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IM Reference 3097

Attestation
ⲓⲁϩⲓⲉ
Translation
Yaḥyā / Yahya / Iahie
Description
Hebrew male name Iohannes in the Arabicised variant
Text
1374
Provenance
Nag' el-Sheima
Date
700–999
Language
Coptic
Linguistic context
Coptic
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
9
Latest edition
SB Kopt. 2 925
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
In TM People, Iahie is recorded under three PER-numbers: 94407, 105193, and 106430.
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.67: Name: foreign (Arabicised Hebrew), male, Muslim (?)
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.67:
- gender: male
- religion: Muslim?
Person
94407: Iahie
Role
party of deed (debtor)
Name
9601: Yaḥyā
Name variant
53620: ⲓⲁϩⲓⲉ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 3098

Attestation
ⲓ̈ⲥⲟⲩ̣
Translation
Iesou / Isou
Description
Aramaic male name deriving from the name of Jesus Christ; used in all Abrahamic religions
Text
2827
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
probably 1200–1299
Language
Greek/Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
9
Latest edition
P. QI 4 84 (partial transcription and translation), fig. 26
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
The name was not transcribed in P. QI 4 84; see NOM 4, no. 30b, for the reading.
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
603216: Isou
Role
party of deed / issuer of document
Name
3410: Iesous
Name variant
300218: ⲓⲥⲟⲩ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 3099

Attestation
ⲇⲟⲩⲕⲁⲥⲓⲕⲁ
Translation
Doukasi
Description
Nubian name perhaps meaning 'offering'; attested 5 times for 2 men
Text
1391
Provenance
unknown
Date
probably 900–1099
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
36
Column
 
Line
9–10
Latest edition
Browne 2004b, pp. 14–20
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
600764: Doukasi
Role
donor of codex
Name
200810: Doukasi
Name variant
300810: ⲇⲟⲩⲕⲁⲥⲓ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 3100

Attestation
ⲓ̈ⲥⲟⲩⲥ̣ⲁ̣ⳡⲁ̣ⲇ̣ⲉ
Translation
Iesousanya / Isousanya
Description
Semito-Nubian name meaning 'Jesus lives'; attested thrice, twice for women, once unmarked for gender
Text
2827
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
probably 1200–1299
Language
Greek/Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
9–10
Latest edition
P. QI 4 84 (partial transcription and translation), fig. 26
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
The name was not transcribed in P. QI 4 84; see NOM 4, no. 30b, for the reading.
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
603220: Isousanya
Role
party of deed / issuer of document
Name
33706: Iesousanya
Name variant
303226: ⲓⲥⲟⲩⲥⲁⳡⲁ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 3101

Attestation
ⲥⲟⲩⲥⲁⲛⲁ
Translation
Sousanna / Sousana
Description
Hebrew female name deriving from one of Jesus' disciples; attested 5 times in Nubia, only for women
Text
375
Provenance
Sakinya
Date
700–999
Language
Coptic
Linguistic context
Coptic
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
9–10
Latest edition
SB Kopt. 2 1110
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
603221: Sousanna
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
5838: Sousanna
Name variant
55263: ⲥⲟⲩⲥⲁⲛⲁ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 3102

Attestation
ⲙⲁⲣⲕⲟⲥ
Translation
Markos / Markos
Description
Latin male name deriving from the New Testament figure of one of the Evangelists
Text
569
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
probably 12 October 1034
Language
Coptic
Linguistic context
Coptic
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
9–10
Latest edition
Richter 2013, pp. 141–3 (no. 65), pl. 35
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
603222: Markos
Role
in filiation
Name
10523: Markos
Name variant
54305: ⲙⲁⲣⲕⲟⲥ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 3103

Attestation
عائشة
Translation
'Ā'isha / Aisha
Description
Arabic female name meaning 'she who is alive', deriving from 'Ā'isha bint Abū Bakr, wife of the Prophet
Text
571
Provenance
Tafa
Date
19 December 967
Language
Arabic
Linguistic context
Arabic
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
8
Latest edition
Wiet 1937, p. 142 (no. 1897) (= TEI 5542)
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
 
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.27: Name: foreign (Arabic), female, Muslim
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.27:
- gender: female
- religion: Muslim
Person
603223: 'Ā'isha
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
27264: 'Ā'isha
Name variant
300050: عائشة
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 3104

Attestation
ⲡⲁⲡⲁⲛⲛⲓ
Translation
Papannil / Papanni
Description
Nubian name, perhaps meaning 'summer ploughs'; attested 7 times for 3 men
Text
582
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
probably 1155–circa 1180
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
9–10
Latest edition
P. QI 3 34 (i)
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
603224: Papanni
Role
in protocol
Name
201805: Papannil
Name variant
303196: ⲡⲁⲡⲁⲛⲛⲓ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 3105

Attestation
ⲇⲩⲥⲥⲁⲛ
Translation
Dissan / Dussan
Description
Nubian name perhaps meaning 'bleeding'; attested only once, unmarked for gender
Text
1028
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
1155–1199
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
9–10
Latest edition
P. QI 3 44
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
603225: Dissan
Role
uncertain (buying land?)
Name
200835: Dissan
Name variant
300835: ⲇⲩⲥⲥⲁⲛ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 3106

Attestation
ⲙⲏⲛⲁ
Translation
Menas / Mēna
Description
Greek male name deriving from the soldier and martyr celebrated at Abu Mena
Text
631
Provenance
unknown
Date
800–899
Language
Greek/Coptic
Linguistic context
Coptic
Side/page
2
Column
 
Line
9
Latest edition
P. Lond. Copt. 450, pp. 214–15
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Gender not specified.
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
603753: Mena
Role
in filiation
Name
4077: Menas
Name variant
54355: ⲙⲏⲛⲁ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 3107

Attestation
ⲟ̇ⲗⲟⳣⲓⲧⲓ
Translation
Olowiti
Description
Nubian name probably meaning 'the small one'; attested twice, for a single man
Text
2837
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
1000–1399
Language
Greek/Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
1
Column
 
Line
9
Latest edition
P. QI 4 95, fig. 38
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
603227: Olowiti
Role
mentioned in letter
Name
201714: Olowiti
Name variant
301714: ⲟⲗⲟⳣⲓⲧⲓ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 3108

Attestation
ⲇⲁⲩⲧⲓ
Translation
Dauid / Dauti
Description
Hebrew male name deriving from the Old Testament king of Judah; common in Abrahamic religions
Text
2842
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
1125–1175
Language
Greek/Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
1
Column
 
Line
9
Latest edition
P. QI 4 101, fig. 44
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
601443: Dauid
Role
mentioned in letter
Name
8931: Dauid
Name variant
300756: ⲇⲁⲩⲧⲓ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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