Corpus Refs: | Okasha/Forsyth/2001:Toureen Peacaun 11 |
Site: | TOURP |
Discovery: | recognised, 1944 Duignan, W.V. |
History: | Okasha/Forsyth/2001, 246: `The stone was found in the summer of 1944 during excavation at the site ... It was a stray find but Waddell and Holland do not record exactly where it was found ... During September to December 1944 the east wall of the church was rebuilt, incorporating many of the inscribed stones, including this one. The stne has remained there since'. |
Geology: | Okasha/Forsyth/2001, 322: `sandstone'. |
Dimensions: | 0.09 x 0.13 x 0.05 (Okasha/Forsyth/2001) |
Setting: | in struct |
Location: | on site Okasha/Forsyth/2001, 245: `The stone is built into the interior east wall of the ruined church'. |
Form: | other Okasha/Forsyth/2001, 246: `The stone is a fragment of a slab of unknown form'. |
Condition: | frgmntry , poor Okasha/Forsyth/2001, 246: `a fragment'. |
Folklore: | none |
Crosses: | none |
Decorations: | no other decoration |
Okasha and Forsyth (1996): | FIN[--] Expansion: FIN[--] Okasha/Forsyth/2001 246 reading only |
Orientation: | Indeterminate |
Position: | n/a ; broad ; n/a ; undecorated |
Incision: | |
Date: | None published |
Language: | name only (rbook) |
Ling. Notes: | Okasha/Forsyth/2001, 246: `The text reads fin- and is likely to be the beginning of a personal name'. |
Palaeography: | Okasha/Forsyth/2001, 246: `The text is in half-uncial script'. CISP: The lettering is half-uncial. The initial F is in the majuscule form with a straight top-stroke that angles upward. The ascender of the I expands gradually as the stroke goes up. |
Legibility: | some Okasha/Forsyth/2001, 246: `slightly deteriorated'. |
Lines: | 1 |
Carving errors: | 0 |
Doubtful: | no |