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IM Reference 2011

Attestation
ﺍحمد
Translation
Aḥmad / Ahmad
Description
male name of Arabic origin meaning 'he who is more laudable'
Text
494
Provenance
unknown
Date
23 July 916
Language
Arabic
Linguistic context
Arabic
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
39
Latest edition
Grohmann 1935, pp. 19–30, pls. 2–3
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
 
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.28: Name: foreign (Arabic), male, Muslim
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.28:
- gender: male
- religion: Muslim
Person
602076: Aḥmad
Role
witness
Name
27263: Aḥmad
Name variant
300021: ﺍحمد
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 2012

Attestation
ⲓ̈ⲱ̇ⲕⲁⳝⲁⲗⲟ
Translation
Iokaja / Iōkaja
Description
Nubian name perhaps meaning 'the one who keeps mother'; attested twice, once for a man, once unmarked for gender
Text
582
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
probably 1155–circa 1180
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
39
Latest edition
P. QI 3 34 (i)
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
602077: Iokaja
Role
witness
Name
201205: Iokaja
Name variant
301205: ⲓⲱⲕⲁⳝⲁ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 2013

Attestation
ⲡⲟⲥⲓ
Translation
Posi
Description
Nubian name, probably meaning 'smiler'; attested twice, once for a man, once unmarked for gender
Text
585
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
probably 1190–1198
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
39
Latest edition
P. QI 3 37
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
 
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
602078: Posi
Role
witness
Name
201976: Posi
Name variant
301976: ⲡⲟⲥⲓ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 2014

Attestation
ⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁ
Translation
Ounta
Description
Nubian name meaning 'love'; attested only once, for a man
Text
581
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
22 August 1155
Language
Greek/Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
39
Latest edition
P. QI 3 30, pl. 1
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
 
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
602079: Ounta
Role
scribe
Name
201767: Ounta
Name variant
301767: ⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 2015

Attestation
ⲅⲉⲱⲣⲅⲓ ⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ
Translation
Georgios Mouses / Georgi Mousis / Geōrgi Mōusēs
Description
double name consisting of Greek male name deriving from St George, soldier and martyr and Hebrew male name deriving from the Old Testament prophet and lawgiver
Text
581
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
22 August 1155
Language
Greek/Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
39
Latest edition
P. QI 3 30, pl. 1
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
IMVar 1.57: Name: foreign (Hebrew), male, Biblical
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.57:
- gender: male
- religion: Christian
For IMVar 1.66:
- gender: male
Person
600132: Mouses Georgios
Role
issuer of document
Name
3343: Georgios
Name variant
53088: ⲅⲉⲱⲣⲅⲓ
Second name
10684: Mouses
Second name variant
54400: ⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 2017

Attestation
[ⲉⲛ]ⲱⲭ
Translation
Enoch / Enōch
Description
Hebrew male name deriving from the Old Testament patriarch
Text
17
Provenance
Dongola
Date
24 March 824–24 March 825
Language
Greek
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
4
Latest edition
I. Khartoum Greek 24, pl. 23
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Gender not specified.
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
602082: Enoch
Role
in filiation
Name
9262: Henoch
Name variant
53308: ⲉⲛⲱⲭ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 2018

Attestation
ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲟⲩ
Translation
Ioannes / Iōannou
Description
Hebrew male name deriving from a New Testament figure (John the Evangelist or John the Baptist) or a saint (John Chrysostom)
Text
23
Provenance
Ghazali
Date
700–999
Language
Greek
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
4
Latest edition
I. Ghazali 15
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
602083: Ioannes
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
3464: Ioannes
Name variant
53801: ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 2019

Attestation
ⲙⲁⲣⲕⲟⲥ
Translation
Markos / Markos
Description
Latin male name deriving from the New Testament figure of one of the Evangelists
Text
32
Provenance
Faras
Date
28 August 707
Language
Coptic
Linguistic context
Coptic
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
4
Latest edition
I. Khartoum Copt. 1, pl. 1
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
110450: Markos
Role
in dating formula
Name
10523: Markos
Name variant
54305: ⲙⲁⲣⲕⲟⲥ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 2020

Attestation
ⲃ̣ⲁⲗ̣̄ⲱ
Translation
Balo / Balō
Description
most probably Egyptian male name meaning 'child, boy'; attested once in Nubia
Text
51
Provenance
Ghazali
Date
700–999
Language
Coptic
Linguistic context
Coptic
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
4
Latest edition
I. Ghazali 143
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
 
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.49: Name: foreign (Egyptian), male, non-religious
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.49:
- gender: male
Person
602085: Balo
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
613: Palou
Name variant
300646: ⲃⲁⲗ̄ⲱ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 2021

Attestation
ⲙⲁⲣ̣ⲕ̣ⲟⲥ
Translation
Markos / Markos
Description
Latin male name deriving from the New Testament figure of one of the Evangelists
Text
56
Provenance
Ghazali
Date
700–999
Language
Coptic
Linguistic context
Coptic
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
4
Latest edition
I. Ghazali 58
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
602086: Markos
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
10523: Markos
Name variant
54305: ⲙⲁⲣⲕⲟⲥ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 2022

Attestation
ⲙⲁⲑⲑⲁⲓⲟⲩ
Translation
Matthaios / Maththaiou
Description
Hebrew male name deriving from the New Testament figure of Evangelist Matthew; attested thrice in Nubia
Text
69
Provenance
Faras
Date
26 May 766–24 June 766
Language
Greek
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
4
Latest edition
I. Warsaw 105, pl. 105
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
110466: Maththaiou
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
10451: Matthaios
Name variant
11149: ⲙⲁⲑⲑⲁⲓⲟⲥ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 2023

Attestation
ⲓⲅⲛⲁⲧⲓⲟⲥ
Translation
Ignatios
Description
Latin name deriving from the bishop of Antioch and martyr of Rome, 1st/2nd century; attested thrice in Nubia, for 2 men
Text
70
Provenance
Faras
Date
23 January 802
Language
Greek
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
4
Latest edition
I. Warsaw 106, pl. 106
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
110467: Ignatios
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
9618: Ignatios
Name variant
53664: ⲓⲅⲛⲁⲧⲓⲟⲥ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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