Qasr Ibrim manuscripts
E776015
The Qasr Ibrim manuscripts are a significant collection of medieval texts discovered at the fortress of Qasr Ibrim in Nubia, providing crucial evidence for the history, language, and Christian culture of the region.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological find
ⓘ
manuscript collection ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Christian Nubia
NERFINISHED
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Kingdom of Makuria NERFINISHED ⓘ Nubian Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
administrative records
ⓘ
biblical texts ⓘ economic documents ⓘ hagiographical texts ⓘ legal documents ⓘ letters ⓘ liturgical texts ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | archaeologists of the Egypt Exploration Society ⓘ |
| earliestDate | circa 6th century ⓘ |
| excavationStart | 1911 ⓘ |
| foundIn | Qasr Ibrim fortress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | medieval texts ⓘ |
| language |
Arabic
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Coptic ⓘ Ethiopic ⓘ Greek ⓘ Hebrew ⓘ Latin ⓘ Old Nubian NERFINISHED ⓘ Ottoman Turkish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| latestDate | circa 16th century ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Nubia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Qasr Ibrim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorExcavations | 1960s ⓘ |
| partlyHeldBy |
British Library
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ Egyptian Museum in Cairo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Lower Nubia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Nubian manuscripts
ⓘ
Old Nubian language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
evidence for Nubian languages
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evidence for administration in medieval Nubia ⓘ evidence for history of Christian Nubia ⓘ evidence for liturgy and church practice in Nubia ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Late Antiquity
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early modern period ⓘ medieval period ⓘ |
| writingMaterial |
ostraca
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paper ⓘ parchment ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Arabic script
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Coptic script NERFINISHED ⓘ Greek script ⓘ Old Nubian script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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