Alexandros Tsakos
Biographic Data
| ID | 1254426 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alexandros Tsakos |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alexandros |
| FAMILY NAME | Tsakos |
| SIGNATURE | TSAKOS A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Bergen |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8254-0964 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 12 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Bishops and Bishoprics in Egypt, Nubia, and Ethiopia (Fourth-Fourteenth Centuries)
An Obituary for George Pagoulatos
The year 2022 marks a jubilee for Nubian studies.Fifty years ago, the International Society for Nubian Studies (ISNS) was founded during the rst International Conference for Nubian Studies (ICNS).Like then, this year's ICNS took place in Warsaw, the headquarters of the study of-at least-medieval, or Christian, Nubia.For the ISNS, the jubilee was also, in many ways, a year of re ection on the deeds of the past and the pioneers who founded and prom…
Words on Warfare from Christian Nubia
This article is an attempt to assemble the vocabulary related to war found in Nubian written sources (primarily manuscripts) and discuss the insights it offers about warfare in Christian Nubia. All four languages used in medieval Nubia are examined, but the focus is on Old Nubian. Saint Epimachos, Saint Mercurios, Saint George, and the Archangel Michael are the personae around which pivot the narratives that offer insights into weapons, offices, …
Was the individual buried in MOG012.4 a Christian, a pagan, or both? Evidence for the appropriation of Christianity from a Late Antique-Early Medieval tumulus grave on Mograt Island
Michael and other archangels behind an eight-pointed cross-symbol from Medieval Nubia
The Christian population in Medieval Nubia created numerous manifestations of their faith in various forms – from monumental cathedrals to minuscule inscriptions. Among the latter are monograms, cryptograms, and cross-shaped symbols. Researchers of Medieval Nubia have only seldom studied closely these epigraphic categories. Moreover, the study of the cult of the archangels, especially of the archangel Michael, who held a primal position in the be…
Rubrication Patterns in Two Old Nubian Manuscripts from Serra East
The present paper analyses the rubrication patterns in two Old Nubian manuscripts (known under the sigla St and SC) both originally intended for deposition at the Jesus Church in Serra East. Through a comparison with rubrication patterns in other Old Nubian manuscripts, the authors argue that the rubricated phrases in St and SC show an internal coherence that could be interpreted as a ‘second voice’ in a ‘polyphonic’ text
Materiality and Physicality of Medieval Manuscripts from Christian Nubia
The present paper offers an updated discussion on the codicological experience among Christian Nubians of the Middle Ages, dealing first with the materiality and then with the physicality of Nubian manuscripts. After defining the terms of materiality and physicality in an introductory part, the paper briefly deals with what we know about codices from Nubia and what sort of material was used as carriers of texts in Christian Nubia. Thence, light i…
An Old Nubian Letter from the Daughter of an Eparch
The Etymology of the Toponym "Pourgoundi" (Notes on Medieval Nubian Toponymy 5)
The toponym ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲅⲟⲩⲛⲇⲓ was first recorded in a Greek–Old Nubian graffito on a wall of the Church of the Archangel Raphael in Tamit
The Etymology of the Toponym "Dorginarti" (Notes on Medieval Nubian Toponymy 6)
The island of Dorginarti is situated south of Buhen in Northern Su- dan and has now been completely submerged in Lake Nasser
On Place Names Used by Nubians for Places outside Nubia (Notes on Medieval Nubian Toponymy 2)
The "Liber Institutionis Michaelis" in Medieval Nubia
The Greek manuscripts on parchment discovered at Site SR022.A in the Fourth Cataract Region, North Sudan
"The Greek manuscripts on parchment discovered at Site SR022.A in the Fourth Cataract Region, North Sudan." Azania: Archaeological Research in Africa, 48(3), pp. 438–439
The Greek manuscripts on parchment discovered at Site SR022.A in the Fourth Cataract Region, North Sudan
"The Greek manuscripts on parchment discovered at Site SR022.A in the Fourth Cataract Region, North Sudan." Azania: Archaeological Research in Africa, 48(3), pp. 438–439
The "Liber Institutionis Michaelis" in Medieval Nubia
The Etymology of the Toponym "Pourgoundi" (Notes on Medieval Nubian Toponymy 5)
The toponym ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲅⲟⲩⲛⲇⲓ was first recorded in a Greek–Old Nubian graffito on a wall of the Church of the Archangel Raphael in Tamit
The Etymology of the Toponym "Dorginarti" (Notes on Medieval Nubian Toponymy 6)
The island of Dorginarti is situated south of Buhen in Northern Su- dan and has now been completely submerged in Lake Nasser
On Place Names Used by Nubians for Places outside Nubia (Notes on Medieval Nubian Toponymy 2)
An Old Nubian Letter from the Daughter of an Eparch
Rubrication Patterns in Two Old Nubian Manuscripts from Serra East
The present paper analyses the rubrication patterns in two Old Nubian manuscripts (known under the sigla St and SC) both originally intended for deposition at the Jesus Church in Serra East. Through a comparison with rubrication patterns in other Old Nubian manuscripts, the authors argue that the rubricated phrases in St and SC show an internal coherence that could be interpreted as a ‘second voice’ in a ‘polyphonic’ text
Materiality and Physicality of Medieval Manuscripts from Christian Nubia
The present paper offers an updated discussion on the codicological experience among Christian Nubians of the Middle Ages, dealing first with the materiality and then with the physicality of Nubian manuscripts. After defining the terms of materiality and physicality in an introductory part, the paper briefly deals with what we know about codices from Nubia and what sort of material was used as carriers of texts in Christian Nubia. Thence, light i…
Was the individual buried in MOG012.4 a Christian, a pagan, or both? Evidence for the appropriation of Christianity from a Late Antique-Early Medieval tumulus grave on Mograt Island
Michael and other archangels behind an eight-pointed cross-symbol from Medieval Nubia
The Christian population in Medieval Nubia created numerous manifestations of their faith in various forms – from monumental cathedrals to minuscule inscriptions. Among the latter are monograms, cryptograms, and cross-shaped symbols. Researchers of Medieval Nubia have only seldom studied closely these epigraphic categories. Moreover, the study of the cult of the archangels, especially of the archangel Michael, who held a primal position in the be…
An Obituary for George Pagoulatos
The year 2022 marks a jubilee for Nubian studies.Fifty years ago, the International Society for Nubian Studies (ISNS) was founded during the rst International Conference for Nubian Studies (ICNS).Like then, this year's ICNS took place in Warsaw, the headquarters of the study of-at least-medieval, or Christian, Nubia.For the ISNS, the jubilee was also, in many ways, a year of re ection on the deeds of the past and the pioneers who founded and prom…
Words on Warfare from Christian Nubia
This article is an attempt to assemble the vocabulary related to war found in Nubian written sources (primarily manuscripts) and discuss the insights it offers about warfare in Christian Nubia. All four languages used in medieval Nubia are examined, but the focus is on Old Nubian. Saint Epimachos, Saint Mercurios, Saint George, and the Archangel Michael are the personae around which pivot the narratives that offer insights into weapons, offices, …
Bishops and Bishoprics in Egypt, Nubia, and Ethiopia (Fourth-Fourteenth Centuries)
Ancient Egypt and Archaeology (10 works) · Archaeology and Historical Studies (10 works) · History (10 works) · Art (9 works) · Ancient history (8 works) · Archaeology (7 works) · History (7 works) · Classics (5 works) · Literature (5 works) · Philosophy (5 works)