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IM Reference 2036

Attestation
ⲥⲟⲩⲥⲁⲛⲛⲁ
Translation
Sousanna
Description
Hebrew female name deriving from one of Jesus' disciples; attested 5 times in Nubia, only for women
Text
258
Provenance
Sakinya
Date
700–999
Language
Coptic
Linguistic context
Coptic
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
4
Latest edition
I. Mina 177
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
602101: Sousanna
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
5838: Sousanna
Name variant
55264: ⲥⲟⲩⲥⲁⲛⲛⲁ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
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IM Reference 2037

Attestation
ⲓⲉⲣⲏⲙⲓⲁⲥ
Translation
Ieremias / Ierēmias
Description
Hebrew male name deriving from the Old Testament prophet Jeremiah; attested only once in Nubia for a man
Text
261
Provenance
Sakinya
Date
700–999
Language
Coptic
Linguistic context
Coptic
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
4
Latest edition
I. Mina 180
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
602102: Ieremias
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
3405: Ieremias
Name variant
53691: ⲓⲉⲣⲏⲙⲓⲁⲥ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
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IM Reference 2038

Attestation
ⲛⲱϩⲉ
Translation
Noah / Nōhe
Description
Hebrew male name deriving from the Old Testament builder of the Ark; attested only once in Nubia, for a man
Text
262
Provenance
Sakinya
Date
700–999
Language
Coptic
Linguistic context
Coptic
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
4
Latest edition
I. Sakinya Pernigotti 9, pl. 11.1
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
602103: Nohe
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
10807: Noah
Name variant
54441: ⲛⲱϩⲉ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
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IM Reference 2039

Attestation
ⲁⲛⲛⲁ
Translation
Anna
Description
Hebrew female name of New Testament origin deriving from the mother of the Virgin Mary; the name is female, but at least once in Nubia attested for a man
Text
275
Provenance
Sakinya
Date
700–999
Language
Coptic
Linguistic context
Coptic
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
4
Latest edition
I. Mina 195
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
 
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.68: Name: foreign (Hebrew), unisex, Christian
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.68:
- religion: Christian
Person
602104: Anna
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
2046: Anna
Name variant
52792: ⲁⲛⲛⲁ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
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IM Reference 2040

Attestation
ⲧⲓ̈ⲃⲉⲣⲓ̈ⲟⲥ
Translation
Tiberios
Description
Latin male name of non-religious character; attested twice in Nubia, for 2 men
Text
278
Provenance
Sakinya
Date
700–999
Language
Coptic
Linguistic context
Coptic
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
4
Latest edition
SB Kopt. 2 1206
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
 
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.74: Name: foreign (Latin), male, non-religious
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.74:
- gender: male
Person
450132: Tiberios
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
12546: Tiberius
Name variant
55417: ⲧⲓⲃⲉⲣⲓⲟⲥ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
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IM Reference 2041

Attestation
ⲥⲓⲱⲛ
Translation
Sion / Siōn
Description
Greek unisex name, hypocoristic for Jerusalem; attested 6 times in Nubia, only for women
Text
306
Provenance
Sakinya
Date
700–999
Language
Coptic
Linguistic context
Coptic
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
4
Latest edition
I. Mina 226
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
 
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.56: Name: foreign (Greek), female, Christian
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.56:
- gender: female
- religion: Christian
Person
602106: Sion
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
8652: Sion
Name variant
55227: ⲥⲓⲱⲛ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
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IM Reference 2042

Attestation
ⲑⲉⲕⲗⲁ
Translation
Thekla
Description
Greek female name meaning 'God's fame', deriving from the New Testament figure of a follower of Apostle Paul; attested 7 times in Nubia, only for women
Text
310
Provenance
Sakinya
Date
700–999
Language
Coptic
Linguistic context
Coptic
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
4
Latest edition
I. Mina 230
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
 
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.56: Name: foreign (Greek), female, Christian
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.56:
- gender: female
- religion: Christian
Person
602107: Thekla
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
9496: Thekla
Name variant
53479: ⲑⲉⲕⲗⲁ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
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IM Reference 2043

Attestation
ⲏ̇ⲣⲉ
Translation
Ire / Ēre
Description
perhaps Nubian name deriving from ⲉⲓⲣ-, 'to be able to'; attested only once, for a woman
Text
311
Provenance
Sakinya
Date
700–999
Language
Coptic
Linguistic context
Coptic
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
4
Latest edition
I. Mina 231, pl. X.1
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
 
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.99: Name: local (?) (Nubian?), non-religious
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.99:
- ethnic regional: Nubian?
Person
602108: Ire
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
201026: Ire
Name variant
301026: ⲏⲣⲉ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
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IM Reference 2044

Attestation
ⲑⲉⲟⲧⲟⲧⲏ
Translation
Theodote / Theototi / Theototē
Description
Greek female name meaning 'given by God' deriving from a martyr of Antioch; attested 4 times in Nubia, only for women
Text
328
Provenance
Sakinya
Date
700–999
Language
Coptic
Linguistic context
Coptic
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
4
Latest edition
I. Mina 248
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
 
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.56: Name: foreign (Greek), female, Christian
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.56:
- gender: female
- religion: Christian
Person
602109: Theototi
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
5467: Theodote
Name variant
301045: ⲑⲉⲟⲧⲟⲧⲏ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
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IM Reference 2045

Attestation
ⲕⲩⲣⲓ̈ⲗⲗⲟⲥ
Translation
Kyrillos / Kurillos
Description
Greek male name meaning 'lordly, masterful', perhaps deriving from Kyrillos, bishop of Alexandria in 4th c.; attested twice in Nubia, for 2 men
Text
334
Provenance
Sakinya
Date
700–999
Language
Coptic
Linguistic context
Coptic
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
4
Latest edition
I. Sakinya Pernigotti 10, pl. 11.2
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
602110: Kyrillos
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
3795: Kyrillos
Name variant
54086: ⲕⲩⲣⲓⲗⲗⲟⲥ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
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IM Reference 2046

Attestation
ⲑⲏⲑⲁⲗⲕⲏ
Translation
Thithalki / Thēthalkē
Description
unidentified name; attested only once, for a woman
Text
335
Provenance
Sakinya
Date
700–999
Language
Coptic
Linguistic context
Coptic
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
4
Latest edition
I. Mina 255
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
The redactor of the epitaph presented the deceased with the feminine epithet ⲧⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲁ, but first refers to the person with the masculine pronouns (ⲁϥⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲙⲙⲟϥ in l. 2).
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.173: Name: unidentified
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
Person
602111: Thithalki
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
200368: Thithalki
Name variant
300368: ⲑⲏⲑⲁⲗⲕⲏ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
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IM Reference 2047

Attestation
ⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ
Translation
Sophia
Description
Greek female name meaning 'wisdom', deriving from 3rd-c. Egyptian martyr; attested thrice in Nubia, only for women
Text
336
Provenance
Sakinya
Date
700–999
Language
Coptic
Linguistic context
Coptic
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
4
Latest edition
I. Mina 256
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
 
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.56: Name: foreign (Greek), female, Christian
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.56:
- gender: female
- religion: Christian
Person
602112: Sophia
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
12241: Sophia
Name variant
55268: ⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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