Bulletin du Musée National de Varsovie (42.2001)

excavations in Faras. As a result of these excavations the collection of the
National Museum acąuirecł eight precious Greek inscriptions containing
valuable information about the functioning of the Christian cathedral in Faras:

1. Founding inscription (cat. no. 101; inv. no. 234848)

2. Construction inscription (cat. no. 102; inv. no. 234680)

3. Construction inscription (cat. no. 103; inv. no. 234077)

4. Epitaph of unknown person (cat. no. 104; inv. no. 234645)

5. Epitaph of Mathaios, the bishop of Faras (cat. no. 105; inv. no. 234644)

6. Epitaph of Ignatios, the bishop of Faras (cat. no. 106; inv. no. 234647)

7. Epitaph of Stephanos, the bishop of Faras (cat. no. 107; inv. no. 234646)

8. Fragment of epitaph (cat. no. 108; inv. no. 149482)

Upon completing the excavations in Faras, Polish archaeologists remained
in Nubia and in 1964 launched excavations in Old Dongola under the
supervision of professor Michałowski. In partage from these excavations, the
National Museum gained five highly interesting Greek inscriptions illustrating
the specific character of Nubian Christianity:

1. Epitaph of priest Stephanos, also known as Einitta (cat. no. 110; inv. no.
235162)

2. Fragment of an Euchologion Mega epitaph (cat. no. 111; inv. no. 235156)

3. Fragment of an Euchologion Mega epitaph (cat. no. 112; inv. no. 235157)

4. Epitaph of priest Thomas (cat. no. 113; inv. no. 235164)

5. Fragment of epitaph (cat. no. 114; inv. no. 235155)

The Museumfs collection gained its present shape in 1992, already after the
death of professor Michałowski, when it purchased from a private collector
the inscription of Melas and Heraklammon (cat. no. 79; inv. no. 237185)
originating most probably from Terenouthis.

Of the total number of its 124 Greek inscriptions, the National Museum
owes 118 Professor Kazimierz Michałowski.

Translated by Małgorzata Zerel