Medieval Presence at the Periphery of the Nubian State of Makuria: Examples from the Wadi Abu Dom and the Jebel al-Ain [PDF]
Dotawo: A Journal of Nubian Studies, 2019 This paper presents some medieval material from remote areas within the Bayuda and the Western Deserts in Sudan, and draws several conclusions about the presence of Christianity and the Makurian administration within them. First, the general topographical setting of the different areas are described in order to define the geographical frame of the ...
Eger, Jana +2 more
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A decorated bronze censer from the Cathedral in Old Dongola [PDF]
Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean, 2017 A bronze censer found in the Church of Brick Pillars in Old Dongola in 1968 provides unique insight into the role of such liturgical vessels in medieval Nubia.
Maciej Wyżgoł
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Pottery from Dongola: a stratigraphic assemblage from unit B.I.41 [PDF]
Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean, 2017 The article discusses an assemblage of pottery recovered from unit B.I.41 in the palatial building B.I excavated on the citadel of Dongola in the 2011 and 2012 seasons.
Katarzyna Danys
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The winter seasons of 2013 and 2014 in the Ghazali monastery [PDF]
Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean, 2017 The article reports on archaeological and conservation work carried out by the expedition of the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology University of Warsaw in cooperation with the Sudanese National Corporation for Antiquities and Museums in two ...
Artur Obłuski +5 more
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The arab sources on the war of the Caliphate with the christian Nubia and the role of the peace treaty of 651/652 in the political confrontation between Egypt and Nubia [PDF]
Вестник Православного Свято-Тихоновского гуманитарного университета: Сериа III. Филология, 2020 At the end of the 6th century, Christianity became an offi cial religion of the three Nubian kingdoms, i. e. Nobadia, Makuria, and Alwa, and as early as the second third of the 7th century, the expansion of Islam to the African continent begins.
Alexey Danshin
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Three Bilingual Greek–Old Nubian Psalms from Dongola (DP 2–4) [PDF]
, 2020 The three bilingual Greek–Old Nubian psalms published in this paper have been preserved to us in form of ink inscriptions on the walls of the annexes abutting the monastery on Kom H in Dongola from the west, the capital of the Nubian Christian Kingdom of
Vincent van Gerven Oei, Adam Łajtar
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Early Makuria Research Project Remarks on pottery from the recent excavations at el-Zuma [PDF]
Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean, 2017 The article presents new material excavated during the last season, discusses production technology and surface treatment. Recently excavated material from el-Zuma throws new light on pottery production and its typology, necessitating thus a ...
Ewa Czyżewska-Zalewska
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Ceramics from the North Church in Old Dongola revisited [PDF]
Polish Archaeology in the MediterraneanThe paper seeks to reexamine the ceramics unearthed from the North Church in Old Dongola. These findings are placed within the context of the terminal phase of Christianity in the capital of the Kingdom of Makuria. Examples of liturgical implements found
Katarzyna de Lellis-Danys
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Animals from the tumuli in el-Detti in Sudan: from bone remains to studying ritual [PDF]
Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean, 2017 Excavation of seven tumuli during the 2015 season in a cemetery of Early Makurian date located in the village of el-Detti yielded an extensive animal bone assemblage, altogether 590 bone fragments, accompanying the other finds. Poor preservation resulted
Urszula Iwaszczuk
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The Role of Wad Nimeiri Castle in the Economy during the Medieval Period, Sudan
, 2021 This castle of Wad Nimeiri is situated on the left bank of the Nile, about 25 km south of modern Dongola and about 100 km north of Old Dongola. It is one of the most important medieval castles along the Nile. The study seeks to shed light on the economic
Adam, Ahmed Hussein Abdelrahman
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