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IM Reference 2144

Attestation
ⲙⲁϣϣⲟⲩⲇⲁⲛⲗ̄
Translation
Mashshouda
Description
Nubian name of unclear etymology, probably connected with 'sun'; attested 27 times, of which 22 times for men
Text
1045
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
1100–1199
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
4
Latest edition
P. QI 3 61, pl. 6 (photo at http://www.medievalnubia.info/dev/images/PQI3-61-46-43.jpg)
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Gender not specified.
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.138: Name: local (Nubian), male, non-religious
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.138:
- gender: male
- ethnic regional: Nubian
Person
602211: Mashshouda
Role
person on list
Name
200113: Mashshouda
Name variant
301540: ⲙⲁϣϣⲟⲩⲇⲁ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 2145

Attestation
ⲕⲁⲥⲁⲛ
Translation
Kasa
Description
Nubian name perhaps meaning 'the one who takes away'; attested only once, unmarked for gender
Text
1046
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
1100–1199
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
1
Column
 
Line
4
Latest edition
P. QI 3 62 (photo at http://www.medievalnubia.info/dev/images/P.QI_3-53-62.jpg)
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
602212: Kasa
Role
person on list
Name
201257: Kasa
Name variant
301257: ⲕⲁⲥⲁ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 2146

Attestation
ⲡⲁⲡⲁⲥⲓⲛⲗ̄
Translation
Papasil / Papasi
Description
Greco-Nubian name meaning 'bishop'; attested 9 times, none marked for gender
Text
1046
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
1100–1199
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
2
Column
 
Line
4
Latest edition
P. QI 3 62 (photo at http://www.medievalnubia.info/dev/images/P.QI_3-53-62.jpg)
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Gender not specified.
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.108: Name: local (Greco-Nubian), Christian
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.108:
- religion: Christian
- ethnic regional: Nubian
Person
601879: Papasil
Role
person on list
Name
201822: Papasil
Name variant
301822: ⲡⲁⲡⲁⲥⲓ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 2147

Attestation
ⲟⲣⲛⲟⲩⲧⲧⲁⲛⲓ
Translation
Orinourta / Ornoutta
Description
Nubian name perhaps meaning 'possession of the head'; attested 13 times for 11 persons (6 men, 5 unmarked for gender)
Text
1046
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
1100–1199
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
2
Column
 
Line
4
Latest edition
P. QI 3 62 (photo at http://www.medievalnubia.info/dev/images/P.QI_3-53-62.jpg)
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Gender not specified.
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
602215: Orinourta
Role
person on list
Name
201729: Orinourta
Name variant
301736: ⲟⲣⲛⲟⲩⲧⲧⲁ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 2148

Attestation
ⲡⲁ̣ⳝⲁⳝⲓ
Translation
Pajaji
Description
Nubian name, perhaps deriving from ⲡⲁⳝ(ⳝ)-, 'to divide, separate', or ⲡⲁⳝ-, 'to rise'; attested only once, for a woman
Text
1094
Provenance
Dongola
Date
1000–1299
Language
Greek
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
4
Latest edition
Łajtar 2011, pp. 59–61, no. 5, 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
602216: Pajaji
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
201912: Pajaji
Name variant
301912: ⲡⲁⳝⲁⳝⲓ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 2149

Attestation
ⲉ ̣[---]
Translation
E---
Description
unidentified name; attested only once
Text
1094
Provenance
Dongola
Date
1000–1299
Language
Greek
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
4
Latest edition
Łajtar 2011, pp. 59–61, no. 5, fig. 5
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Gender not specified.
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.173: Name: unidentified
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
Person
602217: E---
Role
in filiation
Name
200118: E---
Name variant
300118: ⲉ---
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 2150

Attestation
ⲅⲉⲱⲣⲅⲓⲟⲥ
Translation
Georgios / Geōrgios
Description
Greek male name deriving from St George, soldier and martyr
Text
1456
Provenance
Soba
Date
900–1499
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
1
Column
 
Line
4
Latest edition
Zyhlarz 1928, pp. 191–2
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
602218: Georgios
Role
uncertain
Name
3343: Georgios
Name variant
53090: ⲅⲉⲱⲣⲅⲓⲟⲥ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 2151

Attestation
ⲅⲉⲱⲣ⸌ⲅ⸍
Translation
Georgios / Geōrg( )
Description
Greek male name deriving from St George, soldier and martyr
Text
1745
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
after 940–963
Language
Coptic
Linguistic context
Coptic
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
4
Latest edition
unpublished; mentioned in Hagen 2010, p. 723
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
The document is unpublished; my reading from the tracing.
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
602219: Georgios
Role
in protocol
Name
3343: Georgios
Name variant
302729: ⲅⲉⲱⲣ⸌ⲅ⸍
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 2152

Attestation
ⲍⲁ⸌ⲭ⸍
Translation
Zacharias / Zach( )
Description
Hebrew male name deriving from either an Old Testament figure (prophet or king of Judah) or the New Testament one (father of John the Baptist); common in all Abrahamic religions
Text
1745
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
after 940–963
Language
Coptic
Linguistic context
Coptic
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
4
Latest edition
unpublished; mentioned in Hagen 2010, p. 723
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
The document is unpublished; my reading from the tracing.
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
600033: Zacharias
Role
in filiation
Name
6440: Zacharias
Name variant
302741: ⲍⲁ⸌ⲭ⸍
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 2153

Attestation
ⲓ̈ⲱ︦ⲩ̄
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
1819
Provenance
Faras
Date
1005–1036
Language
Greek
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
3
Column
 
Line
4
Latest edition
Jakobielski et alii 2017, p. 309, fig. on p. 313 (no. 95)
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Ioannes III
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
110478: Ioannes
Role
in filiation
Name
3464: Ioannes
Name variant
301214: ⲓⲱⲩ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 2154

Attestation
ⲁⲝⲟ̣ⲥ̣
Translation
Aksos
Description
Greek male name deriving from ἀξιόω, 'deem worthy'; attested thrice for one man
Text
1846
Provenance
Faras
Date
1200–1299
Language
Greek/Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
4
Latest edition
Łajtar – Ochała 2017c, pp. 307–312 (no. 2), fig. 3
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
 
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.118: Name: local (Greek), male, non-religious
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.118:
- gender: male
- ethnic regional: Nubian
Person
600309: Axos
Role
scribe
Name
200539: Axos
Name variant
300539: ⲁⲝⲟⲥ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 2155

Attestation
ⲉⲓⲥⲑⲉ̇ⲧⲁ
Translation
Eisthetas / Istheta / Eistheta
Description
Greek name perhaps deriving from εἰσθέω, 'run into'; attested twice for a single person, unmarked for gender
Text
1857
Provenance
Faras
Date
1000–1025
Language
Greek/Coptic
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
4
Latest edition
Jakobielski et alii 2017, p. 257, figs. on p. 256 (no. 72)
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Gender not specified.
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.119: Name: local (Greek), non-religious
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.119:
- ethnic regional: Nubian
Person
110503: Istheta
Role
in filiation
Name
32537: Eisthetas
Name variant
64847: ⲉⲓⲥⲑⲉⲧⲁ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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