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IM Reference 1286

Attestation
ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ
Translation
Maria
Description
Greco-Semitic female name deriving from Mary Mother of God
Text
446
Provenance
Ginari
Date
600–899
Language
Greek
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
2
Latest edition
I. Ginari, p. 50 (debris)
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
 
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.53: Name: foreign (Greco-Semitic), female, Christian
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.53:
- gender: female
- religion: Christian
Person
601320: Maria
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
22425: Maria
Name variant
54292: ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
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IM Reference 1287

Attestation
[---]ⲣⲡⲟⲥⲓ̣
Translation
---rposi
Description
unidentified name; attested only once
Text
463
Provenance
Arminna
Date
600–899
Language
Greek
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
2
Latest edition
I. Nubia Tibiletti Bruno 63
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Gender not specified.
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.173: Name: unidentified
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
Person
243311: ---rposi
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
200018: ---rposi
Name variant
300018: ---ⲣⲡⲟⲥⲓ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
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IM Reference 1288

Attestation
ⲙⲁⲣⲕⲟⲥ
Translation
Markos / Markos
Description
Latin male name deriving from the New Testament figure of one of the Evangelists
Text
489
Provenance
Dongola
Date
19 December 811
Language
Greek
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
2
Latest edition
I. Fitzwilliam 116, figs. on p. 173
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
 
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.72: Name: foreign (Latin), male, Christian
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.72:
- gender: male
- religion: Christian
Person
449818: Markos
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
10523: Markos
Name variant
54305: ⲙⲁⲣⲕⲟⲥ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
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IM Reference 1289

Attestation
ﻫﺮﻭﻥ
Translation
Aaron / Harūn / Harun
Description
Hebrew male name deriving from the Old Testament figure, brother of Moses; common in Abrahamic religion
Text
494
Provenance
unknown
Date
23 July 916
Language
Arabic
Linguistic context
Arabic
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
2
Latest edition
Grohmann 1935, pp. 19–30, pls. 2–3
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
 
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.66: Name: foreign (Hebrew), male, Biblical
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.66:
- gender: male
Person
601323: Harūn
Role
former owner of Yaḥyā
Name
8275: Aaron
Name variant
300371: ﻫﺮﻭﻥ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
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IM Reference 1290

Attestation
ⲇⲣⲱⲥⲏⲥ
Translation
Drosis / Drosēs
Description
Greek female name meaning 'dew' deriving from St Drosis, daughter of Hadrian, martyred with female companion Junia; attested only once in Nubia
Text
499
Provenance
unknown
Date
2 June 699
Language
Greek
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
2
Latest edition
I. Nubia Tibiletti Bruno 43
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
TM People qualifiy the name as a variant of Drosos (NAM 41116).
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.56: Name: foreign (Greek), female, Christian
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.56:
- gender: female
- religion: Christian
Person
449829: Drosis
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
9199: Drosis
Name variant
300834: ⲇⲣⲱⲥⲏⲥ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
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IM Reference 1291

Attestation
ⲉⲓⲣⲡⲁⲛⲟⲙⲉ
Translation
Irpanome / Eirpanome
Description
probably Nubian name, but etymology unknown; attested only once, for a man
Text
517
Provenance
Dendur
Date
circa 536–569
Language
Coptic
Linguistic context
Coptic
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
2
Latest edition
Richter 2002, pp. 164–172
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
 
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.151: Name: local (Nubian), unknown character
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.151:
- ethnic regional: Nubian
Person
601325: Irpanome
Role
founder of church
Name
200894: Irpanome
Name variant
300894: ⲉⲓⲣⲡⲁⲛⲟⲙⲉ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
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IM Reference 1292

Attestation
ⲁⲛⲛⲁ ⲱ̄ⲥⲁ
Translation
Anna Osa / Anna Ōsa
Description
double name consisting of Hebrew female name of New Testament origin deriving from the mother of the Virgin Mary and either Nubian name, perhaps meaning 'the one who releases', or Blemmyan/Beja name of unknown etymology
Text
526
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim – Faras region
Date
900–999
Language
Coptic
Linguistic context
Coptic
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
2
Latest edition
Richter 2013, pp. 149–51 (no. 68), pl. 38
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
 
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.68: Name: foreign (Hebrew), unisex, Christian
Second identity marker variant
IMVar 1.68: Name: local (Nubian) or foreign (Blemmyan/Beja), non-religious
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.68:
- religion: Christian
For IMVar 1.154:
- ethnic regional: Nubian or Blemmyan
Person
601326: Anna Osa
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
2046: Anna
Name variant
52792: ⲁⲛⲛⲁ
Second name
200524: Osa
Second name variant
300524: ⲱⲥⲁ
Source
 
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IM Reference 1293

Attestation
ⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫ
Translation
Ioseph / Iōsēph
Description
Hebrew male name deriving from the New Testament figure of Ioseph, husband of Mary; used in all Abrahamic religions
Text
557
Provenance
Aswan
Date
7 April 1322
Language
Greek
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
2
Latest edition
Łajtar forthcoming (a)
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
 
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.66: Name: foreign (Hebrew), male, Biblical
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.66:
- gender: male
Person
601327: Ioseph
Role
commemorated person
Name
3467: Ioseph
Name variant
53829: ⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
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IM Reference 1294

Attestation
ⲕⲁⲧⲧⲓⲕⲟⲩⲇⲁ
Translation
Kattikouda
Description
Nubian male name meaning 'servant of the lamb (i.e. Jesus)'; attested only once, for a man
Text
559
Provenance
Nauri
Date
after 1190–circa 1199
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
2
Latest edition
Zyhlarz 1932, pp. 187–190
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
 
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.130: Name: local (Nubian), male, Christian
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.130:
- gender: male
- religion: Christian
- ethnic regional: Nubian
Person
601328: Kattikouda
Role
in protocol
Name
201265: Kattikouda
Name variant
301265: ⲕⲁⲧⲧⲓⲕⲟⲩⲇⲁ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
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IM Reference 1295

Attestation
ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟ
Translation
Petros / Petro
Description
Greek male name deriving from the New Testament figure of Peter the Apostle
Text
565
Provenance
Aswan
Date
19 April 962
Language
Coptic
Linguistic context
Coptic
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
2
Latest edition
Dijkstra – Van der Vliet 2003, pp. 31–9, figs. 1–2
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
It is uncertain whether Petro was a Nubian or an Egyptian.
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.57: Name: foreign (Greek), male, Christian
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.57:
- gender: male
- religion: Christian
Person
601329: Petro
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
5124: Petros
Name variant
54880: ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
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IM Reference 1296

Attestation
ⲉⲓⲟ̇ⲗⲟ
Translation
Io / Eio
Description
Nubian name probably cognate with the Nobiin ⲓⲟ-, 'mother; my mother'; attested twice, neither marked for gender
Text
584
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
1 November 1190
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
2
Column
 
Line
2
Latest edition
P. QI 3 36
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Gender not specified.
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.147: Name: local (Nubian), non-religious
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.147:
- ethnic regional: Nubian
Person
601330: Io
Role
witness
Name
202850: Io
Name variant
300856: ⲉⲓⲟ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
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IM Reference 1297

Attestation
ⲥ̇ⲕⲟⲉⲓⲗⲟ
Translation
Iskoi / Iskoei
Description
Nubian name probably deriving from ⲥ̄ⲕⲟⲉⲗ-?, 'to give thanks'; attested twice for a single person, unmarked for gender
Text
584
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
1 November 1190
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
2
Column
 
Line
2
Latest edition
P. QI 3 36
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Gender not specified.
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.147: Name: local (Nubian), non-religious
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.147:
- ethnic regional: Nubian
Person
601331: Iskoi
Role
witness
Name
202079: Iskoi
Name variant
302079: ⲥ̇ⲕⲟⲉⲓ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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