Corpus Refs: | Okasha/Forsyth/2001:Toureen Peacaun 27 |
Site: | TOURP |
Discovery: | recognised, 1944 Duignan, W.V. |
History: | Okasha/Forsyth/2001, 268: `The stone was found in the summer of 1944 during excavation at the site ... It was a stray find from the rubble around stone no. 40 (the East Cross) [TOURP/8] ... During September to December 1944 the east wall of the church was rebuilt, incorporating many of the inscribed stones, including this one. The stone has remained there since'. |
Geology: | Okasha/Forsyth/2001, 322: `sandstone'. |
Dimensions: | 0.095 x 0.165 x 0.0 (Okasha/Forsyth/2001) |
Setting: | in struct |
Location: | on site Okasha/Forsyth/2001, 268: `The stone is built into the interior east wall of the ruined church'. |
Form: | other Okasha/Forsyth/2001, 269: `The stone is a fragment of a slab of unknown form'. |
Condition: | frgmntry , poor Okasha/Forsyth/2001, 269: `a fragment'. |
Folklore: | none |
Crosses: | none |
Decorations: | no other decoration |
Okasha and Forsyth (1996): | [--]OTM[.][-- Expansion: [--]OTM[.][-- Okasha/Forsyth/2001 269 reading only |
Orientation: | Indeterminate |
Position: | n/a ; broad ; n/a ; undecorated |
Incision: | |
Date: | None published |
Language: | Indeterminate (rbook) |
Ling. Notes: | Okasha/Forsyth/2001, 269: `too fragmentary to be interpreted'. |
Palaeography: | Okasha/Forsyth/2001, 269: `The text is in half-uncial script'. CISP: The lettering is half-uncial. The T has a vertical ascender and a horizontal stroke near its top. The uppermost point of the ascender and the left-hand end of this stroke are joined by a curve. This T and the M are conjoined. |
Legibility: | some Okasha/Forsyth/2001, 269: `The text is ... slightly deteriorated'. |
Lines: | 1 |
Carving errors: | 0 |
Doubtful: | no |