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IM Reference 4994

Attestation
Translation
priest
Description
Greek term designating priest
Text
1001
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
1150–1199
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
17
Latest edition
P. QI 3 34 (ii)
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
 
Identity marker
IM 2: Function
Identity marker variant
IMVar 2.29: Function: ecclesiastic, mid-ranking
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 2.29:
- gender: male
- religion: Christian
- social function: ecclesiastic
Person
601196: Dauid
Role
 
Name
 
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IM Reference 4995

Attestation
ⲟⲩⲣⲁⲛ
Translation
chief
Description
Old Nubian term 'chief' designating a low-ranking civil function of local (or tribal?) administration
Text
1028
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
1155–1199
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
17
Latest edition
P. QI 3 44
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
 
Identity marker
IM 2: Function
Identity marker variant
IMVar 2.19: Function: civil, low-ranking, local
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 2.19:
- gender: male
- social function: civil officer
Person
600729: Tapara
Role
 
Name
 
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IM Reference 4996

Attestation
ⲛⲣⲣ[ⲟ]
Translation
king
Description
Coptic noun designating 'king'
Text
86
Provenance
Faras
Date
30 August 867–28 August 868 or 29 August 877–28 August 878
Language
Coptic
Linguistic context
Coptic
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
7
Latest edition
I. Faras Copt., pp. 92–6, fig. 21
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
 
Identity marker
IM 2: Function
Identity marker variant
IMVar 2.1: Function: royal, male
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 2.1:
- gender: male
- ethnic regional: Nubian
- social status: elite
- social function: ruling family
Person
601223: Georgios
Role
 
Name
 
Name variant
 
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Source
 
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IM Reference 4997

Attestation
ⲙⲟⲧⲓⲕⲟⲛ ⲧⲟⲧⲗ̄
Translation
tot of Motiko
Description
Old Nubian term 'tot' designating a low-ranking civil function of local administration; probably synonymous with 'thegna', 'ngal', and 'gonos' (see Łajtar 2009b, p. 102)
Text
581
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
22 August 1155
Language
Greek/Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
17
Latest edition
P. QI 3 30, pl. 1
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
 
Identity marker
IM 2: Function
Identity marker variant
IMVar 2.19: Function: civil, low-ranking, local
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 2.19:
- gender: male
- social function: civil officer
Person
601225: Michaelko
Role
 
Name
 
Name variant
 
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
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IM Reference 4998

Attestation
ⲭⲟⲓⲁⲕϣⲗ̄
Translation
choiakishshil
Description
Old Nubian term probably serving as an honorific title borne by prominent members of Nubian society, but its meaning is unknown; attested only for men (see Ruffini 2012a, pp. 50–56)
Text
585
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
probably 1190–1198
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
18
Latest edition
P. QI 3 37
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
 
Identity marker
IM 3: Title of address
Identity marker variant
IMVar 3.6: Title: unidentified, male, high (?)
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 3.6:
- gender: male
- social status: elite?
Person
600170: Mashshouda
Role
 
Name
 
Name variant
 
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IM Reference 4999

Attestation
ⲟⲇⳝⲟⲛ ⳟⲉϣϣⲗ̄ⲗⲟ
Translation
ngeshsh of Odjo
Description
Old Nubian term designating 'ngeshsh of Odjo', an unidentified function, but probably belonging to the middle level of local administration
Text
1028
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
1155–1199
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
17–18
Latest edition
P. QI 3 44
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
 
Identity marker
IM 2: Function
Identity marker variant
IMVar 2.16: Function: civil (?), mid-ranking (?), local
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 2.16:
- gender: male
- social function: civil officer?
Person
600703: Zachari
Role
 
Name
 
Name variant
 
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
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IM Reference 5000

Attestation
ⲃⲁⲥⲓⲗⲉⲱⲥ
Translation
king
Description
Greek noun designating 'king'
Text
12
Provenance
Hambukol
Date
5 June 887
Language
Greek
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
18
Latest edition
I. Khartoum Greek 18, pl. 17
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
 
Identity marker
IM 2: Function
Identity marker variant
IMVar 2.1: Function: royal, male
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 2.1:
- gender: male
- ethnic regional: Nubian
- social status: elite
- social function: ruling family
Person
601223: Georgios
Role
 
Name
 
Name variant
 
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
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IM Reference 5001

Attestation
ⲉⲡⲓⲥ⸌ⲕ⸍ ⲡⲁ⸌ⲭ⸍
Translation
bishop of Pachoras (= Faras)
Description
Greek term designating the head of the diocese of Faras
Text
35
Provenance
Faras
Date
22 May 1062
Language
Coptic
Linguistic context
Coptic
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
9
Latest edition
I. Khartoum Copt. 4, pl. 3
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
 
Identity marker
IM 2: Function
Identity marker variant
IMVar 2.28: Function: ecclesiastic, high
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 2.28:
- gender: male
- religion: Christian
- social status: elite
- social function: ecclesiastic
Person
601233: Petrou
Role
 
Name
 
Name variant
 
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IM Reference 5002

Attestation
ⲁ︦ⲃ︦
Translation
abba
Description
Aramaic word meaning 'father' used commonly in the Christian milieau as an honorific title for monastics; assigned also to bishops
Text
97
Provenance
Faras
Date
900–1150
Language
Greek/Coptic/Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
18
Latest edition
I. Faras Copt., pp. 190–195, fig. 69
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
 
Identity marker
IM 3: Title of address
Identity marker variant
IMVar 3.2: Title: monastic, male
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 3.2:
- gender: male
- religion: Christian
- social function: monastic
Person
110473: Kollouthos
Role
 
Name
 
Name variant
 
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IM Reference 5003

Attestation
مولى امية بن ميمون
Translation
mawlā Umayyā bin Maymūn / mawla of Umayya son of Maymun
Description
Arabic designation of persons in relation of inferiority with another party (freedman, protégé, client)
Text
494
Provenance
unknown
Date
23 July 916
Language
Arabic
Linguistic context
Arabic
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
18
Latest edition
Grohmann 1935, pp. 19–30, pls. 2–3
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
 
Identity marker
IM 8: Social status
Identity marker variant
IMVar 8.3: Social status: protégé, male
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 8.3:
- gender: male
- social status: commoner?
Person
601235: 'Abd al-Raḥīm
Role
 
Name
 
Name variant
 
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
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IM Reference 5004

Attestation
ⲅⲟⲧⲧⲁⲙⲉⲧⲧⲁ
Translation
silentiary / gottamett
Description
Old Nubian term designating 'silentiary', probably a mid-ranking administrative official
Text
582
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
probably 1155–circa 1180
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
18
Latest edition
P. QI 3 34 (i)
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
 
Identity marker
IM 2: Function
Identity marker variant
IMVar 2.12: Function: civil, mid-ranking (?)
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 2.12:
- gender: male
- social function: civil officer
Person
601237: Dadsoul
Role
 
Name
 
Name variant
 
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
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IM Reference 5005

Attestation
Translation
priest
Description
Greek term designating priest
Text
588
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
16 August 1199
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
18
Latest edition
P. QI 3 40
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
 
Identity marker
IM 2: Function
Identity marker variant
IMVar 2.29: Function: ecclesiastic, mid-ranking
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 2.29:
- gender: male
- religion: Christian
- social function: ecclesiastic
Person
601240: Orinourta
Role
 
Name
 
Name variant
 
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
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