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IM Reference 1021

Attestation
ⲁ̇ⳝⲟⲗⲁ
Translation
Ajola
Description
Nubian name perhaps meaning 'the one who is a box'; attested 9 times, of which 7 belong to one man, the remaining 2 unmarked for gender
Text
1026
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
after 1190–after 1199
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
14
Latest edition
P. QI 3 42, pl. 3 (photo at http://www.medievalnubia.info/dev/images/PQI3-38-42-49.jpg)
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
600818: Ajola
Role
scribe and witness
Name
200621: Ajola
Name variant
300624: ⲁⳝⲟⲗⲁ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 1022

Attestation
ⲉⲓⲟ̇ⲧⲟⲣⲟⲥⲁ
Translation
Iatros / Iotrosa / Eiotorosa
Description
Greek male name meaning 'doctor'; attested 4 times in Nubia, 3 of which for 2 man, once unmarked for gender
Text
1028
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
1155–1199
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
14
Latest edition
P. QI 3 44
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
 
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.60: Name: foreign (Greek), male, non-religious
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.60:
- gender: male
Person
601667: Iatrosa
Role
witness
Name
9612: Iatros
Name variant
300876: ⲉⲓⲟⲧⲟⲣⲟⲥⲁ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 1023

Attestation
ⲉⲓ̈ⲉ̇ⲣⲟⲟ̇ⲥⲗ̄ⲗⲟ
Translation
Hiereos / Ieroosil / Eieroosil
Description
Greek male name meaning 'priest'; attested thrice in Nubia for a single man
Text
1028
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
1155–1199
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
14
Latest edition
P. QI 3 44
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
 
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.60: Name: foreign (Greek), male, non-religious
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.60:
- gender: male
Person
601034: Iereosi
Role
witness
Name
37674: Hiereos
Name variant
300849: ⲉⲓⲉⲣⲟⲟⲥ-
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 1024

Attestation
ⲟⲩⲅⲅⲁⲛ
Translation
Ougga / Oukka
Description
Nubian name meaning either 'the one who proclaims' or 'the one who hears'; attested 4 times for 3 persons (2 men, 1 unmarked for gender)
Text
1029
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
after 1190–after 1199
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
14
Latest edition
P. QI 3 45, pl. 4
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
601035: Ougga
Role
in filiation
Name
201755: Ougga
Name variant
301755: ⲟⲩⲅⲅⲁ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 1025

Attestation
ⲁⲓ̈ⲁ
Translation
Ḥayya / Hayya / Aia
Description
Arabic female name meaning 'life'; attested once in Nubia, for a woman
Text
1296
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
1000–1199
Language
Greek
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
14
Latest edition
unpublished; partial translation in Adams 2010, pp. 210–17, pl. 44a–b
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
 
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.23: Name: foreign (Arabic), female, non-religious
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.23:
- gender: female
Person
601036: Aia
Role
author
Name
202986: Ḥayya
Name variant
300463: ⲁⲓⲁ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 1026

Attestation
ⲁⲙⲙⲁ
Translation
Amma
Description
Greek name of unknown etymology; attested once in Nubia, unmarked for gender
Text
1296
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
1000–1199
Language
Greek
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
14
Latest edition
unpublished; partial translation in Adams 2010, pp. 210–17, pl. 44a–b
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Gender not specified.
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.62: Name: foreign (Greek), unknown character
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
Person
601037: Amma
Role
in filiation
Name
8484: Ammas
Name variant
52693: ⲁⲙⲙⲁ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 1027

Attestation
ⲁⲃⲣ̣ⲁ̣ⲁ̣ⲙ̣
Translation
Abraham
Description
Hebrew male name deriving from the Old Testament patriarch; common in Abrahamic religions
Text
1872
Provenance
Faras
Date
900–1299
Language
unidentified
Linguistic context
unidentified
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
14
Latest edition
I. Faras Copt., pp. 195–8, fig. 70
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Gender is not specified, but the list DBMNT 1872 seems to contain only male names.
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
601038: Abraam
Role
person on list
Name
1707: Abraham
Name variant
52589: ⲁⲃⲣⲁⲁⲙ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 1028

Attestation
ⲕⲱ⸌ⲥ⸍ⲙⲁ
Translation
Kosma / Kōsma
Description
Greek male name meaning 'order, decency', deriving from St Kosma, brother of Damianos
Text
2056
Provenance
unknown
Date
probably 800–899
Language
Greek/Coptic
Linguistic context
Coptic
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
14
Latest edition
SB Kopt. 1 37
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
399199: Kosma
Role
witness
Name
3712: Kosmas
Name variant
54120: ⲕⲱⲥⲙⲁ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 1029

Attestation
ⲥⲧⲉⲫⲁⲛⲟⲩ
Translation
Stephanos / Stephanou
Description
Greek male name deriving from the New Testament figure of Stephen the Protomartyr; attested 25 times, once unmarked for gneder, 21 times for men, and 3 times for women
Text
2639
Provenance
unknown
Date
600–1299
Language
Greek
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
14
Latest edition
I. Nubia Tibiletti Bruno 26
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
 
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.63: Name: foreign (Greek), unisex, Christian
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.63:
- religion: Christian
Person
601040: Stephanos
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
5863: Stephanos
Name variant
55289: ⲥⲧⲉⲫⲁⲛⲟⲥ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 1030

Attestation
ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲉⲓ̣ⲟ
Translation
Mariio / Marieio
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
2791
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
1100–1199
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
1
Column
 
Line
14
Latest edition
P. QI 4 71, figs. 10–11
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Gender not specified.
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
601041: Mariio
Role
person on list
Name
201469: Mariio
Name variant
301469: ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲉⲓⲟ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 1031

Attestation
ⲉⲓⲡⲁⲛⲓ
Translation
Ipa / Eipa
Description
probably Nubian name, but etymology unknown; attested thrice, once possibly for a man
Text
2791
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
1100–1199
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
1
Column
 
Line
14
Latest edition
P. QI 4 71, figs. 10–11
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Gender not specified.
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.151: Name: local (Nubian), unknown character
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.151:
- ethnic regional: Nubian
Person
601042: Ipa
Role
person on list
Name
200883: Ipa
Name variant
300883: ⲉⲓⲡⲁ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 1032

Attestation
ⲥⲓⲛⲓ
Translation
Si
Description
perhaps Nubian name, but etymology unknown; attested twice, neither marked for gender
Text
2791
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
1100–1199
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
2
Column
 
Line
14
Latest edition
P. QI 4 71, figs. 10–11
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Gender not specified.
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
601043: Si
Role
person on list
Name
202055: Si
Name variant
302055: ⲥⲓ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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