Mnamon

Ancient writing systems in the Mediterranean

A critical guide to electronic resources

Old Nubian

- 8th-15th cent A.D.



Map of places



  1. Attiri (Provenance), 'Old Nubian manuscript page of a text concerning the Archangel Michael from Attiri (Khartoum, Sudan National Museum 23045)' (image)
  2. Berlin, National Library (Place held), 'Old Nubian Lectionary (Berlin, Staatsbibliothek Ms. or. quart. 1019)' (image)
  3. Berlin, National Library (Place held), 'Old Nubian manuscript from Serra East with image of an eparch, 973 CE (Berlin, Staatsbibliothek Ms. orient. quart. 1020)' (image)
  4. British Museum, London (Place held), 'Old Nubian parchment fragment from Qasr Ibrim with illuminated image of a bishop (London, British Museum EA82963)' (image)
  5. British Museum, London (Place held), 'Parchment fragment with Old Nubian text of the Liber Institutionis Michaelis, from Qasr Ibrim, 9th-10th century AD (London, British Museum British Museum EA 71305)' (image)
  6. British Museum, London (Place held), 'Parchment with text in the Bible in Old Nubian, from Qasr Ibrim, 9th-10th century AD (London, British Museum EA 71301)' (image)
  7. Egypt (Diffusion area)
  8. Faras (Place attested)
  9. Faras (Provenance), 'Fragment of mud plaster with Old Nubian inscription from Faras 11th-15th century (Warsaw, Muzeum Narodowe)' (image)
  10. Gebel Adda (Place attested)
  11. Khartoum, Sudan National Museum (Place held), 'Old Nubian manuscript page of a text concerning the Archangel Michael from Attiri (Khartoum, Sudan National Museum 23045)' (image)
  12. Old Dongola (Place attested)
  13. Qasr Ibrim (Place attested)
  14. Qasr Ibrim (Provenance), 'Old Nubian parchment fragment from Qasr Ibrim with illuminated image of a bishop (London, British Museum EA82963)' (image)
  15. Qasr Ibrim (Provenance), 'Parchment fragment with Old Nubian text of the Liber Institutionis Michaelis, from Qasr Ibrim, 9th-10th century AD (London, British Museum British Museum EA 71305)' (image)
  16. Qasr Ibrim (Provenance), 'Parchment with text in the Bible in Old Nubian, from Qasr Ibrim, 9th-10th century AD (London, British Museum EA 71301)' (image)
  17. Serra East (Provenance), 'Old Nubian manuscript from Serra East with image of an eparch, 973 CE (Berlin, Staatsbibliothek Ms. orient. quart. 1020)' (image)
  18. Soba (Place attested)
  19. Sonqi Tino (Place attested)
  20. Sudan (Place of origin)
  21. Wadi an-Natrun (Place attested)
  22. Warsaw, National Museum (Place held), 'Fragment of mud plaster with Old Nubian inscription from Faras 11th-15th century (Warsaw, Muzeum Narodowe)' (image)