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IM Reference 1661

Attestation
ⲁⲃ[ⲣⲁⲁⲙ]
Translation
Abraham
Description
Hebrew male name deriving from the Old Testament patriarch; common in Abrahamic religions
Text
630
Provenance
unknown
Date
800–899
Language
Greek/Coptic
Linguistic context
Coptic
Side/page
1
Column
 
Line
26
Latest edition
P. Lond. Copt. 449, pp. 212–14
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
In TM, Abraam is recorded under two PER-numbers: 103399 and 104662.
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
103399: Abraam
Role
party of deed (buyer)
Name
1707: Abraham
Name variant
52589: ⲁⲃⲣⲁⲁⲙ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 1662

Attestation
ⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ
Translation
Abraham
Description
Hebrew male name deriving from the Old Testament patriarch; common in Abrahamic religions
Text
636
Provenance
unknown
Date
700–799
Language
Coptic
Linguistic context
Coptic
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
26
Latest edition
CPR 4 28
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
104167: Abraham
Role
witness
Name
1707: Abraham
Name variant
52586: ⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 1663

Attestation
ⲅⲉⲱⲣⲅⲓⲟⲩ
Translation
Georgios / Geōrgiou
Description
Greek male name deriving from St George, soldier and martyr
Text
97
Provenance
Faras
Date
900–1150
Language
Greek/Coptic/Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
27
Latest edition
I. Faras Copt., pp. 190–195, fig. 69
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
600344: Georgios
Role
commemorated person
Name
3343: Georgios
Name variant
53091: ⲅⲉⲱⲣⲅⲓⲟⲩ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 1664

Attestation
ﻋﻠﻰ
Translation
'Alī / Ali
Description
male name of Arabic origin meaning 'high, elevated, sublime', deriving from son of the Prophet
Text
494
Provenance
unknown
Date
23 July 916
Language
Arabic
Linguistic context
Arabic
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
27
Latest edition
Grohmann 1935, pp. 19–30, pls. 2–3
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
 
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.28: Name: foreign (Arabic), male, Muslim
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.28:
- gender: male
- religion: Muslim
Person
601716: 'Alī
Role
witness
Name
8427: 'Alī
Name variant
300023: ﻋﻠﻰ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 1665

Attestation
ⲧⲉⲣⲓⲕⲟ
Translation
Teriko
Description
Nubian name, possibly meaning 'having a relative'; attested twice, once for a man, once unmarked for gender
Text
585
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
probably 1190–1198
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
27
Latest edition
P. QI 3 37
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Reading of the name and title corrected in Łajtar 2009b, pp. 102–103.
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
601717: Teriko
Role
witness
Name
202227: Teriko
Name variant
302227: ⲧⲉⲣⲓⲕⲟ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 1666

Attestation
ⲥⲟⲩⲇⲇⳟ̄ⳟⲁⲗ
Translation
Souddinngal / Souddingngal
Description
Nubian name meaning 'son of Souddi' = 'son of staff'; attested 6 times for 5 persons (1 man, 4 unmarked for gender), but the names with the element -ngal appear to be male
Text
585
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
probably 1190–1198
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
27
Latest edition
P. QI 3 37
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
 
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.139: Name: local (Nubian), male, non-religious, indicates filiation
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.139:
- gender: male
- ethnic regional: Nubian
- family: son
Person
601718: Souddinngal
Role
witness
Name
202110: Souddinngal
Name variant
302094: ⲥⲟⲩⲇⲇⳟ̄ⳟⲁⲗ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 1667

Attestation
ⲧⲁⲡⲁⲣⲁ
Translation
Tapara
Description
Nubian name perhaps meaning 'the one who loosens'; attested only for men
Text
587
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
probably 1198–1199
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
27
Latest edition
P. QI 3 39, pl. 2
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
600731: Tapara
Role
witness
Name
201033: Tapara
Name variant
302176: ⲧⲁⲡⲁⲣⲁ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 1668

Attestation
ⲕⲟⲥⲙⲁ
Translation
Kosma
Description
Greek male name meaning 'order, decency', deriving from St Kosma, brother of Damianos
Text
636
Provenance
unknown
Date
700–799
Language
Coptic
Linguistic context
Coptic
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
27
Latest edition
CPR 4 28
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
104168: Kosma
Role
witness
Name
3712: Kosmas
Name variant
54025: ⲕⲟⲥⲙⲁ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 1669

Attestation
ⲧⲁⲙ̣ⲙ̣ⲁⲗⲟ
Translation
Tamma
Description
Nubian name, perhaps cognate with the Nobiin ⲧⲁⲙ-, 'to speak (in sleep); wish; guess'; attested only once, for a man
Text
637
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
circa 1268–before 1276
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
27
Latest edition
P. QI 4 67, fig. 5
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
601721: Tamma
Role
intermediary of deed (?)
Name
202164: Tamma
Name variant
302164: ⲧⲁⲙⲙⲁ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 1670

Attestation
ⲧⲟⲩⲣⲕⲓ̣ⲇ̣ⲟ̣
Translation
Turkī / Turki / Tourki
Description
Arabic name meaning 'Turk'; attested 4 times in Nubia, none marked for gender
Text
2850
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
1100–1299
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
1
Column
 
Line
27
Latest edition
P. QI 4 109, figs. 52–3
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Gender not specified.
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.36: Name: foreign (Arabic), non-religious
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
Person
601722: Tourki
Role
mentioned in document, party of transaction
Name
200697: Turkī
Name variant
302273: ⲧⲟⲩⲣⲕⲓ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 1671

Attestation
ⲙⲏⲛⲁⲛⲧⲁ
Translation
Menanta / Mēnanta
Description
Greco-Nubian name meaning 'path of Menas', deriving from St Menas; attested 5 times, for 2 women
Text
630
Provenance
unknown
Date
800–899
Language
Greek/Coptic
Linguistic context
Coptic
Side/page
1
Column
 
Line
12
Latest edition
P. Lond. Copt. 449, pp. 212–14
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
 
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.106: Name: local (Greco-Nubian), female, Christian
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.106:
- gender: female
- religion: Christian
- ethnic regional: Nubian
Person
106722: Menanta
Role
party of deed (seller)
Name
27616: Menanta
Name variant
59943: ⲙⲏⲛⲁⲛⲧⲁ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 1672

Attestation
ⲓ̈ⲱ̇ⲥⲏⲫ
Translation
Ioseph / Iōsēph
Description
Hebrew male name deriving from the New Testament figure of Ioseph, husband of Mary; used in all Abrahamic religions
Text
97
Provenance
Faras
Date
900–1150
Language
Greek/Coptic/Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
28
Latest edition
I. Faras Copt., pp. 190–195, fig. 69
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
601724: Ioseph
Role
in filiation
Name
3467: Ioseph
Name variant
53829: ⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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