ) Begins: Ends: h)

G T B G O Y

. .oyoN

.

T6tnh6. . . .

NIM

n(x)o6iC

Begins:

Ends:

BTJCCD BCDTG.

. . . .NI[M 6 T ] M 6

DIALECT

/< "f t* a y

: Psalms VI, a-V, 11.

CONTENTS

[Mnjeox . . .

M[NE]KPXN

: Sa'idic.

8098. Coptic manuscript(1). — Parchment. — Height o m. 185 mill., breadth o m. 2 1 cent. Part of a leaf ; paged Tz [ÏH] .

V^PXflL Two columns p e M n K X M o y x and its remittance

CONTENTS:

or dissolution DIALECT

(ROJX

esox).

: Sa'idic.

8465. Coptic ostrakon. — Earthenware. — Height o m. i 3 5 mill. Text on one side. 19 lines. Ligatureless script. Letter from

CONTENTS:

ICXXK

to

N X Y * O C ,

referring to a

XCDTI*

which had not been

returned to its owner (v. n° 8 1 1 x). DIALECT

: Sa'idic.

8166. Coptic ostrakon. — Earthenware. — Height o in. 15 cent. Text on one side. 2 2 lines. Top corner lost. Several ligatures in script. CONTENTS

: Legal declaration

BY

A N X C T A C G

and x N A . p e x c , son of

to their law-suit with n x - r o y c i p G , and witnessed by son

of

GNCDX,

COONIAC

referring

the deacon,

MANNG.

Sa'idic.

DIALECT:

8167. Coptic ostrakon. —Earthenware. — H e i g h t o m . 2/1 cent. — Medinet HabouW. Text on one side. 27 lines. Clumsy, ligatureless script. CONTENTS:

Letter from? to?, begging for charity and describing the necessity of

the

writer and his children. DIALECT

: Sa'idic.

8168. Coptic ostrakon ( 2 ) .— Earthenware. — Height o m .

mill.

Text on one side. 1 5 lines. Put together from 7 fragments. Sloping, ligatureless script. CONTENTS:

Letter from

other persons. DIALECT:

Sa'idic.

(1) In pencil, MA. (2) In ink, i4.

I2XNHC

(sic) to

I2XNHC,

apparently asking charity for some

COPTIC

8469. Coptic o s t r a k o n

(1)

MONUMENTS.

. —Earthenware. —

hi

Height o m . 19 cent.

Text on one side. Several ligatures in script. CONTENTS'.

Ackwowledgment by c e Y n p o c , son of coy^tDMtDN, of a loan from

u)6NeTO>M, son of T u y c which he will repay in wine at the next vintage. Signed by 3 witnesses. DIALECT

: Sa'idic.

8470. Coptic o s t r a k o n . — E a r t h e n w a r e . — H e i g h t o m . 1 6 5 mill. —

Medinet

Habou « Text on one side. About 12 lines. Several ligatures in script.

8474.

CONTENTS

: A list

DIALECT:

Sa'idic.

(TNOCIC)

of various articles found in

NMOYCIKE

(ftovZ/xiov).

Coptic o s t r a k o n . — E a r t h e n w a r e . — Height o m . a h 5 mill. Text continued on back. 9 3 lines. Put together from 2 fragments. Ligatureless script. CONTENTS

: Letter from

DIALECT:

Sa'idic.

n e C N T e

to z w o , with a quotation from Psalm LXVIII.

8472. Coptic o s t r a k o n . — E a r t h e n w a r e . — Height 0 m . 0 9 cent. Text on one side. 1 k lines. Irregular, ligatureless script. CONTENTS:

Letter from Paul to

riecNTe

with greetings and a request that dates

should be sent him. DIALECT

: Sa'idic.

8473. Coptic o s t r a k o n ( 3 ) . — E a r t h e n w a r e . — H e i g h t 0 m . 11 cent. Text on one side. 12 lines. Lower part lost. Put together from two fragments. Thick, ligatureless, script. CONTENTS: DIALECT

From a letter, from

A-VYEI-A.

to

: Sa'idic.

(1) F r o m Thebes, since the writers lived in X H M G . (2) In pencil. MH. (3) In ink 10 lines.

GIZANNHC,

asking for charity.

48

C A T A L O G U E DU MUSÉE DU CAIRE.

8474. Coptic ostrakon. — Earthenware. — Height o m. 16 cent. Text on one side. 1 9 lines. Put together from 9 fragments. End lost. F e w ligatures in script. CONTENTS

: Letter f r o m ? to ?, in which the writer recalls a conversation with the recipient

regarding a busines transaction. DIALECT

: Sa'idic.

8175. Coptic ostrakon. — Earthenware. — Height o m. i 3 cent. Text on one side. 1 0 lines. Much ligatured script, very unclear. CONTENTS

: Apparently a commercial document, relating to the purchase or delivery of

grain. DIALECT

: Sa'idic.

8176. Coptic ostrakon. —Earthenware. — Height o m. 18 cent. — Medinet HabouW. Text on one side. Left and lower sides lost. 1 6 lines. Ligatureless script. CONTENTS:

F r o m a legal or commercial document, in w h i c h

ZAXXKOCTG =

20x0-

K O T T i N O C . It bore the signatures of witnesses. DIALECT

: Sa'idie.

8177. Coptic ostrakon. — Earthenware. — Height 0 m. 12 cent. — Dêr el Bahri. Text on one side. 1 1 lines. S m a l l , ligatured script. CONTENTS:

Letter from x n x

BIKTCDP

to

IAKCDB

son of K O ? ? authorizing him ( e m -

T p o n e i ) to sow a field for him. DIALECT

: Sa'idic.

8178. Coptic ostrakon. — Earthenware. — Height 0 m. 12 cent. — Dêr el Bahri Text on one side. 1 6 lines. Left corner broken off. Sloping ligatureless script. CONTTENTS

: Letter from

tremis. DIALECT

: Sa'idic.

(1) In pencil, MH. (2) In pencil, DB. (3) In pencil, DB.

M

Hp ? to

COXCDMCON

, begging for the repayment or loan of a

COPTIC

8179. Coptic ostrakon. —

MONUMENTS.

Earthenware. — Height o m. i 5 cent.

—Dêr

el Bahri Text on one side. 1 7 lines. Irregular, ligatureless script. Letter from the headmen of... to those of Jême, dealing with the delivery of

CONTENTS:

certain grain. Sa'idic.

DIALECT :

8180. Coptic ostrakon. —

Earthenware. —

Height o m. i 3 cent. — D ê r el

Bahri Text on one side. 8 lines. Right and lower sides broken off. Thick, uneven script. CONTENTS :

Letter from ^ ¿ . y e i A . M n x y ^ o c to 2 H x e c x i o c in which the former de-

clares the obligation of the latter to him to be ended. Sa'idic.

DIALECT :

8181. Coptic ostrakon. — Earthenware. — Height o m. 1 6 5 mill. — Dêr el Bahri W Text on one side. 1 h lines. Sloping script; a few ligatures. CONTENTS :

Letter from

NXZXM,

son ofriA.nA.c,to

C O Y C X N M A ,

daugh. of

T A X H A ,

in

which the writer goes surety for the recipient for a camel's load of grain ( s p x ) . DIALECT :

Sa'idic.

8182. Coptic ostrakon. — Earthenware. — Height 0 m. 19 cent. — Dêr el Bahri M Text on one side. 12 lines. Right and lower sides broken off. Irregular, ligatureless script. CONTENTS : DIALECT :

From instructions of a superior (?) to the brethren « in the hill n as to conduct. Sa'idic.

8183. Coptic ostrakon. —

Earthenware. — H e i g h t

0 m.

iA5 mill.

Text on one side. 21 lines. S m a l l , sloping script. (1) In pencil, DB. (2) In pencil, DB. (3) In pencil, DB. (4) In pencil, DB. Catal. du Musée, n. 8 0 0 1 .

7

50

CATALOGUE

DU M U S É E DU

CAIRE.

C o n t e n t s : Letter from n x T o y p G to z y x i A C , relating to commercial matters. D i a l e c t R Sa'idic. 8184.

Earthenware. —

Coptic ostrakon. —

Height

o

m. 09

cent. —

Der

el B a h r i Text on one side. 7 lines. Right and lower sides broken off. Upright, ligatureless script. Contents : Beginning of a letter, relating to the delivery of bread on a certain date. D i a l e c t : Sa'idic. 8485.

Coptic ostrakon. —

Earthenware.

—

Height

o

m.

10

cent.

Text on one side. 8 lines. Lower side broken off. A few ligatures in script. Contents : Beginning of a letter. D i a l e c t : Sa'idic. 8186.

Coptic o s t r a k o n .

—

Earthenware.

—

H e i g h t 0 m . 1 7 c e n t . — D e r el

Bahri. Text on one side. 1G lines. Right, left and lower sides broken off. Sloping script; some ligatures. C o n t e n t s : Letter from r i k t c d p to?. Begins with an apology for not writing upon XXfTHC. D i a l e c t : Sa'idic. 8187.

Coptic o s t r a k o n .

—

Earthenware. —

Height 0 m. 1 2 cent. —

Kom

Ombo (?) W Text on one side. 6 lines. Small, ligatureless script. C o n t e n t s : Receipt, witnessedby the whole community ( r e N e D T H e ) of «the mount«, declaring that m h n X , the monk, has paid one z o x o k o t i n o c as Srjfiiaiov. V. 8 2 0 9 . D i a l e c t : Sa'idic. 8188.

Coptic ostrakon. — E a r t h e n w a r e . — Text on one side. 1 2 lines. Much ligatured script. (1) In pencil, DB. (2) In pencil, KO ?

Height o m. 1 h cent.

COPTIC

51

MONUMENTS.

Document 1 1 ' from neKCDU), the magistrate ( x x c i j 6 n g ) , to

nerpoc,

gig

nxoroc

8189. Coptic ostrakon. — Earthenware. — Height o m. 1 2 cent. —

Medinet

Contents:

apparently promising

protection.

MnNoyTentootk

It begins with the formula,

ntok. . .

D i a l e c t : Sa'idic.

Habou^. Text on one side. 7 lines. Right and lower sides broken off. Ligatured script (cf. hand of 8 1 c)5 and 8 2 1 4 ) . C o n t e n t s : Refers apparently to the boundaries of a threshing-floor ( j c h p g ) . D i a l e c t : Sa'idic.

8490. Coptic ostrakon. —

Earthenware. —

Height 0 m. 09 cent.

Text on one side. 8 lines. Right side broken off. Ligatured script. C o n t e n t s : Letter from t a x c d m to?, dealing with business matters. D i a l e c t : Sa'idic.

8191. Coptic ostrakon. — E a r t h e n w a r e . — Height 0 m. 1 5 5 mill. Text on one side.

lines. Rroken at bottom.

Ligatureless script. C o n t e n t s : A letter relating to legal proceedings. Dialect:

Sa'idic (very incorrect).

8192. Coptic ostrakon. — Earthenware. — Height 0 111. 2 1 cent. — Der el Bahri (3) . Text on one side, i k lines. Ligatureless script. C o n t e n t s : Letter from 6CA.pA to a e x e c e o c , relating to money matters. D i a l e c t : Sa'idic.

8193. Coptic ostrakon. — Earthenware. — Height o m . Texts on both sides. Recto Recto:

cent.

1 k, Verso 13 lines.

Sloping script, several ligatures.

(1) Cf. Crbm, Ostraca n° 1 0 7 , etc. (a) In pencil, MA. (3) In pencil, DB. 7-

52

CATALOGUE

DU

Contents: Letter from

MUSÉE

DU

CAIRE.

n c n i [ c K o n ] o c to k w c t x n t i n o c , order-

ing the latter to bring certain articles of clothing ( k g p g x , z k o c ) with him. D i a l e c t : Sa'idic.

Verso: Upright, ligatureless script. Contents:

A

prayer, in Greek ending sntSXe^OV eizi

TTJV

TONRSTVMA-W

TOV

SASSIVOV

crou

xai afxapTcoXou SovXov

8194. Coptic ostrakon. — Earthenware. — Height o m. 2 0 cent. Text on one side. 20 lines. Clumsy, irregular script. Contents: Letter from? to?, in which the writer defends himself against the accusation of delay or idleness. Dialect : Sa'idic.

8495. Coptic ostrakon. —

Earthenware. — Height 0 m. i 5 cent.—Medinet

Habou (2) . Text on one side. 9 lines. Much ligatured script (v. 8 1 8 9 ) . Contents: Document concerning inherited property; cf. 8 1 8 9 ,

821&

etc.

npo

N A y o e N T H C ( ? in j c h m g ) is m e n t i o n e d .

Dialect:

Sa'idic.

8496. Coptic ostrakon. — Earthenware. — 0 m. 10 cent. Text on one side. 11 lines. Small, thick script. No ligatures. Contents:

Letter from A p A e i wife of k y p i k o c ,

to e x e c A i o c

and

brothers of the latter, relating to some legal matter and witnessed by n x T e p MOyTG.

Dialect : Sa'idic.

8497. Coptic ostrakon

(3)

. — Earthenware. — Height 0 m. Us cent.

A plain dish of yellow-pink glased ware, with raised rim (foot) on lower side. Put together out of h fragments. Text on one (the inner) side; divided by 2 lines intersecting at right angles, into k divisions. Script cursive, much ligatured.

(1) Cf. n° 8 1 6 9 . (3) I11 pencil, MA. The text begins in the same way as n° 8 1 8 9 . Both apparently by the same scribe. (3) The phraseology and subject recall the papyri o f X H M e .

COPTIC

53

MONUMENTS.

C o n t e n t s : List of various house-properties etc. belonging to a woman, with the sources whence she inherited them. D i a l e c t : Sa'idic.

8198. Coptic ostrakon. — E a r t h e n w e r e . — Height o m. 1U cent. Text on one side. Lower left side broken off. 15 lines. Uneven, ligatureless script. C o n t e n t s : Letter from? to?, consisting mainly of compliments and greetings. D i a l e c t : Sa'idic.

8199. Coptic ostrakon. —

Earthenware. — Height o m. i i cent.

Text on one side. Right side broken off. i i lines. Irregular script. Some ligatures. C o n t e n t s : Letter (without usual opening formulae), relating to the writer's former letters and the replies thereto. D i a l e c t : Sa'idic.

8200. Coptic ostrakon. — Earthenware. — Height o m. 3 2 cent. Text on one side. Lower side broken off. About 2 0 lines. Two scripts, both ligatured and cursive. C o n t e n t s : List of men's names. D i a l e c t : Sa'idic.

8201. Coptic ostrakon. —

Earthenware. — Height o m. 1 6 cent.

Text on one side. 11 lines. Ligatureless script. C o n t e n t s : Letter from? to? and b i k t c d p , referring to the removal of some grain. D i a l e c t : Sa'idic.

8202. Coptic ostrakon tl '. —

Earthenware. —

Height o m. 1 7 cent.

Text on one side. 15 lines. Bottom broken off. Put together from 3 fragments. Coarse, uneven script. C o n t e n t s : Letter from? to i c d z a n n h c , referring apparently to a theft and mentioning n m

Nxnx

D i a l e c t : Sa'idic. (1) In ink, n" 8.

oibamcdn.

C A T A L O G U E DU M U S É E DU C A I R E .

8203. Coptic ostrakon. —

Earthenware. —

Height o m. i 3 cent.

Text on one side. 1 3 lines. Ligatureless script. CONTENTS:

Letter from npccBGTGpoc to

HIDYCHC,

asking that certain

TOGIC

should he sent him. DIALECT

: Sa'idic.

8204. Coptic ostrakon. —

Earthenware. —

Height o m. 2 0

cent' 1 '.

Text on one side. Left side broken off. G lines. Even, semi-cursive script. CONTENTS : P s . DIALECT

XLV,

13

etc.

: Sa'idic.

8205. Coptic ostrakon. — Earthenware. — Height 0 m. 1 3 5 mill. Text on one side. 10 lines. Upright, ligatureless script. CONTENTS DIALECT

: Letter from A-vy 01 -* 1 -

an£

l

CINA

to

MGXAIAC.

: Sa'idic.

Between 11. 5, G, 7 remnants of another text.

8206. Coptic o s t r a k o n . — E a r t h e n w a r e . — Height 0 m .

cent.

Text on one side. Right and left sides broken off. 11 lines. Upright script. Some ligatures. CONTENTS:

Acknowledgment of debt by

MAPKOC,

witnessed by n c c N T G and dated

in month of Choiahk. DIALECT

: Sa'idic.

8207. Coptic ostrakon. — E a r t h e n w a r e . — Height 0 in. i 3 cent. Text on one side. 1 5 lines. Irregular script, much smaller in some lines than in others. CONTENTS:

Letter from

IAKCDR,

the Siotxyzufs,

to

N E C Y N Q ' O C ,

the

relating to an accusation made against the writer. DIALECT

: Sa'idic.

8208. Coptic ostrakon. — E a r t h e n w a r e . — Height 0 m. o 8 5 mill. Text on one side. Left and lower sides broken off. 11 lines. Thick, ligatureless hand. (1) In ink, n" 18.

anchorite,

COPTIC

: Letter from

CONTENTS DIALECT

2A.PCUN

to

55

MONUMENTS.

XNX

ZHXIAC,

the presbyter.

: Sa'idic.

8209. Coptic ostrakon. — Earthenware. — Height o m. 1 1 cent. —

Kom

Ombo. Text on one side. 6 iines. Semi-cursive script. Like n°. 8 1 8 7 , but with N A c u p o e e o c instead of

CONTENTS: DIALECT

MONOXOC.

: Sa'idic.

8240. Coptic ostrakon. — Earthenware. — Height 0 m. 09 cent. Text on one side. 8 lines. Sloping script. Some ligatures. : A list of clothing etc.

CONTENTS DIALECT

: Sa'idic.

8211. Coptic ostrakon

(1)

. — Earthenware. —

Height 0 m. ID cent.

—

Abydos. Text on both sides. a k lines. Ligatureless script. CONTENTS

: Letter from ? to ?, referring to the departure (01* death) of an elder, certain

ecclesiastical disturbances and to money matters DIALECT

(2)

.

: Sa'idic.

B I B L . : MARIETTE ,

Catal. d'Abydos,

p. 591.

STERN,

AZ.,

1885, p. 68 (in ink, n° 16, pencil, n° 19).

8212. Coptic ostrakon. — Earthenware. — H e i g h t o m .

cent.

Text on one side. 1 1 lines. Regular, semi-cursive script. CONTENTS: MMAZE DIALECT

Letter from

to

be given to the bearer,

KDZANNHC

the monk, asking that eleven M H p p e

XBPXZAM.

: Sa'idic.

8213. Coptic ostrakon. — Earthenware. — Height o m. 1 8 cent. — Medinet HabouW Text on one side. 1 k lines. Lower side broken off. Put together from 2 fragts. Large, ligatureless script. (1) In pencil, KO. (2) STERN'S copy correc.tbut for 11. 8 IIDT, 16 no stop, A3 H XI IA T P I A C . (3) In pencil, MH.

56

CATALOGUE CONTENTS :

DU

MUSEE

Letter from brethren of (church o f )

DU

GAIRE.

MAPIX

to those of

OATIA

KAOOXIKM,

referring to nzcope (?) sent by the latter and, later, to a npoimfiov. Sa'idic.

DIALECT :

8214. Coptic ostrakon (1>. — Earthenware. — Height o m. 1 8 cent. Text on one side. 6 lines. Upper side broken off. Cursive, ligatured script, by same hand as n°*. 8 1 8 9 , 81 g 5. End of a legal document, mentioning npo

CONTENTS: ( c f . n°. DIALECT:

NXYOENTHC.

819b.)

Sa'idic.

8215. Coptic ostrakon. — Earthenware. — H e i g h t o m. o65 mill. Text on one side. 8 lines. Lower part broken off. Small script. Few ligatures. Letter from ? to ?, with a present of olives

CONTENTS :

(X.OGIT).

Sa'idic.

DIALECT :

8216. Coptic ostrakon. — Earthenware. — Height o m. 1 0 cent. Text on one side. 7 lines. Irregular, ligatureless script List of money

CONTENTS : DIALECT :

(JOMNI).

Sa'idic.

8217. Coptic ostrakon. — Eartheware. — Height o m. 11 cent. Text on both sides. 1 0 lines. Cursive, ligatured script. List of names with figures and the abbreviation n x opposite each.

CONTENTS:

Sa'idic.

DIALECT :

8218. Coptic ostrakon. — Earthenware. — Height o m. i o 5 mill. Text on one side. 1 3 lines. Right side broken off. Several ligatures in script. CONTENTS : DIALECT :

Acknowledgment of debt by n o y c , son of ?, the glass-worker.

Sa'idic.

8219. Coptic ostrakon. — Earthenware. — Height o m. 1 1 cent. Text on one side. 1 1 lines. Upper and lower sides broken off. (1) Recalls, in script and wording, the X H M E Mss.

COPTIC

57

MONUMENTS.

Sloping script. Few ligatures. : Letter from

CONTENTS

OIBAMO>N

to the bishop

ANTCDNIOC

and

ZHXIAC.

: Sa' idic.

DIALECT

8220. Coptic ostrakon. — Earthenware. — Height o m. i 5 cent. Text on one side. 1 a lines. Sloping script. Several ligatures. CONTENTS:

y

Receiptor acknowledgment for money repaid to

b y .A. A [ y e I A . ] , s o n o f

ZXPCON

son of

le/.GKIHX,

ANXNIXC.

Sa'idic.

DIALECT:

8221. Coptic ostrakon. — Earthenware. — Height o m. I 65 mill. Text on one side. 9 lines. Broken off on all sides. Put together from a fragments. Thick, semi-unical script. CONTENTS

: Apparently from a Homily or Epistle.

: Sa'idic.

DIALECT

8222. Coptic ostrakon. — Earthenware ( , ) .— Height o m. 19 cent. Text on one side. 19 lines. Semi-cursive script. Some ligatures. CONTENTS:

Letter from najHpe to

IOJA[NNHC]

n r e f c B y r e p o c ] , requesting him

to pay one rpipLifo-iov to a woman unnamed, in accordance with the bishop's order. : Sa'idic.

DIALECT

8223. Coptic ostrakon. —Earthenware. — Height o m. i 3 cent. Text on both sides (different hands?). 18 lines. Broken off on right and lower sides. Put together from 4 fragments. Recto; small, ligatured script. Verso; larger, less ligatured. CONTENTS DIALECT

: Letters, Recto; from? to?; Verso; from

to A H A

AJOC.

: Sa'idic.

8224. Coptic ostrakon.—Earthenware. — Height o m. 15 cent. Text on one side. About 14 lines. Put together from 2 fragments. Script varies; some lines regular, sloping, others fantastic. : A quotation and several lines of cryptographic writing, employing the signs w and =

CONTENTS

DIALECT

: Sa'idic.

(1) In ink, n° 1 7 . (2) Cf. similar signs in the frequent syslem e.g. Aeg. Z., X X X I I I ,

Catal du Minée, n. 8001.

i3a.

«

58

C A T A L O G U E D U M U S E E D U CAIRE.

8225. Coptic ostrakon. — E a r t h e n w a r e . — H e i g h t

o m. o 8 5 mill. — Kom

Ombo. Text on one side, i a lines. Broken off on right and lower sides. Ligatured script. Letter or legal document, from x n x

CONTENTS : DIALECT :

.AJOC

to

ICAK.

Sa'idic.

8226. Coptic ostrakon. — E a r t h e n w a r e . — H e i g h t

o m. i 5

cent.

Text on one side. 1 8 lines. Irregular script. Few ligatures. Letter from

CONTENTS :

A..\YEI.A.

to

RIKTCDP,

asking him to send i 4 o o

NJOMNT

to

be paid to the camel-herd. Sa'idic.

DIALECT :

8227. Coptic ostrakon

(1)

. — E a r t h e n w a r e . — Height o m. 07 cent.

Text on one side, k lines and graffiti helow. Small, ligatureless script. CONTENTS : DIALECT :

Opening formula of a letter.

Sa'idic.

8228. Coptic ostrakon 12 '. — Earthenware. — H e i g h t 0 m. 1 7 cent. Text on one side. 91 lines. Small script, several ligatures. CONTENTS :

Letter from

ICDANNHC,

the magistrate ( r i x x a ; ) , to

ABPAAM,

enquiry into the case of c O Y P O y c and a h a p-xcioc. DIALECT :

Sa'idic.

8229. Coptic ostrakon (3) . — Earthenware. — Height o m. 1 2 cent. Text on one side, t o lines. Large, irregular script. CONTENTS: DIALECT :

Letter from

K^-J-XOC

t o 1 , asking for money

(ZOMT).

Sa'idic.

8230. Coptic ostrakon. — Earthenware. — Height o m. 1 8 cent. Text on one side. t 3 lines. Put together from 2 fragments. Irregular, unskilled script.

(1) In pencil, KO. (2) In ink, n° 20.

(3) In ink, n° 32.

relating his

COPTIC CONTENTS

MONUMENTS.

59

: Letter f r o m ? t o ? , referring to the delivery of sesame (

CIMCIM)

and certain

money matters connected with it. DIALECT

: Sa'idir.

8234. Coptic ostrakon

(1)

. — E a r t h e n w a r e . — Height o m. i 5 cent.

Text on one side. 13 iines. Sloping, ligatureless script. CONTENTS from

: Acknowledgment by I C D 2 A N N H C , SOn o f

NXY^OC,

son of

N^Y-^OC

of

of loan (?)

X H M 6 ,

riAZAM.

Sa'idic.

DIALECT:

8232. Coptic ostrakon. — Earthenware. — Height o m. 1 8 5 mill. Text on one side and one edge, a a lines. Sloping script. Several ligatures. CONTENTS

: Letter from

6m . ? . , witnessed by

MCOYCAIOC,

presbyter of TApvyDIALECT

: Sa'idic.

8244. Coptic ostrakon. — Earthenware. — Height 0 m. i 3 cent. Text on one side. 1 a lines. Ligatureless, uneven script. CONTENTS DIALECT

: Letter from

KDZANNHC

to

CXMOYHA,

asking for money

( J O M N T ) .

: Sa'idic.

8245. Coptic ostrakon. — Earthenware. — H e i g h t o m. 16 cent. Text on one side. 15 lines. Upper side broken off. Put together from 2 fragments. Irregular, ligatureless script. CONTENTS

: Letter (or legal document) referring to the quarrel of? with his mother

about certain shares in property. DIALECT

: Sa'idic.

8246. Coptic ostrakon. — Earthenware. — Height 0 m. 13 5 mill. Text on one side. 13 lines. Left side broken off. Sloping, ligatureless script. CONTENTS DIALECT

: Letter from ? to ?, asking for

: Sa'idic.

(1) In p e n c i l , D B .

5

Ihiikiu of wine.

G2

CATALOGUE

DU MUSÉE

I)U C A I R E .

8247. Coptic ostrakon. — Earthenware. — H e i g h t o m. 1 3 cent. Text on one side. 7 lines. Semi-cursive script. Several ligatures. List or account.

CONTENTS : DIALECT

Sa'idic.

:

8248. Coptic o s t r a k o n . — E a r t h e n w a r e . — Height o m . 1 2 cent. Text on one side. 7 lines. Right and upper sides broken off. Irregular script. Several ligatures. CONTENTS :

Signatures of witnesses to a legal document.

Sa'idic.

DIALECT :

8249. Coptic ostrakon. — Earthenware. — Height o m. l b cent. Text on one side. 8 or 9 lines. Left and upper sides broken off. Small, ligatured script. CONTENTS :

An account or list.

Sa'idic.

DIALECT :

8250. Coptic ostrakon. — Earthenware. — Height o m. 16 cent. Text on one side. 10 lines. Lower side broken off. Put together from 2 fragments. Coarse, sloping script. CONTENTS :

Letter from a n x i x c to

Î H A I A C

the priest, asking alms on behalf of certain

poor. Sa'idic.

DIALECT :

8251. Coptic ostrakon. — E a r t h e n w a r e . — Height o m. 12 cent. Text on one side. 7 lines. Broken off on upper side. Irregular, ligatureless script. CONTENTS :

Witnesses' signatures to a legal document. One witness is from

C N H

(Latopolis). DIALECT :

Sa'idic.

8252. Coptic ostrakon. — Earthenware. — Height o m . 1 8 cent. Text on one side. 7 lines. Broken off on right side. Irregular, unskilled script. CONTENTS:

Short biblical phrases; necrmpMA

nN[oyT6f. Below these, a line of cryptographic writing, DIALECT :

Sa'idic.

(1) Cf. n* 8aa4.

wjTOKne n x o e i c (1)

COPTIC

8253.

Coptic ostrakon. —

63

MONUMENTS.

Earthenware. —

Height

o m. 2 2

cent.

Text on one side. 2 o lines. Broken off on right side. Sloping script, some ligatures. Contents : Letter from ? to ?, relating to money matters. Dialect : Sa'idic. 8254.

Coptic o s t r a k o n . —

Earthenware.—

Height o

m.

19

cent. —

Kom

O m b o W. Text on one side. 2 lines. Put together from 2 fragments. Large, ligatureless script. Contents : -f t b h n g M n e M o y e M n x T x e T c u o y e 4*++. Dialect : Sa'idic (?). 8255.

Coptic o s t r a k o n . — E a r t h e n w a r e . — Height

0

m,

1h

cent.

Text on one side. 1 o lines. Upper and left sides broken off. Much ligatured script. Contents : From a document relating to excommunication. Dialect : Sa'idic. 8256.

Coptic o s t r a k o n

(2)

.— Earthenware.—Height

0

m.

19

cent.

Text on both sides. 1 h lines. Broken off on all sides. Thick, semi-cursive script. Contents : A legal or financial document, one party being b i k t c d p son of icdch, of JC.HM6. Dialect : Sa'idic. 8257.

Coptic o s t r a k o n . — Earthenware. —

Height

o

m.

ik

cent.

Text on one side. 19 lines. Lower corner broken off. Irregular, sloping script. Contents : Letter from ? to ? , as to the day of holding a certain festival. Dialect : Sa'idic. 8258.

Coptic o s t r a k o n . —

Earthenware. —

Height o m.

Habou Text on both sides. 2 3 lines. Left side broken off. (1) In pencil, KO. (2) In ink, n° 19. (3) In pencil, MA.

i 4 cent. —

Medinet

CATALOGUE DU M U S É E D U CAIRE.

64

Sloping script. Few ligatures. C o n t e n t s : Perhaps deals with the ecclesiastical calendar. D i a l e c t : Sa'idic. 8259. Coptic o s t r a k o n . — E a r t h e n w a r e . — Height o m. i 5

cent.

Text on one side. 1 o lines. Broken off on upper and right sides. Thick, ligatureless script. C o n t e n t s : List of various objects. D i a l e c t : Sa'idic. 8260. Coptic o s t r a k o n . — E a r t h e n w a r e . — Height o m. i 3 cent. —

Medinet

H a b o u W. Text on one side. 9 lines. Small, ligatured script. C o n t e n t s : List of names and sums of money, n (ro/u/o-^ara). D i a l e c t : Sa'idic. 8264. Coptic o s t r a k o n . — E a r t h e n w a r e . — H e i g h t o m . 0 9 cent. Text on one side. 5 lines. Broken off on upper and left sides. Uneven, ligatureless script. C o n t e n t s : End of letter from nAZAM k a x a m a y a g to n e c y N T e the anchorite. D i a l e c t : Sa'idic. 8 2 6 2 a-b.

Coptic o s t r a k o n . —

Earthenware. —

H e i g h t a)

o m . 11

cent.,

Text on one side. Two not consecutive fragments. Small, ligatured script. C o n t e n t s : Letter from ?, son of cj>6xoeioc to m a p t y P ' * * T A p u j e and c c n a . . D i a l e c t : Sa'idic. 8263. Coptic o s t r a k o n . — E a r t h e n w a r e . — H e i g h t o m. 1 6 5 mill. —

Der el

2

Bahri < >. Text on one side. 15 lines. Irregular, ligatureless script. C o n t e n t s : Letter from ? to nKYP[ic]?, with reference to the wife of neecuci). D i a l e c t : Sa'idic. (1) In pencil, Mil. (a) In pencil, DB.

COPTIC MONUMENTS. 8264. Coptic ostrakon. — Earthenware. —

65

Height o m. 09 cent.

Text on one side. 8 lines. Left and lower sides broken off. Sloping script. Some ligatures. CONTENTS DIALECT

: Letter from

nxxcyxMG to x n x Rxpeoxo[MAioc].

A . X Y G I A .

: Sa'idic.

8265. Coptic ostrakon. — E a r t h e n w a r e . — Height 0 m. 1 0 cent. Text on one side. 5 lines. Large, uncial script. CONTENTS DIALECT

: Short prayer by

ICDNAC.

: Sa'idic.

8266. Coptic ostrakon

(1)

. — E a r t h e n w a r e . — Height o m. 0 9 5 mill.

Text on one side. 13 lines. Small, ligatured script. CONTENTS:

Receipt by oeOA^copoc tlie headman ( n x n e ) for 1 holokotinnos as

second instalment Scribe, DIALECT

(XOTTA/)

of the year's tax, from

CI)6N6TU>M

ABPA2XM.

A N A C T A C I O C .

: Sa'idic.

8267. Coptic ostrakon. — Earthenware. — Height 0 m. 1 2 cent. Text on one side. 13 lines. Small, ligatured script. CONTENTS

: Receipt by

COXOMCDN

of the year's tax, from DIALECT

BIKTCDP

the headman ( n x n e ) f o r 1 holok., as 1" instalment M C D Y C H C

, Scribe (same as last number).

: Sa'idic.

8268. Coptic ostrakon. — E a r t h e n w a r e . — Height 0 m. tlx cent., —

Medinet

Habou Text on one side. 12 lines. Ligatured script. (1) N0' 8266-8291 form a series of which other examples are in several collections. Most are dated by Indiction and day of month, I C U J A N N H C x x z x p o c , scribe ofn° 8 2 7 8 , may be the scribe of the X H M 6 Mss. C I A S C A , n" VI, A.Z., 1 8 9 1 , p. 1 6 , Brit. Museum, pap. 1 0 1 A, or. 4663, etc. Two of the papyri of the British Museum written by him are dated A . D . 7 5 6 and 7 5 7 . (2)

In pencil, MH. By the same scribe as n0' 8 9 6 8 , 8 2 7 0 , 8 2 7 6 , 8 2 8 6 , 8 2 8 9 , 8 2 9 0 , 8 2 9 1 , 8sg5, 8 2 9 6 , and perhaps 8 2 7 7 He wrote some of the X H M G Mss., e.g. British Museum, pap. 1 0 0 , i o 5 , or.

8297

4884. Catal. du Mutee, n. 8001.

q

66

CATALOGUE CONTENTS:

DU M U S E E DU G A 1 R E .

Receipt (here ivtdytov),

i/3 holok., as /i

th

by r i e T p o c the headman ( t u n c ) for 1/2 and

(or 2 ? ) instalment of the year's tax, from OIBXMU>n n i c u c . d

Scribe, ^ A T B n i c p x H X . DIALECT

: Sa'idic.

8269. Coptic ostrakon. — Earthenware. — Height o m. 1 0 cent. — Medinet H a b o u W. Text on one side. 1 o lines. S m a l l , ligatured script. CONTENTS:

Receipt by n c r p o c

and AN-A.pexc for 1/2 tpiyitatov [i.e.

contribution to the tax (A.iArpxON J N N A . H M ) , from

1 / 6 ) , as

CAMOYHA.

BIKTCDP

Scribe, xpiCTOANHC. : Sa'idic.

DIALECT

8270. Coptic ostrakon. — Earthenware. — Height o m . 1 2 cent. Text on one side, g lines. S m a l l , ligatured script. CONTENTS

: Receipt (¿VTdyiov)

ment of yearly tax, from DIALECT

8274.

by

CGNOYOIOC,

AJOC

COAOMCDN.

headman for 1 holok., as 1 " instalScribe, - ^ a t g

mcpxHX.

: Sa'idic.

Coptic ostrakon

(2)

. — E a r t h e n w a r e . — Height 0 m . o g 5 mill.

Text on one side. 13 lines. S m a l l , ligatured script. CONTENTS HAAM

: Receipt by x s e i x , headman,

AOANACI[OC]

for 1/2 holok. from r e c u p n o c

and

nxnNOYo[IOC]

ANTCUNGIOC,

MHNA

as the 2'1 Sanrdvv and the

C Y * * o r p i N (?) of the tax (?). Scribe, (?). DIALECT

: Sa'idic.

8272. Coptic ostrakon

(3)

. — Earthenware. — Height o m. i 3 cent.

Text on one side. 16 lines. S m a l l , ligatured script. CONTENTS

: Receipt by (same as last n°), for 1 / 2 holok., as SioUria-is and

of the 2 d instalment of the year's tax, from l e p H M i x c DIALECT

: Sa'idic.

(1) In p e n c i l , M H . S c r i b e of 8 a 8 3 . ( s ) Probably s a m e h a n d as 8 2 7 2 . (3) Probably s a m e h a n d as last n \

C Y ^ O R P I N

XQXNACIOC.

Scribe ?

(?)

COPTIC

67

MONUMENTS.

8273. Coptic ostrakon. — E a r t h e n w a r e . — H e i g h t o m . 12 c e n t . —

Medinet

H a b o u O. Text on both sides. 10 lines. Ligatured script. Receipt by ne'rpoc, headman, for 1 holok., as i8t instalment of the year's

Contents:

tax, from Dialect

Scribe,? Verso-.

iujannhc n u M .

1

illegible line.

: Sa'idic.

8274. Coptic ostrakon. — E a r t h e n w a r e . — H e i g h t o m . o 8 5 m i l l . Text on one side. 7 lines. Ligatured script. : Receipt by - ^ a i , headman, for 1 holok., as

Contents

from Dialect

nATP.pMOYTe gaicaioc.

3d

instalment of the year's tax,

Scribe?

: Sa'idic.

8275. Coptic ostrakon ( 2 ) . — E a r t h e n w a r e . — H e i g h t o m . i 3 c e n t . Text on one side. 5 lines. Ligatured script. Contents:

Receipt by c o y A i , headman, for 1 holok., as 1" instalment of the year's

tax, from Dialect

haxcdm.

Scribe?

: Sa'idic.

8276. Coptic ostrakon. — E a r t h e n w a r e . — H e i g h t 0 m . 11 c e n t . Text on one side. 9 lines. Ligatured script. Contents:

Receipt by

year's tax, from Dialect

coxomcdn,

rncpAHA

headman, for

1

holok., as 1" instalment of the

n e c y N e i o c . Scribe, - ^ a t g

mcpAHA.

: Sa'idic.

8277. Coptic o s t r a k o n . — E a r t h e n w a r e . — H e i g h t o m . i 3 c e n t . Text on one side. 8 lines. Ligatured script. Contents:

Receipt by

the year's tax, from Dialect

nATcpMoyQioc, mhna

headman, for 1 holok., as

n u n . Scribe (? same as n°

2d

instalment of

827/1).

: Sa'idic.

(1) In pencil, MH. (2) Probably same hand as 8282. 9-

G8

C A T A L O G U E DU M U S E E DU

CAIRE.

8278. Coptic ostrakon. — Earthenware. — Height o m. 1 a cent. — Medinet Habou Text on one side. 1 1 lines. Ligatured script. CONTENTS : R e c e i p t b y c e y n p o c ,

? h e a d m a n , f o r 1 - t p i p i a i o v a s ß C T I X O C ( ? ) of t h e

year's t a x , f r o m C 6 N 6 T C Ü M A G O C ( ? ) . S c r i b e , ICDANNHC N A A Z A P O C . DIALECT : S a ' i d i c .

8279. Coptic ostrakon. — E a r t h e n w a r e . — Height o m. 090 mill. Text on one side. 7 lines. S m a l l , ligatured script. CONTENTS:

Receipt by MAPK[OC] C T P M , for

{Sti/xiaiov), f r o m

1/9

ICDZANNHC n e c y N Q i O Y -

h o l o k * a s i n s t a l m e n t ( ? ) of t h e tax

Scribe,

KYPIAK[OC].

DIALECT : S a ' i d i c .

8280. Coptic o s t r a k o n ® . — E a r t h e n w a r e . — H e i g h t o m. 0 9 0 mill. Text on one side, cj lines. S m a l l , ligatured script. CONTENTS : R e c e i p t b y C O A O M C D N , f o r 1 h o l o k ' , ast

1 " i n s t a l m e n t of t h e y e a r ' s t a x ,

from A.ANIHA i c i A . o ) p o c . Scribe, ? DIALECT : S a ' i d i c .

8284. Coptic ostrakon. — E a r t h e n w a r e . — Height 0 m. 0 7 0 m i n . Text on one side. 1 9 lines. Ligatured script. CONTENTS : Receipt by n e T p o c , headman, for 9 Tptfxiaia,

as AD instalment of the

year's t a x , f r o m ICDANNHC I I A A M . S c r i b e , ? DIALECT : S a ' i d i c .

8282. Coptic ostrakon

(3)

. — E a r t h e n w a r e . — Height 0 m. 1 2 cent.

Text on one side. 7 lines. Ligatured script. CONTENTS : Receipt by c o y * ' * headman, for 1 holok., as i r t instalment of the year's tax, f r o m NAXCDM. S c r i b e , ? DIALECT : S a ' i d i c . (1) In pencil, MH. Probably same hand as 8280. (2) Probably same band as 8278. (3) Probably same hand as 8275.

COPTIC MONUMENTS.

8283. Coptic ostrakon

(1).

69

— E a r t h e n w a r e . — Height o m. 090 mill.

Text on one side. 11 lines. Small, ligatured script. CONTENTS:

Receipt by n e c y N e f i o c ] (?) and j u o c K . o p o c , for 1 Tpipioiov as instal-

ment (?) of the lax (Stifjioo-tov) from DIALECT

IAHMCDN

ICI>CH1'2'.

Scribe,

APICTO[ANHC].

: Sa'idic.

8284. Coptic ostrakon. — E a r t h e n w a r e . — Height o m . 1 1 cent. Text 011 one side. 9 (or more) lines. Ligatured script. CONTENTS

: Receipt by JL\m, for 1 rpifu'aiov as i ' 1 instalment of the year's tax, from

.A.AN I HA ItDANNHC. Scribe, ? DIALECT

: Sa'idic.

8285. Coptic ostrakon. — Earthenware. — Height o m. 16 cent. Text on both sides. 10 lines. Ligatured script. CONTENTS

: Recipt by A A p c r n i , headman ( ? ) , for 1/2 holok., as a d ( ? ) §aur A N O Y r i o c

k c d c t . Scribe, ^ t g

mcpAHA.

Dialect : Sa'idic.

8294. Coptic ostrakon. — E a r t h e n w a r e . — Height o 111. 0 9 0 mill. Text on one side. 7 lines. Broken off on upper side. Small, ligatured script. Contents : Receipt (eWdyiov) by x o n t i n o c , for?, from? Scribe, - f - J k T G

mcpAHA.

Dialect : Sa'idic.

8292. Coptic ostrakon. — E a r t h e n w a r e . — H e i g h t 0 m . 1 0 miil. Text on one side. 10 lines. Ligatured script. CONTENTS:

Order, signed by K o x x o y e o c

nxoroc

MnNoyTe [ n ] t o o t k n t o k

Dialect : Sa'idic. ( j ) In pencil, MH. (2) Cf. n° 8 1 8 8 .

RIMATOI

to

maoioc. . .

MAOIOC. (2)

It begins e i c

COPTIC MONUMENTS.

71

8293. Coptic ostrakon. — Earthenware. — Height o m. l b cent. Text on one side. 6 lines. Ligatured script. 2 last lines by different hands. : Receipt ( ? ) for 1 / 2

CONTENTS

holok. ( ? ) by K O M G C and

n x e p A O A M A C I O Y from

"^AMCD KCDCTAN T I NOC. Scribe ?

8294. Coptic ostrakon. — Earthenware. — Height 0 111. 1 3 5 mill. Text on one side, g l i n e s , much effaced. Ligatureless script. CONTENTS: DIALECT

Letter from? t o ? , the purport of which is obscure.

: Sa'idic.

8295. Coptic ostrakon

(1).

— Earthenware. — Height 0 111. 07 cent.

Text on one side. 7 lines. S m a l l , ligatured script. CONTENTS : Receipt (EWdytov) by CTGC|>ANOC (? e m < j > A N O c ) , headman, for 1 /a h o lok. as 2 d instalment of year's tax, from n c r p o c n e c y M Q i o c . S c r i b e ,

^XTG.

8296. Coptic ostrakon. — Earthenware. — Height o m. 1 2 cent. Text on one side. 5 lines. S m a l l , ligatured script. CONTENTS

: Receipt (ei>TayN,

la Miss.,

stele. 4 I

ILL, p . 2 6 , 11° 3 .

—

cent. —

Sandstone. «Assouan»

— [Label],

Height RR

0

m. hi

Karnak»

cent.,

[ J o u r n B O U R I A N T ] .

Text of 9 lines, ruled ( i n k ) ; also framing lines (ink). No ornaments. ( 1 ) C f . Rev. egypt.,

I V , p. 2 , n°' 2 el

3,

( 2 ) I n p u b l i s h e d l e x l ; 1. 7 C X P X N I O J M

X M 6 T O N (tic) HOM t i c o y "

Z "

breadth

ricnun

78

CATALOGUE

DU

MUSEE

DU

CATRE.

Letters large, plain, not coloured. CONTENTS

: Funerary inscription of

GNNOpi ( = O Y N N O < | » P I O C ) ;

died

1 5"1

Pachons,

a indiction r A M. y S b ( s » V ) = A D . 7 3 3 . d

DIALECT

: Sa'idic.

B I B I . : Rec. de trav.,

V, 6 4 , n" 5.Journ.,

8326. Coptic stele (l'. —

n° 9 5 9 7 3 . MASP. , Catal.,

Limestone. —

n'5474.

Height o m. 4 8 5 mill.,

breadth

o in. 27 cent. Text of 1 0 lines, not ruled. No ornaments. Letters uneven, angular, coloured red. Funerary inscription of MXKApe the gardner

CONTENTS: DIALECT

(x«|!/aprri?i);

died A"1 Paophi.

: Sa'idic with Mid. Egypt, tendency.

B I B L . : Mem. de la Miss.,

3327. Coptic stele

(2)

I l l , p . 3 o , n" 4 5 .

. — White marble. — Height 0 m. 69 cent., breadth

o m. 2 7 cent. Text of 16 lines, each line ruled above and below; also a vertical guiding lines. No ornaments. Letters somewhat crowded; lightly cut.

?

CONTENTS

: Funerary inscription of

[p]xpi.x DIALECT

TG[X]HMH.

L.

I 5 , 16

. . .gugia-H

pu>MG

NIM

mnna.

: Sa'idic.

B I B L . : Mem. de la Miss.,

I l l , p . 9 7 , n° 5 .

8328. Coptic stele. — W h i t e marble. —

Height o

m. 2 5 cent., breadth

o m. 3U cent. Text of 11 lines, not ruled but with rough framing line. No ornaments. Letters small, lightly cut and very irregular. CONTENTS

: Funerary inscription of

PACDOOC

(sic), 3

d

ICDZANNHC;

indiction. Text begins,

died on last day IINOYTG

(APKG =

Mnzxinoc

AXKG)

of

ICOZANNHC

6KGPOYNA'•• DIALECT

: Sa'idic.

(1) I11 published I. 9 6 I P H N 6

text; 1.

1 cross HE«, 1. 5 A p i r i M G Y G

MJsKxpe

n»M>,riTHC,

1. 8

nxo«J>,

(lie).

(A) In published text; nothing before 1. i , l . I inc. HE", 'i M I I M ^ K - , 5 B. HMH, G HHOM N C O y u j O M N T ,

H n e s o T - , 8 T i p o n n e , 9 ha./, »3 c k o x m - , 16 Mrml.

COPTIC

8329, Coptic stele

(l) .

79

MONUMENTS.

— Limestone. —

Height o

m.

82 cent., breadth

o m. 3o cent. Text of 11 lines, ruled ( c u t ) . No ornaments. Letters plain, regular. CONTENTS

: Funerary inscription of aa>p, the carpenter (XMTIJG) of T o y z c o , died 1 G"1

T o b e , i 5 t indiction; also ( a n o t h e r h a n d ) of K G C L > p K G ( = r G a > p n o c ) , died 3 d ? But the text begins, r i N O y T G n x r x o o c xpi o y n x

M N N G C N H Y

N T X Y C C D K ' - '

nGNCON 2(Dp. . . DIALECT

: Sa'idic.

8330. Greek stele. — Sandstone.— Height o m. 28 cent., breadth o m. 60 c. Now in two pieces. No ornaments. Letters irregular and lightly cut. CONTENTS :

1 ) T y 2) O M X K X P I O C K O X

3) x o y e o c O N

TH

O H M G 4 ) PON H T I C G L L T I N f< g t c d n kz"»I« 5) mh T H 6 ) O Y - ^ ' C TAP A O A N A

7 ) T O C " II M H N O C A O H p

AHni

KT.

8339. Greek stele. — Limestone. — H e i g h t o m . iG cent., breadth o m. 2 5 cent. No ornaments. Letters deeply cut.

Contents : 1) c t h a 2) h g n b h c 3) gricdc g t c d n r 4) rf (1) On this monogram v. A.Z., 1886, 7 3 , Mel. d'nich.,

ina..

I, 189, and Mitthgn. Erzh. Rainer, VI, 118.

COPTIC

MONUMENTS.

81

8340. Greek stele. — Sandstone. — Heighto m. 19 cent., breadth 0 m. 2 7 c. Broken off on left side. No ornaments. Letters lightly cut. Contents:

1 ) +

2)cHqoyc (=CHpoyc)

c t h x h

4)

3 ) ^ b i w o c

^ X c d n

n.

8341. Greek stele. — Sandstone. — Height 0 m. 2 5 cent., breadth 0 m. 3 i c. No ornaments. Letters irregular, deep cut, coloured red. Contents

: 1)

r

Hh i n

2) c t h x h

t x n i c k g

3)

t\)

n h c

m o n x

5) x h

gbicdcgn

G) GTCDN ne M 7) XMGNCDe KH". 8342. Greek stele. — Limestone. — Height o m . 1 6 c e n t . , breadth 0 m. 3 5 c. No ornaments. Letters pretty regular, deep cut. Contents

:

4,

1)

c t h x h

9)

Mxpixc

gbi

3) g t c d n

o " TyBi

4)

iff" r

" i n j u r " .

8343. Greek stele. — Limestone. — Height o m. 2/1 cent., breadth 0 m. 3h c. No ornaments. Letters irregular, lightly cut. Contents

1) +

:

gncd©

r

BIBL. : Mem.

c r y x H 9)

ixhmo)

3)

n

gbicdcgn

A)

g t i d n

n e 5 )

x m -

? ? de la Miss.,

I l l , p.

9 8 , N" 1 9 .

8344. Greek s t e l e — S a n d s t o n e . — Height o m. 27 cent., breadth o m. 37 c. Broken off on right and left sides. No ornaments. Letters very irregular. Contents

: 1)

4) I I X R

+

c t h x h

IN.A.I K "

t h c

H H I

2 ) ^ x K x p i x c

5) 1 6 A N X T O C

M x p T y ^

3 )

men

g t c d n

i r

mhw.

(2).

8345. Greek stele. — Limestone. — Height o m. 17 cent., breadth o m. 3 8 c. No ornaments. Letters clumsy but pretty regular. Contents T y B i

:

1)

er

f

c t y x h

5) x '

ina.

t o

9)

y

mxkxp/

cxpx

3)

noA.CDpoy

gbi'

U)

-f.

( i ) On b a c k , A (a) C o n c l u d i n g f o r m u l a , m h x y n e i Catal. du Mutee,

n" 8 0 0 1 .

OY-X.eic [rxp]

* o x n x t o c . u

g t '

To

8'2

C A T A L O G U E DU MUSEE DU C A I R E .

8346. Greek stele !J< c t h a h 9) t h c

makapiac

3) mAxopAC g t g a g y

hgtojn

og"" 5) riAYNi o " G ) « n a / .

8350. Greek stele. — Sandstone. — Height 0 m. 29 cent., breadth o m. 36 c. Broken off on right side. Put together from 9 fragments. No ornaments, except a ruled framing-line. Letters deeply cut, regular. Contents : Text = Gayet. Bibl. : Mem. de la Mm., Ill, p. 29, n° 3i.

8351. Greek stele. — Limestone. — Height o m. 26 cent., breadth 0 m. ha c. One only (left) of a pieces originally forming the whole. Now in two fragmts. (1) On b a c k , A 6 1 .

COPTIC

MONUMENTS.

8:*>

No ornaments. Letters somewhat irregular.

Contents : i ) c t h i 2) MAKxp/I 3) gbicdcgi« 4) eni mvnoc wm. 8352. Greek stele. — S a n d s t o n e . — Height o m . s 3 cent., breadth o 111. 3 i e. One only (left) of 9 pieces originally forming whole. No ornaments. Letters pretty regular, lightly cut.

Contents : 1) c t i 2) MAKxps 3) cgn g t c d n i /i) mh xynOY cm 8353. Greek stele. — Sandstone. — Height 0 m. 2 9 cent., breadth 0 m. 2 6 c. One only (right) of 2 pieces originally forming whole. Right side broken off. No ornaments. Letters regular.

Contents : 1) a c r o s s (?) a ) i ? c MAKxpixc 3 ) i m o n x x " gkioy c t i 4 ) '^oixk k£. 8354. Greek stele. — Limestone. — Height o m. 3o cent., breadth 0 m. 2 6 c. Broken off above, below and (?) on left. No ornaments. Letters lightly cut.

? ? ?

Contents: 1) M-ysi kx 2)gkoimhoh 3 ) x x i x x x 4)

wxHyw.

The meaning of 1. 4 obscure.

8355. Greek stele. — Limestone. — Height 0 m. 2 4 5 mill., breadth o m. 2 5 c. Broken off on right. No ornaments. Letters regular.

Contents : Text = Gayet. Bibl. : Mem. de la Miss., Ill,

99,

n"

32(,).

8356. Greek stele. — Sandstone. — Height 0 m. 2 9 cent., breadth 0 m. 3 6 c. One only (right) of 2 pieces originally forming whole. No ornaments. Letters somewhat irregular.

Contents : 1) ishx' 2) bmxk' 3) siiiLxc 4) i g t o ) n 5) pcop' kS g'. (1) In published text, before

F

r i m

i 11.

84

8357.

CATALOGUE

Greek stele. —

DU

MUSÉE

DU

CAIRE.

L i m e s t o n e . — H e i g h t o m . a 3 5 m i l l . , b r e a d t h o m . 3 3 c.

Broken off on right. No ornaments. Letters irregular. Contents : i ) c t h x h t h c m x k « is) n o n n x c c r i c d c M 3 ) x x e i u o x " i ?. 8358.

Greek stele. — S a n d s t o n e . —

H e i g h t o m . a k c e n t . , b r e a d t h o rn. 3 4 c.

No ornaments, except 3 crosses (cf. n° 8 3 4 6 ) . Letters irregular. Contents : i ) m n t c o < } > A) ix g t i d n h h 3 ) o c o o iz z " i n ' A ) A . i k . 8359.

Greek stele. — S a n d s t o n e . —

H e i g h t o m . 3 a c e n t . , b r e a d t h o m . a 8 c.

Broken off on left. No ornaments. Letters lightly cut. Contents : i ) c t h x h A)^XK.xp/ k x x x i n i 3 ) k d o g n g t o j n A ) i n o c m g x g i p X . 8360.

Greek stele. — S a n d s t o n e . — H e i g h t o m . 2 7 c e n t . , b r e a d t h 0 111. 3 o c. Broken off on left. No ornaments, except 9 (out of 3 ) crosses (cf. n° 8 3 5 8 ) . Letters deeply cut. Contents: i ) i t h x h 3 ) » h x k x 3 ) ^ t h x x o c A ) g " g t c » n 5 ) ^ M G x i p ' x " 6 ) W A K .

8361.

Greek stele. —

Sandstone. —

H e i g h t 0 m . 1 8 c e n t . , b r e a d t h o m . 3 7 c.

Now in two fragments. One only (left) of a pieces originally forming whole. No ornaments. Letters small, lightly cut, coloured red Contents : two columns, much of which is scarcely legible, •fr CTyXH T O Y

M X K X

Piíüt/qg OA.OCIOV rpXMMX TIKOY

? ? ?

4« KXXIGMOIAOOCi OOY-A-OCION1? MY-'. TO KO^plTX'^ KG

?

?

T O C . ' . T I HC com GCTI n O X Y T « XN-A,pX TOCON KXf

(1) It is evident from this stele that the texts were sometimes written first in r e d , then cut. In others, e. g . n" 8 3 4 1 , the cutting preceded the red paint.

COPTIC MONUMENTS.

85

8362. Greek stele. — Sandstone. — Height o m. 29 cent., breadth o m. 3 i c. Now in two fragments, from the edge of one of which 2 iron spikes project and so attached it to the other. One only (right) of 2 pieces originally forming whole. No ornaments. Letters lightly cut, irregular.

Contents : i ) » " t h mak" 2) ^gbicuca. mgn g t c d 3) moyot mhni kh k) i n JUKTICDNOC. 8363. Greek stele. — Limestone. — Height 0 m. 19 cent., breadth o m. 21 c. Broken off below. One only (right) of 2 pieces originally forming whole. No ornaments. Letters irregular.

Contents: i)m\H a)srrc>Y 3)«KXPIOY A)pgbincgn 5)mxKo>N ( i ) m n ^ mm . 8364. Greek stele. — Limestone. — Height o m. 2 6 cent., breadth o m. 3 4 c. In three fragments. Broken off on left. No ornaments. Letters large, uneven, almost ligatured.

Contend: 1) ri\H 2) rnKOy npc 3 ) » i eTamm h) « c n e i ^ Kii^f. 8365. Greek stele. — Limestone. — Height 0 m. 2 5 cent., breadth o m. 3 4 c . One only (left) of 2 pieces originally forming whole. No ornaments. Letters regular, coloured red.

Contents : + e i MAKApe num. TGpn + iyNON e e y i 8366. Greek stele. —Limestone. — H e i g h t o m. 17 cent., breadth o m. s k c. No ornaments, except 3 crosses ( - f , *f and + ) below. Letters small, regular.

Contents : 1) gbicdcgn 2) A.copoo6A 3) gtcbn kz h) v! i h a ' . 8367. Greek stele. — Sandstone. — Height o m. 21 cent., breadth o m. 3 6 c. No ornaments.

86

C A T A L O G U E DU M U S É E DU

CAIRE.

Letters irregular, lightly cut. Contents: i ) c t h a h a) r o y ma.ka.pioy 3) r i k t c d p g r i /î)o>cgn g t c o n k a 5) [ x ] o [ l ] i K A H I N A .

8368. Greek s t e l e . —

S a n d s t o n e . — H e i g h t o f l a r g e r f r a g m e n t o m. a 5 c e n t . ,

breadth o m . a 3 cent. Two disconnected fragments. No ornaments. Letters large, deeply cut. Contents •: mxkm. oikoam

tic

muoy. ?

mccu g t " .

OAMGNCU». 8369. Greek s t e l e . — L i m e s t o n e . — H e i g h t of largest fragt. o m. a 9 c . , breadth o m. 9 0 cent. Three disconnected fragments. No ornaments. Letters large, deeply cut, coloured red. Contents : (largest fragt.^V^, 3 I • ) TCOYfOC 3) s a k o n . Other fragments have one or two letters each. 8370. Greek s t e l e . — S a n d s t o n e . ^ — H e i g h t o m. i 3 c e n t . , breadth 0 m . 1 6 c. Fragment from bottom (left) of a stele. Letters deeply cut. Contents : a few letters. 8371. Greek s t e l e . — L i m e s t o n e . —

H e i g h t o m. 1 9 c e n t . , breadth o m. 11 c.

Two connected fragments. Broken off on right and left. No ornaments. Letters regular, lightly cut. Contents : 1) « t h a h j s a) mww t o i 3) i i o c g n cm It) ^MGeop^ 5 ) ^ 0 ina.ikm. 8372. Greek s t e l e . — L i m e s t o n e . — H e i g h t o m . 1 8 c e n t . , breadth o m. a y c. In two pieces. Broken off on right. No ornaments. Letters irregular.

COPTIC

MONUMENTS.

87

CoHTKUTS : l ) «{• K G A M * n * y O S 9 ) T H H ^ y X H M

X6M 3 ) T l O y T O Y

A.OyXOY-'i

4)imhn

Down middle a vertical line ruled; below 1. 4 , a horizontal line,

8373. Greek stele. — Limestone. — Height o m. 3 i cent., breadth o ra. i 8 e. Apparently broken off on right, though in shape complete. No ornaments. Letters small, lightly cut. CONTENTS

: t) >t< i o

xKyKylm 5)

ec

xnxnm a) y c g i d c

GKOIMHOH

gm

6)

THC

1m

3 ) XHC

mgxyp^

MHNI

7)

b

toy

pi'i'OY

inaiktis

8)

NOC

tlGMTG 9 ) + .

8374. Greek stele. — Sandstone. — Height o m. 11 cent., breadth 0 m. 18 c. Broken off below and much effaced. No ornaments, except cross >i< and horizontal line above 1. 1. Letters regular. CONTENTS

: 1)

g i c O G O C 0 a ) a.na.C

(or r )

iai

?.

8375. Greek stele. — Limestone. — Height o m . i 4 cent., breadth o m. lft c. Fragment from upper left corner. No ornaments. Letters uneven. C o n t e n t s : 1 ) -f G i c j s a ) h o c u i

3)

t\nxm

4) k

1m,

8376. Coptic stele. — Limestone. — Height o m. 58 cent., breadth o m. UU c. Broken off above. Now in 9 consecutive pieces. Text of 19 lines. Around text a triple framing-line. Letters deeply cut, irregular. Contents

: Funerary inscription for x n x

K.?.OYPG

(v.

1.

6)

died 1

5"'

Pharmoule.

Text consists of invocations or references to « Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and all saints in the house of Godw. Dialect : Sa'idic with Mid. Egypt, tendency.

8377. Coptic stele. — Limestone. — Height 0 m. 22 cent., breadth o m. 3o c. Broken off above and on right. Text of 5 lines.

88

CATALOGUE

DU M U S É E

DU

CAIRE.

No ornaments. Letters irregular, coloured red.

8378.

CONTENTS

: Funerary inscription for ? and

DIALECT:

Mid. Egyptian or faulty Sa'idic.

AHA

XHPH

NMAJHM.

Coptic stele. — Limestone. — Height o m. 22 cent., breadth 0 m. 2 6 c. Broken off on top, bottom and right. Text of U lines. No ornaments. Letters large, regular, lightly cut, coloured red. CONTENTS DIALECT

: Illegible text; word

NICDT

recognisable.

: Sa'idic (?).

8379. Coptic stele. — Limestone. — Height o m. 21 cent., breadth o m. 31 c. Broken off above and below. Text of 5 lines. No ornaments. Letters large, regular. : Funerary inscription for? with invocation of archangels and saints (as in

CONTENTS

n° 8 3 a o , etc.). DIALECT

8380.

: Sa'idic.

Coptic stele. — Limestone. — Height 0 m. 15 cent., breadth o m. 16 c. Broken off above and on right. Text of h lines. No ornaments. Letters irregular. CONTENTS DIALECT

: a few letters.

: Sa'idic.

8381. Coptic stele. — L i m e s t o n e . — Height o m. 2 3 cent., breadth o in. 17 c. Broken off above, below and on right. Text of k lines. No ornaments. Letters large, irregular, coloured red. CONTENTS

: a few letters.

DIALECT : ?

COPTIC 8382.

Coptic s t e l e . —

Sandstone. —

MONUMENTS.

89

H e i g h t o m. 2 1 c e n t . , b r e a d t h o m . 2 5 c,

Broken off above. Text of 8 lines. No ornaments. Letters regular, deeply cut. CONTENTS:

list of names : i ) x n x n c T p O P 2 )

XNA

A) x n x x x p i c i o c 5 ) x n x M x u x p e ricije CD ( 1 ) 8 ) X n X

8383.

stop

6)

NTA^

3) xnx

x n x eeo-riMOC

CABINGG 7)

xnx

T U ^

ICXXK

ICDCH CD.

White marble. —

Coptic s t e l e . —

Height

o m.

17

cent.,

breadth

containing formula

XPIOYNX

o m . i 5 cent. Broken off on all sides. Text of 5 lines. No ornaments. Letters very lightly cut. CONTENTS:

from funerary inscription of

M N T -NpyXH

DIALECT

8384.

[O6]O.A.U>POY>

MnMAKApiOC, etc.

: Sa'idic.

Greek stele. —

Limestone. —

H e i g h t o m . 9 6 c e n t . , b r e a d t h o m . a k c.

Broken off on right. No ornaments. Letters angular, regular, coloured red. CONTENTS:

8385.

i)xnx

txgkm

2) n p e c & y m 3 ) p o y G T I

Greek s t e l e . — L i m e s t o n e . —

? &)nm.

H e i g h t , o m . 3 j c e n t . , b r e a d t h o m . 1 8 c.

No ornaments. Letters small, pretty regular. CONTENTS :

1 ) i t e x N x n x 2) y c o N

THH

3) ^ y

x h n

t

h

c

AOYXHC

coy

5 ) eeKxxc 6KO 6 ) rnyeH GN KCD 7) iM6N(i>e 8 ) X IN/ S".

8386-8390.

Coptic and Coptic-Greek stelae. —

Limestone. —

V a r i o u s shapes

a n d sizes. Six small fragments (n° 8 3 8 8 in 2 parts), each showing but a few letters. (1) For to it great», y.PSBA, XXI, 2/17 ff. Catal. du Mutee,

n. 8 0 0 1 .

i3

90

C A T A L O G U E

DU

M U S E E

DU

C A I R E .

8391. Coptic stele. — L i m e s t o n e . — Height o m. 19 cent., breadth o m. 20 c. T w o consecutive fragments. Broken off above and on left.

«

Ornaments at end of text,

x&

Letters pretty r e g u l a r , coloured red. CONTENTS

^x+x*

: end of funerary inscription for

t [TIMCD]OICDC,

the d e a c o n , with formula x p i

o y N X , etc. DIALECT

: Sa'idic.

8392. Greek stele. — S a n d s t o n e . — Height 0 m. B r o k e n off ahove and on

cent., breadth 0 m. 17 c.

right.

No ornaments. Between lines of text and as frame round w h o l e , red lines painted. Letters irregular. CONTENTS :

1 ) IXO>N

A K I

9)

poyGiG>?m.

3 )

c x i

a r m

4)

EiiM

8393. Greek stele. — Sandstone. — Height 0 m. 3 8 cent., breadth o m. 3 4 c . No ornaments. Letters r e g u l a r , now m u c h effaced. CONTEXTS:

1)

+

GIC

O G O C

9)

(IXKANH

3 )

.AJAKCDNOC.

8394. Coptic stele. — Sandstone. — Height 0 m. 97 cent., breadth 0 m. 9 5 c. Text of 1 0 lines. Broken off b e l o w . No ornaments. F r a m i n g - l i n e in red and lines ruled ( c u t ) for text. Letters s m a l l , r e g u l a r , coloured red. CONTENTS:

F u n e r a r y inscription for ?, b e g i n n i n g with invocations to G o d , a r c h a n g e l s ,

saints etc. DIALECT :

Sa'idic.

8395. Greek stele. —

Sandstone.

—

Height

0

m.

55

cent.,

breadth

0 m. 20 cent. — rrErment» [/oum.]. O r n a m e n t : below text Letters pretty r e g u l a r , coloured black. ? CONTENTS1'1:

6)

C X O I N I A

B I B L . : Journ., (1)

1)

+ x n o tic O

7)

TA.

pinoxm

OMOICDC.

3 )

*

K A T C D G C U C

4 )

r x o y c

KAI

5 )

G I I I K I O \ M

At end of 1. 5 , a letter perhaps erased.

27180.

A m i l e - s t o n e . I I e p i ; r 6 A i v kitco clearly be

9)

identified.

is i n t h e H e r a c l e o p . n o m e ( B G U 5 5 2

etc.);

the second n a m e can

not

COPTIC MONUMENTS.

8396. Greek stele. — Pink sandstone. — o m. 2 3 cent, r Assouan -

91

Height o m. k'j cent., breadth

\Label],

Text of 98 lines. Ornaments: on upper side of projecting rim which surrounds text, -{«- A -4>- OJ -445 m i l l . Text of 26 lines. Lines ruled (cut). No ornamenls. Letters uneven, deeply cut. CONTENTS

: Funerary inscription for

Text begins: >f< G N

O N O M X T I

[ L L J N G Y M X T O C

KYPIG

O C O A . O T H .

[ T O ] Y H A T P O C

[ X ] N A I U Y C O N

U I N I I i e o . arclieol., i 8 8 3 , Mars-Avril, p. a o 3

8398. Greek stele.

—

Limestone.

T H H

(MILLER);

—

Y'°Y

T O [ Y ]

KAI

^ Y

X

H

N

-

T O Y

*rloY

• •

Rev. ¿¿pyptol., IV,

0 m. zk

Height

kai

11

(REVILLOUT)

cent.,

(2)

.

breadth

o m. hh cent. — rrAkhmim» [ L a t a / ] , crGouft" [/owrn.]. Ornaments : three crosses HE«, one above, 2 below text. Letters deeply cut, regular. CONTENTS : 1 ) M N H M H

A ) O C O

R

R I M O Y

3 ) X N A R N T U C T

K) GBICDC GTCDN

K ¥

5)eo>o

m ir^m-A/'. BIBI.. :

Joum., n° 27151.

8399. Coptic stele. —

Limestone. —

Height

o

m.

66

cent.,

breadth

o m. 3 3 cent. Text of 11 lines. Now in 5 pieces. Ornaments : 2 crosses >fix M O N A

9 ) XH.

376529.

stele. —

Sandstone.

—

Height

o m.

68

cent.,

breadth

o m. 3 3 cent. — rrErmentw [/owm.] (pi. III). Broken off at top. Letters very clumsy and i r r e g u l a r ; partly illegible. CONTENTS

: In lower spaces of cross, cnci IFF; in space below, 1 ) H A N ^ C K O C

Air

96

CATALOGUE (?n)

Goy ?

Tyi 9

?

DU MUSÉE

mh a y h h o h c

?

k o c 5 ) Mci> i i y n ( ?

DU

CAIRE.

? 3) o y . A j c

??

rxyxox

h)

nàtoc

gn

tci>

cent.,

breadth

t o y t o ) .

Cross coloured red. BIBL. : Journ., n° 971C7.

8419. Greek

stele. —

Sandstone.

—

Height o m.

7k

o m. s 4 cent. (pl. IV). Letters clumsy, uneven. Letters, cross etc. coloured red; small cross with palms painted only, not cut. CONTENTS : A O H H N * ( Î A O M H T U ) . BIBL.: Journ., n° 27623.

8420. Greek stele. —

Sandstone. —

Height

o m. 6 8

cent.,

breadth

cent.,

breadth

o m. 33 cent. — rrErment» [LabelJ (pl. IV). Letters regular. Cross, palms, etc. red. CONTENTS : I) M A P E X " A) E A I U K N O C I O Y .

8421. Greek stele.

—

Sandstone.

—

Height o m,

^

o m. 3 3 cent. (pl. IV). Broken off at top. Letters (upper text) regular; (lower text) very rough. Square hole cut through middle of upper text. CONTENTS : upper text, I) M N M I O N a) BIMCDJ>; lovvertext, I) MXYPC a) -|-MONX 3) X H .

8422. Greek stele. —

Sandstone.

—

Height

o m.

65

cent.,

breadth

Limestone. —

Height

o m.

56

cent.,

breadth

o m. 2 7 cent. (pl. IV). Perhaps broken off below. Letters regular. Letters, cross, frames, etc. red.

CONTENTS : T c e x x o y . BIBL.: Journ., n" 275I5.

8423. Greek stele. —

o m. 22 cent. crFayoum» [Label and GAYET] (pl. V). Letters finely cut, regular.

COPTIC

97

MONUMENTS.

Contents : I ) hphnh F ( = TOy) 2) ANAnxy 3 ) cxmg h) Noy mxh 5 ) min 6) 6N KCD 7) nxyNl ji eiN-A-Ç. Bibl. : Mémoires de la Mission française,

8424. Greek

stele. —

III. pl. XL, 54 ( G a y e t ) ( i ) .

Sandstone.

—

Height

o m.

82

cent.,

breadth

Height

0

m.

60

cent.,

hreadth

Height

0 m.

67

cent.,

breadth

Height

0 m.

5o

cent.,

breadth

0 m. 3 6 cent. (pi. V). Letters pretty regular.

Contents : m ^ i m i n o c " . 8425. Greek

stele.

—

Sandstone.

o m. 3o cent. (pi. V). Broken off at top.

Contents : mxkxpioc. 8426. Greek

stele.

—

Sandstone. —

0 m. 97 cent. Exactly similar to the last n°.

Contents 8427. Greek

: MXKXfioc

stele. —

riNHq.

Sandstone.

—

0 m. 32 cent. — frErmentn [/a.u>poy 2) g t g a g y t h c g n . . t i e Uj I N A I K " AM IIN G OJTCDNZH".

3) x o i x k z t h c R/

COPTIC

MONUMENTS.

103

8460. Greek stele. — Sandstone. — Height o m. o m. 28 cent. — rrErmentw [Laie/] (pl. XII).

55

cent.,

breadth

Design and letters red. Contents

: 1)4-gic e c o c +

opciey-

a)

8464. Greek-Coptic stele. — Sandstone. — Height o m. 02 cent., breadth 0 m. 32 cent. —

ccErmentw [Label]

(pl. XII).

Broken off below. Was covered with white plaster, text and design painted red upon this. Contents : 1) +

eic e c o c

k ) MM6X6IX

x g n x

a) p x i ^ A C M T O N

mm

3 ) o c

n c o y c n g y o y

(sic).

8462. Greek stele. {2 ' —

Sandstone. —

Height o m. kS cent., breadth

0 m. 25 cent. — crErment« [Label]

(pl.XII).

Broken off below. Contents : XO

k)

1)

mnhmion

neTpo

9)

c

AnoTpiBOyNON

nb

mhnoc

IXX . A / ' .

BIBL. : Mémoires de la Mission, III, p. 2 8 n° a 4 : Journ.,

8463. Stele. — Sandstone. — —

3) g t i d n

frErment» [Label]

n° 2 7 6 2 6 .

Height 0 57 cent., breadth o m. 27 cent. (pl. XII).

Broken off at top. No text.

8464. Coptic stele. —

Sandstone. —

Height o m. 64

o m. oB cent. — rrErment» [Label]

cent.,

breadth

(pl. XII).

Broken off at top. Text much effaced. Contents:

1 ) xpMO m

9 ) c o t "w.

3 ) tipe* a j c p .

8465. Greek-Coptic stele. — Sandstone. — Height o m. 28 cent., breadth o m. 26 cent. (pl. XIII). Broken off below. A square hole cut through stone below text. (1) Cf. n 0 ' 8 4 8 4 , etc. for such names, which are feminine patronymics in T i y e r i — . (2) Cf. text of n° 8 4 3 a .

104

CATALOGUE DU MUSEE DU CAIRE. Letters red.

Contents : 6ic e e o c o bohocd 2) n amhn a x i x a a 3) ammton mmoi n h ) c o y "^"IC NXMG 5 ) NATtl npCDMG GT 6) NXNOyM.

8466. Greek

stele. —

Sandstone. —

Height

o in.

56

cent.,

breadth

83

cent.,

breadth

o m. 3a cent. — rrErment» [Label] (pi. XIII). Letters red.

Contents : cyhgcdnoc. 8467. Coptic

stele. —

Sandstone. —

Height o m.

o ra. 3 3 cent. —trErment» [«/owrn.] (pi. XIII). Letters lightly cut, upon earlier inscription. Contents : l ) - f Hpo>A.HC-f

y

y

2)riANAxa>pH 3 ) - f n t g . . . pa.

Bibi,.: Journal, n° 97590. 8468. Greek-Coptic stele. — Sandstone. — Height o m. 5 i cent., breadth o m. 27 cent. (pi. XIII). Broken off below.

? »

Contents : 1) -f eic e e o c o boh 2) ocdn amhn Nn 3) cup xynH miii k) iu>ANNHC MNA 5 ) T M O Y 2I.XNnKA2.

Bibl. : Journal, n° 27514

(??).

8469. Coptic-Greek stele. — Sandstone. —

Height o m. 6 1 cent., breadth

o m. 28 cent. In two fragments. Broken off above. Cross and wreath as in n° 8/160. Letters very illegible.

Contents : (1 eic e e o c a n o y 2) canmoc riTe 3) pboynoc 8470. Stele. — Sandstone. — Height Broken off above and below. Cross and wreath as in last n°. No text. ( 1 ) Cf. text of n° 8462.

(1)

.

o m. 29 cent., breadth o m. kS cent.

COPTIC

8471. Greek stele. —

105

MONUMENTS.

Sandstone. —

Height

o

m.

38

cent.,

breadth

Height o m.

19

cent.,

breadth

cent.,

breadth

o m. 3o cent. (pi. XIII). Broken off beiovv.

8472. Coptic stele.

—

Sandstone. —

Broken off above and below. ? ?

i ) ^ x a x M TIMON 2 ) o x o c N x n x n e c 3) N T G .

CONTENTS :

8473. Greek stele. —

Sandstone. —

Height o m.

ho

o m. 3 i cent. (pi. XIV). Broken off below. CONTENTS :

1 ) 6 T 6 \ 6 y T H C 6 N TIAHM 2 ) XM r t p e c B y T e p o c e 3) a>e IH T H C

I.A. I N A . I K

U) T / MH

xyriHeHC o y

5) A . G I C O Y O A N X T O C

e 6) N

T O

KOCMU) T O y T O ) .

8474. Greek

stele.

—

Sandstone.

—

Height

o m.

64

cent., breadth

o m. 3 s cent. — « E r m e n t » [Journ. ] (pi. X I V ) . Broken off below and slightly at top. CONTENTS :

Texoy.

BIBL.: Journal,

N° 9 7 6 1 0 .

8475. Stele. — Sandstone. — Height o m. 39 cent., breadth 0 m. 3 8 cent. Broken off below. Ornamentation as in last n°, but for side-columns and triangle. No text. B I B L . : Journal,

8476. Greek

N° 9 7 5 1 8 .

stele. —

Sandstone.

—

Height

o m.

35

cent., breadth

o Broken off above. CONTENTS : 1 ) m 2 ) H M C I O M

5) T o y T c u n m. Catal. du Mutée, n. 8001.

o f y A . ] 3) i c X G A N X T O C

à) G N

TCD

KOCM[CD]

106

CATALOGUE

8477. Greek

stele. —

DU

Limestone.

o m. 3 4 c e n t . — rtErment»

MUSÉE

—

DU

CAIRE.

Height o

m.

53

cent.,

breadth

(GAYET).

Design coloured red. Text m u c h effaced. CONTENTS : I ) G I C O G O C CD B O H O U )

? HM.

2) N H X . ? .

? .CDNI.

BIBL. : Mémoircsde la Mission, I I I , pl. XXXVIF. The upper pari is given, ibul, p. s o , fig. kk (GAYJET).

8478. Greek stele. O

—

Height o m. 60

Limestone (1) . —

m. kk cent. — trErment^ [Journ.]

cent.,

breadth

(GAYET).

Design and text coloured red. CONTENTS:

1) K y p o c "

2)

BIBL. : Mémoires de la Mission,

OIKONOMOC.

I I I , pl. X X X I V ; Journal,

8479. Greek-Coptic stele. —

11° 9 7 1 9 9 .

Sandstone. — H e i g h t o m. 3 3 cent., breadth

o m. 2 9 5 mill. — ffErment* [Label]

(pl. XIV).

Broken off below. A square hole cut through stone below text. CONTENTS : 1 ) ? N A N o y i )

8)

ei Y

c

OGCDC I C

BCDGIOCDN

n c x c

îam

2)

HMHN

T A K O Y ' T ?

3) ?

MONCDXH ? ?

5 ) HN M n p p H G) n u IÏMAMPCD/ 7 ) M M G N I Y

M N

GTG

n

Moy.

8480. Coptic stele.

•— Sandstone.

—

Height

o m. k2 cent. — cErment» [Label]

o

m.

k'j

cent., breadth

(pl. XIV).

Presumably broken off below. Traces of white piaster on design and text. CONTENTS :

CUPIAIN M O N O

8484. Greek stele. —

A)

x o c npcuMG G T

Sandstone. —

Height

o m. 2 5 cent. — rrErmentr» [Journ.;

3)

o

NAHOyi p

m.

38

-F.

cent.,

breadth

NH

XOYTOC

Label] (pl. XV).

Broken off below. Ornamentation : cf. n° S à 7 1 . CONTENTS : 1 ) G I C O G O C G A G (1) A I N O Y 8) BIBL.:

5)

IC G N

NA.I K T I O N O

9)

TO

2) XGYTHCGN MGN

6)

NI

CD

3)

NAYNI

MXKXPIOC GTH

7)

A)

CTCDA6KATHC

I

C.

Journal, N° 2 7 1 0 1 .

(1) On b a c k , remains of relief in 2 remisiers (New K i n g d o m ) ; legs and feel of a god and k i n g , lower parts of lion's tail, sceptres and tops of 2 col" of inscription,

COPTIC

8482. Greek

stele. —

Sandstone.

107

MONUMENTS.

—

Height

o

m.

35

cent.,

breadth

5a

cent.,

breadth

cnx

4)roM"

o m. 3o cent. — rrErmentr> [Label] (pi. XV). Possibly broken off below. Contents : i ) a b g k k a e y r

8483. Greek stele.

—

a ) a t up n x r x r i

Sandstone. —

3)

htoc.

Height

o m.

o m. 33 cent. (pL XV). Broken off below. Traces of a coat of white plaster. Letters red. Contents : i ) - f G T e x G y r H C

a) gn

3) t h

tcgaxoy

gtcdn

THC c.

8484. Greek-Coptic stele. — Sandstone. — Height o m. A3 cent., breadth o m. 46 cent. (pi. XV). Broken off below. Contents: i ) + mton

mm

eic

ogoc

4) o c

a) xgmmajujp

u> b o h o n

NCOy x o y u ) T

tmmo

3)

noxh

ac-

TOY«.

8485. Greek-Coptic stele. — Sandstone. — Height o m. 6o cent., breadth o m. 36 cent. — rrErment» [Journ.] (pi. XV). Broken off below. Contents : a. A-pcxc

aoang

mn...aion.

i)

gic

ggoc

2 ) r i M 0 N C ) x 0 C NCtD-rn ripiDMG g t n n

GTXH TG

4) • pY

AN

6 ) GKAPXIIH

g[t]

N

6 X O O Y GMAT Bibl. : Journal,

b.

XH

rohco)

Anx

3) x n o y m n N A H T

Z ^ O y O N NIM GT2HCip n C X MNN6K28HY6

o

GTHN

5) NCyY

HH

xn-

npu>MG

G-f-NAClJClJAJCG

CGOCljnp (? TAp)

7) X N O O y

8 ) G C1JAHA GJXUDN 2NN6KC1ym.

n° 27600.

8486. Greek stele.

—

Sandstone.

—

Height

o

m. 63

cent.,

breadth

o m. 29 cent. (pi. XVI). Broken on right above. Was covered with white plaster. •

?

Contents : i ) m n h m i 6 0 n ( s i c ) b 2 ) h y x o y r"

AnOTpiR"

?

3) g t c d ^

4) XGip'

? ?

INA".

(i) Cf. n" 8445, 8481, 85oo, 8608. (») Cf. n°8462, etc. i4.

thc

108

C A T A L O G U E DU M U S E E DU CA1RE.

8487. Greek stele.

—

Sandstone.

—

Height

o m.

29

cent., breadth

o ra. a 3 cent. Broken off above and below. Cross and wreath as in n° 8/176, etc. CONTENTS: I ) ^ T H C G N

3 ) c u e x T H C \Z" M H K) x y n H O H C

9)«]>AMGN

OY^G

5 ) IC AOANATOC 6 ) 6N TCD KOCMCD 7) T O Y T l l ) .

8488. Stele. — Sandstone. — Height o m. 3 3 cent., breadth o m. 3g cent. Broken off below. Square hole cut through stone above text. Ornamentation as in n° 8 4 8 o . CONTENTS: L J I O Y N E

8489. Greek stele. —

2)my.

Sandstone.

—

Height

0

m. 4 5

cent.,

breadth

0 m. 2 5 cent. Broken off below. Letters red on white plaster coating. Ornamentation as in n° 8 6 6 9 . CONTENTS : 1) G I C

eeoc

O BO

a ) M O O N X M H N 3) N X O Y T C D R E N O k) yc.

JUX-

KONOY-

8490. Greek stele. —

Sandstone.

o m. 3o cent. rrErment»

—

[Journ.

Height o

m. 7 0

cent.,

breadth

].

Broken off above. Ornamentation as in n° 8/176. Design and text coloured red on white plaster. CONTENTS : 1) O Y T E I C X O X N X K)

6N T H

MHNI

RIXY

2 ) T O C 6 N TCD K O C M

5 ) N I ~KZ T H C

TCYT

3)

CD G N T H

GTH

6 ) GFXC I N T I K A I O N

7)

KX OC

BTGXGYTHCA. BIBL. : Journal, n" 2 7 6 3 0 .

8491. Stele. — Sandstone. — Height o m. 32 cent., breadth o m. 3 5 cent. ( P l . XVI). Broken off below. CONTENTS : M x p i x .

COPTIC

8492. Coptic

stele.

—

MONUMENTS.

Sandstone.

—

109

Height o m.

97

cent., breadth

o m . 3 9 cent. crErmentn [Vowm.] (pi. X Y I ) . Broken off above and below. : 1) nGMNHHiON N x n x

Contents

2 )

c x n c n o j

n x n n rtMO 3 )

n o x o c

g t o y -

A A 8 " .

Him..: Journal,

8493. Greek

27597.

stele.

—

Sandstone.

— - Height

0

m.

Bg

cent.,

breadth

o m. 3 i cent. (pi. XVI). Broken off below. : 1) + e i c © e o c o

Contents

8494. Greek

stele.

—

b o h q c d n

Sandstone.

—

2 )

m a a ( ? . a . ) a . m h 6 y ' -

Height

o

m. 6 1

cent., breadth

o m. 4 2 cent. (pi. XYI). Broken off below. Traces of white plaster coating. j j C o n t e n t s : 1) Hpci r g k m o 2)

8495. Coptic stele. —

$ n a x h

am

Sandstone. —

3 ) g n c d o i ? ?

Height

o m.

k )

i g

47

in.a.ik.?.

cent.,

breadth

o m. 4 5 cent. (pi. XVII). Broken off below. Square hole cut through stone at apex of stele. CONTENTS

:

1)

n x n N O y T e

2 )

M n e c o Y P ' G .

8496. Greek stele. — L i m e s t o n e .

—

Height o m.

6 7 cent. ( ? ) ,

breadth

o m. 5 4 cent. (pi. XVII). tie H C o n t e n t s

: g n

H

h p n

sic

v t o y

k

6

k y m

s )

h m c n o y

0

r O Y G O y

g n

o j

. x,r

, k y p i u >

o c d t

n .

Date added by later hand.

8497. Coptic stele.

—

Limestone.

—

Height o

m.

35

cent.,

breadth

o m. 2 6 cent. (pi. XVII). Letters have holes at each angle or point (cf. n° 8 3 2 5 ) . ?

CONTENTS cy A H A

: 1) 6

n c ^ M N O Y T G 5 )

JCOJN.

2 ) U > h m

?

x q M T O i i

3 )

M O q

M C O Y

M N T H

4 )

N T C D K G

110

CATALOGUE DU MUSÉE DU CAIRE.

8498. Stele. —

Sandslone. —

Height o m. 6 0 cent., breadth o m. 2 3 cent.

(pl. XVII). Square hole cut through stone below text. CONTENTS :

+MXPOA+.

—

8499. Coptic stele.

Limestone.

o m. 2 8 cent. rcErmentr

—

Height

0

m.

55

cent.,

breadth

[/our«.] (pl. XVIII).

Broken off below. Square hole cut through stone below text. CONTENTS

1)

x r u AIOC

XOIAK 6 "

H) BIBL. :

:

Journal,

R"

NNGT

a )

CIJCDNG N G P M O N T

3)

VIMTON

H M ( W "

INA.IK".

N" 9 7 5 9 3 .

8500. Greek-Coptic stele. —• Limestone. —

Height o m. 8 G cent., breadth

o m . 2 3 cent. — rcErmentn [ J o u r n . ] (pl. XVIII). Square hole cut through stone above text. CONTENTS:

5) BIBL. :

I)-]1-

GIO QGOC

a)

O

ROHOON

3)

Te

XC

A.MHN

A)

.XCMNXHÏ

NIC1'2». Journal, n" 97590.

8504. Stele. — L i m e s t o n e . — Height o m. 72 cent., breadth 0 m. 2 9 cent. ffErment»

[Journ.(GAYET).

Square hole cut through stone above text. CONTENTS : BIBL.:

HE« A N A N I A C .

Mémoires de la Mission, III, pl. XXXVI

8502. Stele. —

(GAYET);

Journal, n° 27185.

Limestone. — Height o m. 4 s cent., breadth o m . 3 a cent.

Broken off above. Square hole cut through stone in midst of text. CONTENTS : BIBL. :

Illegible.

Mémoires de la Mission,

8503. Greek

stele. —

111, p i .

XXXV,

Limestone.

—

fig. U7 (GAYET).

Height

o

m.

o m. 5 3 cent. — wErment» [/'

8569. Stele. — Limestone. — Height o m. 45 cent., breadth o m. 3 i cent. — crErment» [Journ.; G A Y E T ] (pi. XXIX). Perhaps broken off below. CONTENTS : R e K (SIC). B I B L . : Mém. de la Miss.,

Ill, pi. XXXI1I

( 1 ) In Gayet's plate cross should be thus 1 Calai, du Mutée,

n. 8 0 0 1 .

(GAYET); Journ.,

n° 27og6(?).

122

CATALOGUE

DU

MUSÉE

DU

CAIRE.

8570. Greek stele. — Sandstone. — Height o m. 29 cent., breadth o m. 19 c. (pi. XXX). Design outlined with light green; dots on cross green. Background partly black. 1) -f n e T p o y

CONTENTS :

2)

AIXKONOY-

8574. Greek stele ( 1 ) .— Sandstone. — Height 1 m. 08 cent., breadth o m. 32 c. — rrErment» (Labety, rrFayoum •» [ G A Y E T ] , rr Assouan * (/ourn.). Background of design coloured red. Square hole cat half through stone above wreath.

1)

CONTENTS :

?

+ GTGXGYTHCCN

G"

K THC KOCMO

4)

Bini,. : Mém. de la Miss.,

2)

IAKCDR

XYnHOHCOy 5)

TNA.^ HH

TOyTCl) \

XNX

TIC

3)

rwp A O X N A T O C

MHNI GN

xesp

6)

TU>

"]) H H N .

Ili, pi. J.XX, LXX1 ( ibe latter=top ofslele) GAYET; Journ.,

8572. Stele. — Limestone. — Height o m. « Thebes

r t f i c u K O . ,u>m

n"255G2

(?)(i).

cent., breadth o m. 3o cent. —

(GAYET).

No text. Bini,.

: Mém.

de la Miss.,

Ili, pi. XCVII (GAYET).

8573. Stele (3) . — Limestone. — Height 0 m. ho cent., breadth o m. 26 cent. (pi. XXX). Design in various colours. Background black, outlines generally red, leaves (in arms of cross) green (in stem of cross) red, green, pink; outline of cross in circle green; 2 crosses at top yellow. CONTENTS :

right,

TXYF^T;

^

(not cut) illegible.

8574. Greek stele(4'. — Limestone. — Height o m. 3g cent., breadth o m . 3o c. (pi. XXX). CONTENTS:

neTpoc"MONCDXOC".

8575. Stele. — Limestone. — (pi. XXX).

Height 0 m. 2 5 cent., breadth o m. 2U cent.

J\o text. (1) Capital of column t h u s : (2) T h e No. in Journ. describes a stele in h fragments. (3) T h e wooden stand is fixed to the wrong end of the stele. (4) T h e ship as symbol of h u m a n life, v. F . X. K r a u s , Realencycl,

II, 729.

COPTIC MONUMENTS.

123

8576. Greek stele. — L i m e s t o n e . — Height o m. 7 2 cent., breadth 0 m. 2 8 c. (pi. X X X ) . In 2 fragments. Design coloured red.

Contents : e i e o c o c MAKA.pt.

8577. Greek stele. — Sandstone. — Height 0 in. 3 8 cent., breadth 0 m. 2 9 c. (pi. X X X ) . Broken off above. White plaster coating on back. Text red.

Contents : 1) iakcdb 9) _a.iak.on. 8578. Coptic stele. — Sandstone. — Height o m. 60 cent., breadth 0 m. 37 c. —

rrErment» [ L a b e l ] (pi. XXXI).

Letters red.

Contents : 1) a h a nxH 9) nic iimonox 3) o c g t o y - ^ r 4) x o i a k 5) kg. 8579. Stele. —

Sandstone. — Height o m. 2k cent., breadth o m. 2^1 cent.

(pi. X X X I ) . Slightly broken at 9 corners.

Contents : t c g m ^ y P 0 0 8580. Greek stele. — Sandstone. — Height o m. 8 2 cent., breadth o m. 37 c. (pi. X X X I ) . In 2 fragments. Traces of white plaster coating.

Contents : 1) priA e e o A 2) o c i a amhm.

8581. Stele ( 1 ) . — S a n d s t o n e . — Height o m. 52 cent., breadth o m. 3 8 cent. —

rrErment» [/owrn.] (pi. X X X I ) .

Broken off at one end. (1) The published reproduction seems to represent across cut through thè stone. It is however merely engraved on the surface. 16.

124

CATALOGUE

DU

MUSÉE

DU

CAIRE.

No text. BIBL. :

Mém. de la Miss.,

I I I , pl. L X X X I X (GAYET),

Journ.,

N"

27618.

8582. Greek (?) stele.—Sandstone. — Heighto m. 45cent., breadth o m. 3 8 c. (pl. XXXII). Broken off below. CONTENTS

: encDNyxoc nop(?B)xx(?.A.) pucic".

8583. Stele'1'. — Limestone. — Height o m. 71 cent., breadth 0 m. 4 6 cent. — crTaoud»

(GAYET).

No text. BIBI. :

Mem. de la Miss., I l l , pl. Catal., n" 5 4 3 7

and MASPERO,

X X I I (GAYET),

Recueil de travaux, V , p. 6 1 , Mission française, I , i 8 5 .

n° 8 (BOURIANT),

( P - 3 6 6 ) . MASPERO,

8584. Greek s t e l e — Limestone. — Height o m. 62 cent., breadth om. 3a c. — ffFayoum» [Label]

(pl. XXXII).

Columns and leaves above red. CONTENTS

top, mxy

XHC

middle,

xixxxc bottom, 1) 6N I P H N H

THC ^ Y X H C

THC

A M I N 2 ) X Y C X M G N H C C N KÛ) X I X X X C G K Y H H 3 ) OH MINI T Y » ! FK(SÎC) HMGFX K T H C 61

IN/".

8585. Stele. — Limestone. — Height o m. 92 cent., breadth o m. 37 cent. — ffErment» [Label]

(pl. XXXII). ? ? NCUXO.

CONTENTS : 1 ) T X R H A )

8586. Stele. —

Limestone. — Height o m. 34 cent., breadth o m. 2 2 cent.

(pi. XXXII). CONTENTS

: + eeKK.xx

8587. Greek stele (3) . — Limestone. — Height o m. 3 8 cent., breadth o m. 2 h c. (pi. XXXII). Broken off above.

1 CONTENTS : 1 ) mxTGN

oxym

2)

A-EYTEPXC

? 11

3)

T H C B INA.II*.

(1) In ihe published reproduction the cross should be thus : j j j 3 . (a) For thc form of

, cf. n° 8 6 o 4 .

(3) Cf. n° 8 6 9 6 . The k objects placed diagonally between the branches of the cross appear to represent ears of corn. The same applies to the next number.

COPTIC MONUMENTS.

125

8588. Greek stele. — Limestone. — Height o m. 39 cent., breadth o m. 2 6 c . (pi. XXXIII). CONTENTS

: OIBAMCDN

niCTOC.

8589. Greek stele(1). — Limestone.— Height 0 m. 73 cent., breadth 0 m.36 c. (pi. XXXIII). CONTENTS : 1)

eipHNy

6 K Y M H 8 Y

6 N

T H

" ^ Y ^ Y

HPYNH

T H

. , tic AJ S C

ANA

a)nA.YoycA.M6NH

XMA

pAeic 3 )

I'IAKA

Y N T I K T I O N .

8590. Greek stele. — Limestone. — Height 0 m. 35 cent., breadth 0 m. 2 8 c. (pi. XXXIII). Broken off below. CONTENTS

: 1 ) KG

LL) C 1 ) N

A N X N X Y C O N

ZyKCDCTATHC

5)

a ) T H N

" ^ Y X H

6 N K Y M H O H

6 N

T O Y

3 ) AU> c o y

C|>OIBMVI

K y Ap.

8591. Stele. — Limestone. —Height o m. 52 cent., breadth o m. 48 cent. (pi. XXXIII). No text. Petals on capitals of columns and in scroll coloured red or green.

8592. Greek-Coptic stele. — Limestone. — Height o m. 54 cent., breadth o m . 4 3 cent. (pi. XXXIII). Stone painted partly with spots (? to resemble granite). CONTENTS

: + e i c o e o c MApeaAM.

8593. Stele. — Limestone. — Height o m. 3 i cent., breadth o m. 27 cent. (pi. XXXIV). Broken off above and on right. Squares in cross coloured red (or yellow), circles and oblongs blue.

8594. Stele. —Limestone. — Height o m. 52 cent., breadth o m. 3i cent. (pi. XXXIV). In 2 fragments. ( 1 ) Cf. n" 8 5 g 8 .

126

CATALOGUE

DU M U S E E

DU

CAIRE.

S q u a r e hole cut into t o p of stone. Contents : n a t a t c i .

8595. Coptic stele. — Limestone. — Height o m. 3a cent., breadth o m. ah c. (pi. XXXIY). Slightly broken below ( l e f t ) . Contents : z a m a i

iiatnaicd

8596. Greek-Coptic stele. — Limestone. —

Height o m. 38 cent., breadth

o m. 26 cent. (pi. XXXIV). In 4 f r a g m e n t s . Outlines, c o l u m n s , etc. red. Contents

: ic oeoc

icl>2anhc

+

monaxoc

txmmoy

coy«)AGTomgccoypi

nNOY'TG.

8597. Stele. — Sandstone (?) —Height 0 m. 27 cent., breadth o m. 35 cent. (pi. XXXIY). In 2 fragments. Design red. L e t t e r s , apparently d i s c o n n e c t e d , scattered over field. Also a n u m b e r of s m a l l , double circles G -

8598. Greek stele (1) . — Limestone. —Height o m. 51 cent.,breadthom. 26cent. (pi. XXXIV). J CONTENTS : i ) +

KG A N A N * Y C O N

3)snxkxhnon x y r o y

6)

micon x y T o y

t h

1

\ XHN XH

"^fy 9 )

-^OY^"

co

Y

^ ogkma

A)gn k o a h y c abpaam k 5 ) a i i c a k kai iakcob

em

t o y

*Y

xo

7) Y

THC

?

zu>hc o y t o c

kai

kai

? ?

ayak

8 ) O Y C A .A.G. . . I G y A O T H M G 9 ) NH T O Y n p c M O Y KAHpONO 1 0 ) MHCA ? \ ' \ T O N T H N G A - Y M A C M G 1 l ) NHN y M I N BACIAIAN y M 1 2 j N A n O K A T A BO AH C KOC 1 3 ) M O Y

MHNI ^ M "

* INA./.

8599. Greek stele. — Limestone. — Height o m. 76 cent., breadth o m. 35 c. — rrDamanhourn Contents :

+

kg

(1) Cf. n" 8589, 8590.

[Maspero;

ANAnxycoN 2)

Gayet](p1. thn

^ y ^ h n

XXXV). t o y

-^.oy

3)

xoy coy

AnA

C O P T I C

MGizo

COX 6)

6N

M O N U M E N T S .

4) repoY Y'°Y i o y c t o y

MHNI

M 6 X 6 I P TÏÏ 6

127

5)

A J X K

I N A.0/ G T O Y C

-A.ICDI£ Y O

K O I M H 8 G N T O 6

GN

KCD

>F>.

Dated A.D. 6 g 3. BIBL. :

Mémoires de la Mission,

III,

pi.

Catal.,

L X X X V ; MASPERO,

N° 5 4 3 8

(p.

366).

8600. Greek-Coptic stele. — Sandstone. — Height o in. 3o cent,., breadth o m. a4 cent. (pi. XXXV). Stripes on semicircle and columns, and leaves on band above cross alternately red and green. CONTENTS

:

TA.tyA.ei

tic T M A N A X H .

8601. Stele ( 1 ) . — Limestone. —Height o m. 23 cent., breadth o m. 38 cent, (pi. XXXV). No text.

8602. Greek stele'2). — Limestone. — o m. 36 cent. (pl. X X X V ) . CONTENTS : BIBL. :

I)

XRV^EN

A)

Mémoires de la Mission,

T A P N A G III,

pl.

3)

Height o m. hk cent., breadth

A . O Y *

X L V (GAYET);

4)

o c

Journ.,

O G O Y N°375I6.

8603. Stele. —Limestone. — Height o m. 29 cent., breadth o m. 2 3 cent. — cfAkhmim» [ G A Y E T ] (pl. X X X V ) . No text. On back, small œdicula. BIBL.:

Mémoires de la Mission,

III,

pl.

XXIII

(GAYET).

8604. Greek stele (3) . — Limestone. — Height o m. 22 cent., breadth o m. 2 5 cent. — rcFayoum» [/owra.] (pl. XXXVI). Broken off below. BIB. : Journal, n" 9 7 1 7 5 ; Mém. de la Miss., I l l , p. 29, n" 3g.

(1) Cf. n0> 8507, 8512. The wooden stand is fixed to the wrong end of the stele. (2) Similar style of work to Mémoires, III, pl. LVI, from Aswân. (3) In published text correct 1. 1 4" K6, 1. 4 n° 8584.

ANN AC

r e c o , 1. 7 e i iX lis IN/ + 1 . For form of

128

CATALOGUE

DU MUSÉE

DU CAIRE.

8605. Stele. — Limestone. — Height o m. 3 5 cent., breadth o m. 37 cent. — rrLouqsor»

(Label;

GAYET).

Broken off below ( ? ) and slightly at sides. No text. B I B L . : Mémoires de la Mission, I I I , pl. L U I (GAYET).

8606. Greek stele. —

Limestone. —

Height

o m.

3i

cent.,

breadth

o m. 2 6 cent. (pl. XXXYI). Broken off below. Square hole cut through stone, in midst of text. CONTENTS : 1) K

YP

A

+ eic e e o c

Tyïï

M H M

8 ) A.GIC « N X

9) T O C

8607. Greek stele. —

O BOHOCDN G

5)

9)AMHN

THC

-F G T C X G Y T H

ï ï ï 6)

T P Ï T H C

KOCMOJ » Y T O

eNMW

Sandstone.

—

o m.