Image: Dendur conversion inscription

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Description: Carl Lepsius' drawing of a Coptic inscription discovered on the Dendur temple. Dating to the mid-6th century (Grzegorz Ochala 2011: "The Date of the Dendur Foundation Inscription Reconsidered" in "The Bulletin of the American Society of Papyrologists". Volume 48. pp. 217-224.), the inscription is about how the Nobatian king Eirpanome and people of his court had the temple converted into a church. According to Siegfried Richter, it is the first official Christian document from Nubia.(Siegfried Richter 2013: "The Beginnings of Christianity in Nubia" in "Christianity and Monasticism in Aswan and Nubia". pp. 47-54.)
Title: Dendur conversion inscription
Credit: https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47d9-5b5c-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99
Author: Scan by NYPL
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