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IM Reference 2337

Attestation
ⲑⲉⲟⲇⲱⲣⲟⲥ
Translation
Theodoros / Theodōros
Description
Greek male name meaning 'gift of God' deriving from St Theodore Stratelates
Text
433
Provenance
Ginari
Date
600–899
Language
Greek
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
5
Latest edition
I. Ginari, p. 48 (grave 728)
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
602412: Theodoros
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
5490: Theodoros
Name variant
53508: ⲑⲉⲟⲇⲱⲣⲟⲥ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
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IM Reference 2338

Attestation
ⲉⲗⲓⲥⲁⲃⲉⲧ
Translation
Elisabet
Description
Hebrew female name deriving from the New Testament figure of mother of John the Baptist; attested only for women in Nubia
Text
459
Provenance
unknown
Date
600–899
Language
Greek
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
5
Latest edition
Koerner 1966, pp. 44–6
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
 
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.69: Name: foreign (Hebrew), female, Christian
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.69:
- gender: female
- religion: Christian
Person
602413: Elisabet
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
9242: Elisabet
Name variant
53291: ⲉⲗⲓⲥⲁⲃⲉⲧ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
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IM Reference 2339

Attestation
ⲉⲩⲧⲱⲅⲓⲁ
Translation
Eudokia / Eutōgia
Description
Greek female name meaning 'the one who is satisfied'; attested twice in Nubia for 2 women
Text
462
Provenance
Arminna
Date
600–899
Language
Greek
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
5
Latest edition
I. Nubia Tibiletti Bruno 61
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
 
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.59: Name: foreign (Greek), female, non-religious
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.59:
- gender: female
Person
243309: Eudokia
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
9336: Eudokia
Name variant
301000: ⲉⲩⲧⲱⲅⲓⲁ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
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IM Reference 2340

Attestation
ⲓ̈ⲱⲃ
Translation
Iob / Iōb
Description
Hebrew name deriving from the Old Testament figure of Job; attested once in Nubia, for a man
Text
465
Provenance
Arminna
Date
600–899
Language
Coptic
Linguistic context
Coptic
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
5
Latest edition
Junker 1925a, p. 150 (no. 2)
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
602415: Iob
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
9696: Iob
Name variant
53808: ⲓⲱⲃ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
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IM Reference 2341

Attestation
ⲁⲕⲛⲏ
Translation
Agnil / Aknē
Description
Nubian name deriving from ⲁⲕ-, ⲁⲅ-, 'to sit, live'; attested 5 times, once for a woman, the remaining attestations unmarked for gender
Text
471
Provenance
Arminna
Date
600–899
Language
Coptic
Linguistic context
Coptic
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
5
Latest edition
Junker 1925a, p. 152 (no. 8)
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
602416: Akni
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
200436: Agnil
Name variant
300476: ⲁⲕⲛⲏ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
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IM Reference 2342

Attestation
ⲛⲓ︦ⲕ︦ⲉ︦ⲁ︦
Translation
Nikea
Description
Greco-Nubian name meaning 'victory'; attested only once, for a man
Text
486
Provenance
Kalabsha
Date
700–999
Language
Greek
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
5
Latest edition
I. Nubia Tibiletti Bruno 60
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
 
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.156: Name: local (Greco-Nubian), non-religious
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.156:
- ethnic regional: Nubian
Person
243725: Nikea
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
36687: Nikea
Name variant
70717: ⲛⲓⲕⲉⲁ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 2343

Attestation
ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲏⲱ
Translation
Mariio / Mariēo
Description
Semito-Nubian name perhaps meaning 'mother Mary', deriving from Virgin Mary; attested 6 times, once for a man, the other ones unmarked for gender
Text
512
Provenance
Arminna
Date
1 June 1032
Language
Greek/Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
6
Latest edition
Trigger 1967, pp 19–20 (no. 41), 85, pl. 8d + ; Łajtar – Ochała 2023, pp. 73–76 (no. 5), fig. 5 (ll. 21–23)
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Apart from the single use of the feminine article ⲧⲏⲛ (l. 5), the redactor of the inscription refers to the deceased Marieo with masculine forms (ⲇⲟⲩⲗⲟⲩ, ⲁⲩⲧⲟⲛ).
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.169: Name: local (Semito-Nubian), Christian
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.169:
- religion: Christian
- ethnic regional: Nubian
Person
393600: Mariio
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
201469: Mariio
Name variant
301473: ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲏⲱ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
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IM Reference 2344

Attestation
اسحق
Translation
Isaak / Isḥaq / Ishaq
Description
Hebrew male name deriving from the Old Testament patriarch; common in all Abrahamic religions
Text
514
Provenance
Komangana
Date
18 September 977–16 October 977
Language
Arabic
Linguistic context
Arabic
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
5
Latest edition
Säve-Söderbergh 1981, pp. 54–5, fig. on p. 54, pls. 47, 107.3 (= TEI 26099)
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
602419: Isḥaq
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
3437: Isaak
Name variant
300379: اسحق
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 2345

Attestation
ⲑⲉⲱⲇⲱⲣⲟⲥ
Translation
Theodoros / Theōdōros
Description
Greek male name meaning 'gift of God' deriving from St Theodore Stratelates
Text
517
Provenance
Dendur
Date
circa 536–569
Language
Coptic
Linguistic context
Coptic
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
5
Latest edition
Richter 2002, pp. 164–172
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
602420: Theodoros
Role
he handed the cross to Abraham
Name
5490: Theodoros
Name variant
53572: ⲑⲉⲱⲇⲱⲣⲟⲥ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 2346

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
549
Provenance
el-Ramal
Date
700–999
Language
Coptic
Linguistic context
Coptic
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
5
Latest edition
Monneret de Villard 1935–57: 1, p. 135 (+ fig.)
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
602421: Ioseph
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
3467: Ioseph
Name variant
53829: ⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 2347

Attestation
ⲅⲉⲱⲣⲅⲓⲟⲩ
Translation
Georgios / Geōrgiou
Description
Greek male name deriving from St George, soldier and martyr
Text
560
Provenance
Dongola
Date
29 June 1113
Language
Greek
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
5
Latest edition
Łajtar – van der Vliet 2017, pp. 18–22, no. I, fig. on p. 21 and fig. 5
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
600037: Georgios
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
3343: Georgios
Name variant
53090: ⲅⲉⲱⲣⲅⲓⲟⲥ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 2348

Attestation
ⲓ̈ⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ
Translation
Ioannes / Iōannēs
Description
Hebrew male name deriving from a New Testament figure (John the Evangelist or John the Baptist) or a saint (John Chrysostom)
Text
562
Provenance
Dongola
Date
700–999
Language
Greek
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
5
Latest edition
Łajtar 2001a, pp. 327–34, figs. 1–2
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
602424: Ioannes
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
3464: Ioannes
Name variant
53801: ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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