The aim of this paper is to present pictorial graffiti executed on the walls of the Northern Church of the Ghazali Monastery located in what is today the Northern Province of Sudan. The graffiti were recorded during research by the Polish-Sudanese mission at the monastic complex. This paper explores the symbolic meanings of the graffiti as well as possible rationales behind their locations. Some of the depictions have overt religious meanings and may be interpreted as “graphic” prayers. This category of graffiti includes representations of Christ, angels, saints, female figures and horse riders. Other depictions seem to refer to daily life in Nubia – the graffiti abound in motifs such as camels, horses, boats and human beings.

本文的目的是展示在位于今天的苏丹北部省的 Ghazali 修道院北部教堂的墙壁上进行的绘画涂鸦。波兰-苏丹代表团在修道院建筑群进行研究期间记录了这些涂鸦。本文探讨了涂鸦的象征意义以及它们位置背后可能的基本原理。一些描绘具有明显的宗教意义，可能被解释为“图形”祈祷。这类涂鸦包括基督、天使、圣人、女性形象和骑马者的形象。其他描绘似乎指的是努比亚的日常生活——涂鸦中充满了骆驼、马、船和人类等图案。