Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean (15.2003(2004))

NAQLUN

EGYPT

Several Arabic and Coptic texts on paper
were also found; they were recorded by
J. van der Vliet. The former included some
fragmentary monastic business letters and
a magic text. The latter consisted of an
interesting 10th-11th century account of
work at the water-wheel, as well as
fragments of an account-book, containing
numerous proper names {Fig. 9).
In the early stages of the monastery, the
area east of Church A apparently consisted
of open ground. Sometime in the 9th or
early 10th century, room E.l was added
onto the eastern church facade. This large
hall (inside dimensions 11.10 x 2.82-
2.93 m) was entered from the north and
south, and initially served some domestic
function, possibly as an animal pen, if the
thick layer of fibrous sebach is taken into
account. With time the building was
turned into a large mausoleum with over
30 tombs that were explored in 2002.


Fig. 9. List of names in Coptic, Nd.03.049.3b
(Photo W. Godlewski)


Fig. 10. Site A. Building H, seen from the west
(Photo W. Godlewski)

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