Inscribed Vessels from Banganarti

This paper presents the graffiti and dipinti from Banganarti written on vessels intended for domestic use. Inscribed vessels discovered at Banganarti are dated from the seventh until the fourteenth century, covering nearly the entire settlement’s occupational period. Altogether there were 102 finds. The texts can be divided into two main categories based on their nature and function: (1) owners’ inscriptions with 25 examples and (2) group containing names of divine entities, constituting more than half of all the discoveries.