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IM Reference 186

Attestation
ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟ
Translation
Petros / Petro
Description
Greek male name deriving from the New Testament figure of Peter the Apostle
Text
1019
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
1000–1399
Language
Greek/Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
2
Column
 
Line
1
Latest edition
Weschenfelder 2015, pp. 283–284 (partial)
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
 
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
600156: Petro
Role
addressee of letter
Name
5124: Petros
Name variant
54880: ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 187

Attestation
ⲕⲟⲩⲙⲙ̄⸌ⲇ⸍
Translation
Koummid( )
Description
Nubian name, but etymology uncertain; attested only once, unmarked for gender
Text
1019
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
1000–1399
Language
Greek/Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
2
Column
 
Line
1
Latest edition
Weschenfelder 2015, pp. 283–284 (partial)
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
600157: Koummid( )
Role
in filiation
Name
201339: Koummid( )
Name variant
301339: ⲕⲟⲩⲙⲙ̄⸌ⲇ⸍
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 188

Attestation
ⲅ︦ⲃ︦ⲗ︦ⲕⲟⲩ⸌ⲇ⸍
Translation
Gabrielinkouda / Gblkoud( )
Description
Semito-Nubian male name meaning 'servant of (Arcahngel) Gabriel'; attested 17 times for 10 persons, 6 men, 4 unmarked for gender
Text
1020
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
1155–1180
Language
Greek/Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
2
Column
 
Line
1
Latest edition
Weschenfelder 2015, pp. 284–287 (partial)
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
 
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.167: Name: local (Semito-Nubian), male, Christian
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.167:
- gender: male
- religion: Christian
- ethnic regional: Nubian
Person
600158: Gabrielinkouda
Role
sender of letter
Name
200666: Gabrielinkouda
Name variant
300677: ⲅ︦ⲃ︦ⲗ︦ⲕⲟⲩ⸌ⲇ⸍
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 189

Attestation
ⲙⲁⲥⲓ
Translation
Masi
Description
Nubian name meaning 'doer of good'; attested 19 times, only for men
Text
1021
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
1000–1199
Language
Greek/Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
2
Column
 
Line
1
Latest edition
P. QI 2 24
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
 
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.145: Name: local (Nubian), male (?), non-religious
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.145:
- gender: male?
- ethnic regional: Nubian
Person
600159: Masi
Role
sender of letter
Name
201515: Masi
Name variant
301520: ⲙⲁⲥⲓ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 190

Attestation
ⲉⲗⲟⲛⳟⲁ
Translation
Elonngal / Elonnga
Description
Nubian name meaning 'son of Elo'; attested 5 times, none marked for gender, but the names with the element -ngal appear to be male
Text
1021
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
1000–1199
Language
Greek/Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
2
Column
 
Line
1
Latest edition
P. QI 2 24
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Gender not specified.
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.139: Name: local (Nubian), male, non-religious, indicates filiation
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.139:
- gender: male
- ethnic regional: Nubian
- family: son
Person
600160: Elonngal
Role
addressee of letter
Name
200948: Elonngal
Name variant
303189: ⲉⲗⲟⲛⳟⲁ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 191

Attestation
ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩ
Translation
Iesou / Iēsou
Description
Aramaic male name deriving from the name of Jesus Christ; used in all Abrahamic religions
Text
1022
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
1100–1299
Language
Greek/Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
2
Column
 
Line
1
Latest edition
P. QI 2 25
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
 
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.39: Name: foreign (Aramaic), male, Biblical
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.39:
- gender: male
Person
600161: Iesou
Role
addressee of letter (?)
Name
3410: Iesous
Name variant
300288: ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 192

Attestation
ⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ
Translation
Israel / Israēl
Description
Hebrew male name deriving from the desigantion of the Promised Land or the second name of Patriarch Jacob
Text
1022
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
1100–1299
Language
Greek/Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
2
Column
 
Line
1
Latest edition
P. QI 2 25
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
 
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.70: Name: foreign (Hebrew), male, Christian
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.70:
- gender: male
- religion: Christian
Person
600120: Israel
Role
sender (?)
Name
14312: Israel
Name variant
64058: ⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 193

Attestation
ⲉⲓⲧⲉⲓⲛⲉⲛ
Translation
Itine / Eiteine
Description
Nubian name meaning 'manhood'; attested only once, for a man, but the meaning strongly suggests male name
Text
1023
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
1000–1399
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
2
Column
 
Line
1
Latest edition
P. QI 2 28
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Gender not specified, but the meaning of the name, 'manhood', suggests male gender.
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.138: Name: local (Nubian), male, non-religious
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.138:
- gender: male
- ethnic regional: Nubian
Person
600163: Itine
Role
in filiation
Name
200922: Itine
Name variant
300922: ⲉⲓⲧⲉⲓⲛⲉ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 194

Attestation
ⲙⲟⲩϩⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲓⲗⲟ
Translation
Muḥammad / Muhammad / Mouhoumeti
Description
male name of Arabic origin meaning 'praiseworthy', deriving from the name of the Prophet
Text
1026
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
after 1190–after 1199
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
1
Latest edition
P. QI 3 42, pl. 3 (photo at http://www.medievalnubia.info/dev/images/PQI3-38-42-49.jpg)
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Gender not specified.
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.28: Name: foreign (Arabic), male, Muslim
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.28:
- gender: male
- religion: Muslim
Person
600164: Mouhoumeti
Role
party of deed (cedes the land)
Name
9456: Muḥammad
Name variant
301657: ⲙⲟⲩϩⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲓ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 195

Attestation
ⲧⲉⲩⲗⲟⲧⲉ
Translation
Teulote
Description
unidentified name; attested only once
Text
1026
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
after 1190–after 1199
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
1
Latest edition
P. QI 3 42, pl. 3 (photo at http://www.medievalnubia.info/dev/images/PQI3-38-42-49.jpg)
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
600165: Teulote
Role
uncertain
Name
202229: Teulote
Name variant
302229: ⲧⲉⲩⲗⲟⲧⲉ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 196

Attestation
ⲡⲁⲥⲓ̈ⲛⲉ
Translation
Papasinen / Pasine
Description
most probably Greco-Nubian name deriving from the Greek loanword into Nubian, ⲡⲁⲡⲁⲥ, 'bishop'; attested 10 times, of which 4 times for women, other instances unmarked for gender
Text
1027
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
1190–1198
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
1
Latest edition
P. QI 3 43 (photo at http://www.medievalnubia.info/dev/images/PQI3-61-46-43.jpg)
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Gender not specified, but the same Papasinen occurs in Ref 702431 as daughter of Magosi.
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.106: Name: local (Greco-Nubian), female, Christian
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.106:
- gender: female
- religion: Christian
- ethnic regional: Nubian
Person
600166: Papasinen
Role
party of deed (confirms handing over the money)
Name
201826: Papasinen
Name variant
301900: ⲡⲁⲥⲓⲛⲉ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 197

Attestation
ⲉ̇ⲛⲟⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ̇ⲙⲏ
Translation
Enomariami / Enomariamē
Description
Semito-Nubian name possibly meaning 'mother Mariami'; attested only once, for a woman
Text
1028
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
1155–1199
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
1
Latest edition
P. QI 3 44
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
 
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.165: Name: local (Semito-Nubian), female, Christian
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.165:
- gender: female
- religion: Christian
- ethnic regional: Nubian
Person
600167: Enomariami
Role
party of deed (?)
Name
200968: Enomariami
Name variant
300968: ⲉⲛⲟⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁⲙⲏ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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