Qasr Ibrim

The Ballana Phase

by William Y. Adams, contributions by Nettie K. Adams

Book cover: Qasr Ibrim

Extent: 304 pages

Publisher: Egypt Exploration Society

Subjects: Ancient Egypt

Series: Excavation Memoir

Series volume number: 104

Language: English

Paperback (Published)

(December 2013)

ISBN: 9780856982163

Price: $39.50

In stock

This volume details finds from Qasr Ibrim, a key site in Egyptian Nubia, highlighting objects of wood, leather, textiles, and diverse written materials from the pre-Christian period (AD 350-600). It offers extensive descriptions and illustrations of these rare archaeological finds.


Throughout its long history, Qasr Ibrim was the most important settlement in Egyptian Nubia. During the Middle Ages, it was both an administrative capital and a centre of Christian worship. As an archaeological site it has produced an unprecedented wealth of material, including objects of wood, leather and textile that are rarely preserved archaeologically. Also preserved are hundreds of specimens of written material in many different languages. This volume describes and illustrates in detail the finds from the immediate pre-Christian period, from about AD 350 to 600.

  • By (author) William Y. Adams
  • Contributions by Nettie K. Adams