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IM Reference 536

Attestation
ⲓ︦ⲩ︦
Translation
Iesou / Iu
Description
Aramaic male name deriving from the name of Jesus Christ; used in all Abrahamic religions
Text
2599
Provenance
Ghazali
Date
600–1299
Language
unidentified
Linguistic context
unidentified
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
1
Latest edition
Shinnie – Chittick 1961, gr. 123, fig. 43.123
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
600470: Iesou
Role
owner
Name
3410: Iesous
Name variant
301178: ⲓ︦ⲩ︦
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 537

Attestation
ⲫⲓⲗⲟ⸌ⲑ⸍
Translation
Philotheos / Philoth( )
Description
Greek male name meaning 'loving God', possibly deriving from Philotheos of Antioch (3rd/4th c.); attested 10 times in Nubia, only for men
Text
2600
Provenance
Ghazali
Date
600–1299
Language
unidentified
Linguistic context
unidentified
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
1
Latest edition
Shinnie – Chittick 1961, gr. 124, fig. 44.124
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
600455: Philotheos
Role
owner
Name
3263: Philotheos
Name variant
302826: ⲫⲓⲗⲟ⸌ⲑ⸍
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 538

Attestation
ⲁⲩ⸌ⲇ⸍
Translation
Dauid / Aud( )
Description
Hebrew male name deriving from the Old Testament king of Judah; common in Abrahamic religions
Text
2602
Provenance
Ghazali
Date
600–1299
Language
unidentified
Linguistic context
unidentified
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
1
Latest edition
Shinnie – Chittick 1961, gr. 126, fig. 44.126
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Gender not specified.
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
600473: Dauid
Role
owner
Name
8931: Dauid
Name variant
300608: ⲁⲩ⸌ⲇ⸍
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 539

Attestation
ⲙ̣ⲁ̣ⲑⲁ̣ⲓⲁ
Translation
Mathias / Mathaia
Description
Hebrew male name deriving from Apostle Matthew; attested thrice in Nubia, twice for men, once unmarked for gender
Text
2621
Provenance
Debeira West
Date
probably 900–999
Language
Coptic
Linguistic context
Coptic
Side/page
2
Column
 
Line
1
Latest edition
Shinnie – Shinnie 1978, p. 96 (no. 60), pl. 52.60
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
600519: Mathaia
Role
witness
Name
14316: Mathias
Name variant
301380: ⲙⲁⲑⲁⲓⲁ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 540

Attestation
ⲉⲛⲱ̣[ⲭ]
Translation
Enoch / Enōch
Description
Hebrew male name deriving from the Old Testament patriarch
Text
2621
Provenance
Debeira West
Date
probably 900–999
Language
Coptic
Linguistic context
Coptic
Side/page
2
Column
 
Line
1
Latest edition
Shinnie – Shinnie 1978, p. 96 (no. 60), pl. 52.60
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
600520: Enoch
Role
in filiation
Name
9262: Henoch
Name variant
53308: ⲉⲛⲱⲭ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 541

Attestation
ⲣⲁⲫⲁⲏⲗ
Translation
Raphael / Raphaēl
Description
Hebrew male name deriving from Archangel Raphael; attested once in Nubia, unmarked for gender
Text
2622
Provenance
Debeira West
Date
probably 900–999
Language
Coptic
Linguistic context
Coptic
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
1
Latest edition
Shinnie – Shinnie 1978, p. 97 (no. 149), pl. 52.149
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
600521: Raphael
Role
in filiation
Name
27447: Raphael
Name variant
56463: ⲣⲁⲫⲁⲏⲗ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 542

Attestation
ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲟⲩ
Translation
Ioannes / Iōanou
Description
Hebrew male name deriving from a New Testament figure (John the Evangelist or John the Baptist) or a saint (John Chrysostom)
Text
2625
Provenance
Debeira West
Date
probably 900–999
Language
Coptic
Linguistic context
Coptic
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
1
Latest edition
Shinnie – Shinnie 1978, p. 98 (no. 201)
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
600522: Ioanou
Role
uncertain
Name
3464: Ioannes
Name variant
53806: ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲟⲩ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 543

Attestation
ⲕⲟ⸌ⲩ⸍ⲧⲕⲟ⸌ⲩ⸍
Translation
Koutkou
Description
perhaps Nubian name deriving from ⲕⲟⲩⲧⲧ-, 'to stand up'; attested only once, unmarked for gender
Text
2666
Provenance
Geteina
Date
600–1499
Language
unidentified
Linguistic context
unidentified
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
1
Latest edition
Tsakos 2009b, pp. 204, 206, no. 1
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Gender not specified.
It is uncertain whether this is a proper name or another word.
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.100: Name: local (?) (Nubian?), unknown character
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.100:
- ethnic regional: Nubian?
Person
600523: Koutkou
Role
uncertain
Name
201347: Koutkou
Name variant
301347: ⲕⲟⲩⲧⲕⲟⲩ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 544

Attestation
ⲓ̄ⲱ︦ⲩ̄
Translation
Ioannes / Iōu
Description
Hebrew male name deriving from a New Testament figure (John the Evangelist or John the Baptist) or a saint (John Chrysostom)
Text
2725
Provenance
Abkur
Date
600–1499
Language
unidentified
Linguistic context
unidentified
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
1
Latest edition
unpublished; illustration in Żurawski et alii 2003, pl. 101a
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
600524: Ioannou
Role
owner
Name
3464: Ioannes
Name variant
301214: ⲓⲱⲩ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 545

Attestation
ⲁⲣ̣ⲱⲛ
Translation
Aaron / Arōn
Description
Hebrew male name deriving from the Old Testament figure, brother of Moses; common in Abrahamic religion
Text
2776
Provenance
Faras
Date
1150–1199
Language
Greek
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
1
Latest edition
Jakobielski et alii 2017, p. 404, fig. on p. 406 (no. 132)
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
600525: Aaron
Role
legend
Name
8275: Aaron
Name variant
52920: ⲁⲣⲱⲛ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 546

Attestation
ⲓ̄ⲱ︦ⲛ̄
Translation
Ioannes or Ionas / Iōn
Description
abbreviated Hebrew male name, either Ioannes or Ionas, deriving from a Biblical character
Text
2777
Provenance
Ghazali
Date
600–1299
Language
unidentified
Linguistic context
unidentified
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
1
Latest edition
Lethmayer – Zach 1986, p. 141, fig. 1
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
600468: Ioannes or Ionas
Role
owner
Name
202623: Ioannes or Ionas
Name variant
302748: ⲓⲱⲛ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 547

Attestation
ⲓⲱⲛ
Translation
Ioannes or Ionas / Iōn
Description
abbreviated Hebrew male name, either Ioannes or Ionas, deriving from a Biblical character
Text
2778
Provenance
Ghazali
Date
600–1299
Language
unidentified
Linguistic context
unidentified
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
1
Latest edition
Lethmayer – Zach 1986, p. 141, fig. 2
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
600468: Ioannes or Ionas
Role
owner
Name
202623: Ioannes or Ionas
Name variant
302748: ⲓⲱⲛ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
Image not available