DOI article:
Firth, C. M.: The archaeological survey of Nubia
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grave was plundered by sebbakhin, one half being absolutely
empty, the pottery and other objects being heaped at one
end of the pit. Among other notable objects with this burial
were, a lion's head of rose quartz glazed green and pierced
for suspension ; a fine black and white stone bowl, almost
identical with one from Cemetery 40 (1907-1908), and a
curious spouted vessel of variegated slate. The pottery was
almost all of non-Egyptian type, black-mouthed, red-polished
bowls and pieces with incised decoration predominating.
Cemetery 138 : West bank. A cemetery of Roman date followed by
a few X-group burials.
Cemetery 139: A considerable cemetery of Christian graves of the
Ginari type, on the west bank, about two kilometres south of the
town ruins and Christian church and monastery, which are visible
on the west bank and on the higher desert nearly opposite Seyala.
Cemetery 140 : Wadi Nam. East bank. Circular graves completely
cleared out by sebbakhin.
Period: — Early Dynastic and B-group. In alluvial banks near
the river were empty Roman graves of the end-chamber type.
Cemetery 141: Traces of New Empire graves in valley to south of
the village of Dogohilla (west bank).
Church : West bank, on boundary between the Seyala and Mediq
districts. The building was of mud-brick with piers and door-
ways of fine white dressed sandstone. The interior was decorated
with frescoes of the Virgin and Child, the Twelve Apostles,
and scenes of the Judgment, Hell and Paradise. In the cupboard
under the altar were the chalice with wine stains in it, the remains
of what might have been bread, and a censer with charcoal and
incense still in it. The church would seem to have been suddenly
abandoned. About half a kilometre further south, on the upper
desert, are the ruins of two buildings, a church and a monastery,
of similar type to those opposite Seyala. Near by are the graves
of the community who lived here, but the superstructures are so
pulled to pieces by the sebbakhin that it is hard to determine
their character, but no doubt they were of the Ginari type. The
dead seem to have been buried in clefts in the sandstone. The
face of the cliff fronting the river below bears many inscriptions
and drawings,11 including the large royal cartouche discovered by
grave was plundered by sebbakhin, one half being absolutely
empty, the pottery and other objects being heaped at one
end of the pit. Among other notable objects with this burial
were, a lion's head of rose quartz glazed green and pierced
for suspension ; a fine black and white stone bowl, almost
identical with one from Cemetery 40 (1907-1908), and a
curious spouted vessel of variegated slate. The pottery was
almost all of non-Egyptian type, black-mouthed, red-polished
bowls and pieces with incised decoration predominating.
Cemetery 138 : West bank. A cemetery of Roman date followed by
a few X-group burials.
Cemetery 139: A considerable cemetery of Christian graves of the
Ginari type, on the west bank, about two kilometres south of the
town ruins and Christian church and monastery, which are visible
on the west bank and on the higher desert nearly opposite Seyala.
Cemetery 140 : Wadi Nam. East bank. Circular graves completely
cleared out by sebbakhin.
Period: — Early Dynastic and B-group. In alluvial banks near
the river were empty Roman graves of the end-chamber type.
Cemetery 141: Traces of New Empire graves in valley to south of
the village of Dogohilla (west bank).
Church : West bank, on boundary between the Seyala and Mediq
districts. The building was of mud-brick with piers and door-
ways of fine white dressed sandstone. The interior was decorated
with frescoes of the Virgin and Child, the Twelve Apostles,
and scenes of the Judgment, Hell and Paradise. In the cupboard
under the altar were the chalice with wine stains in it, the remains
of what might have been bread, and a censer with charcoal and
incense still in it. The church would seem to have been suddenly
abandoned. About half a kilometre further south, on the upper
desert, are the ruins of two buildings, a church and a monastery,
of similar type to those opposite Seyala. Near by are the graves
of the community who lived here, but the superstructures are so
pulled to pieces by the sebbakhin that it is hard to determine
their character, but no doubt they were of the Ginari type. The
dead seem to have been buried in clefts in the sandstone. The
face of the cliff fronting the river below bears many inscriptions
and drawings,11 including the large royal cartouche discovered by