An Old Nubian Curse from the Faras Cathedral

• Authors: van Gerven Oei Vincent W.J.
• Languages of publication: EN FR DE IT

Abstracts

EN

The present paper analyses an Old Nubian inscription from the Faras Cathedral, containing a curse with a reference to Col 1:13. The publication gives a description of the inscription, a transcription with critical apparatus, and a grammatical and general commentary on the text.

Keywords

EN

Christian Nubia; Faras; wall inscriptions; Old Nubian; curse; Biblical citations

• Publisher: Instytut Kultur Śródziemnomorskich i Orientalnych PAN
• Journal: Études et Travaux (Institut des Cultures Méditerranéennes et Orientales de l’Académie Polonaise des Sciences)
• Year: 2019
• Volume: XXXII
• Pages: 81-88

Dates

published

2019

Contributors

author

van Gerven Oei Vincent W.J.

• independent researcher, The Hague

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Identifiers

DOI

10.12775/EtudTrav.32.005