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IM Reference 2192

Attestation
ⲕⲟⲗⲟ⸌ⲑ⸍
Translation
Kollouthos / Koloth( )
Description
Egyptian male name deriving from St Kollouthos, 4th-century physician and martyr of Antinoopolis in Middle Egypt
Text
3077
Provenance
Kalabsha (probably)
Date
circa 800–899
Language
Greek/Coptic
Linguistic context
Coptic
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
4
Latest edition
van der Vliet – Worp 2015, pp. 38–42, no. 4 (photo available at <http://www.nationaltrustcollections.org.uk/object/1257705>)
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
 
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.48: Name: foreign (Egyptian), male, Christian
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.48:
- gender: male
- religion: Christian
Person
602264: Kollouthos
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
403: Kollouthos
Name variant
301305: ⲕⲟⲗⲟ⸌ⲑ⸍
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 2193

Attestation
ⲁⳝⳝⲁⳝⲓⲛⲗ̄
Translation
Ḥajjāj / Hajjaj / Ajajji
Description
Arabic name meaning 'quarelsome; tyrant; the one who makes frequent pilgrimages to Mekka', originally male, but in Nubia apparently used also for women (attested 8 times, once for a man and once for a woman; the remaining attestations unmarked for gender)
Text
1033
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
1190–1199
Language
Greek/Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
2
Column
 
Line
4
Latest edition
P. QI 3 49 (photo of side i at http://www.medievalnubia.info/dev/images/PQI3-38-42-49.jpg)
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Gender not specified.
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.35: Name: foreign (Arabic) unisex, Muslim (?)
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.35:
- religion: Muslim?
Person
600173: Ajjaji
Role
mentioned in letter
Name
200623: Ḥajjāj
Name variant
300633: ⲁⳝⳝⲁⳝⲓ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 2194

Attestation
[ⲡⲁ]ⲡ̣ⲁⲥⲓ
Translation
Papasil / Papasi
Description
Greco-Nubian name meaning 'bishop'; attested 9 times, none marked for gender
Text
2834
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
1000–1399
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
4
Latest edition
P. QI 4 92, fig. 34
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Probably the same person as Papasi mentioned in the previous line of the document (Ref 701934).
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
601934: Papasi
Role
mentioned in letter
Name
201822: Papasil
Name variant
301822: ⲡⲁⲡⲁⲥⲓ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 2195

Attestation
ⲁⲓⲅⲁⳝⲓⲥⲓⲕⲟⲛ
Translation
Aigajisi
Description
Nubian name meaning 'exultation'; attested thrice, none marked for gender
Text
1031
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
1100–1199
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
1
Column
 
Line
4
Latest edition
P. QI 3 47, 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
601393: Aigajisi
Role
recipient of grain
Name
200464: Aigajisi
Name variant
300464: ⲁⲓⲅⲁⳝⲓⲥⲓ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 2196

Attestation
ⲓ̈ⲏ̇ⲥⲟⲩ
Translation
Iesou / Iēsou
Description
Aramaic male name deriving from the name of Jesus Christ; used in all Abrahamic religions
Text
2827
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
probably 1200–1299
Language
Greek/Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
4
Latest edition
P. QI 4 84 (partial transcription and translation), fig. 26
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
602269: Iesou
Role
in protocol
Name
3410: Iesous
Name variant
300288: ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 2197

Attestation
ⲥⲁⲗⲓ
Translation
Sali
Description
Nubian name meaning 'speaker'; attested thrice for a single person, unmarked for gender
Text
2835
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
1000–1399
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
1
Column
 
Line
4
Latest edition
P. QI 4 93, figs. 35–6
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
600925: Sali
Role
mentioned in letter
Name
202867: Sali
Name variant
303080: ⲥⲁⲗⲓ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 2198

Attestation
ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲩ
Translation
Petros / Petrou
Description
Greek male name deriving from the New Testament figure of Peter the Apostle
Text
1837
Provenance
Faras
Date
974–999
Language
Greek
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
4 (horizontal)
Latest edition
Jakobielski et alii 2017, p. 339, figs. on pp. 338, 340 (no. 108)
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Petros I
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
602272: Petrou
Role
legend
Name
5124: Petros
Name variant
54885: ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲩ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 2199

Attestation
ⲥⲟⳟⲟⳝⲁ
Translation
Songoja
Description
Nubian name meaning 'songoj, eparch'; attested for 12 men and 1 woman
Text
3034
Provenance
Gebel Adda
Date
1100–1499
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
4
Latest edition
Łajtar 2014e, pp. 194–8, fig. 5
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Gender not specified.
It is uncertain whether an anthroponym is at stake or a title.
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.155: Name: local (Nubian), unisex, non-religious
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.155:
- ethnic regional: Nubian
Person
602273: Songoja
Role
party of transaction
Name
202116: Songoja
Name variant
302116: ⲥⲟⳟⲟⳝⲁ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
Image not available

IM Reference 2200

Attestation
ⲟⲩⲁϩⲉⲛⲱ
Translation
Ouareno / Ouaheno / Ouahenō
Description
perhaps Nubian name, but etymology unknown; attested only once for a woman; female character indicated by the element -ⲉⲛⲱ occurring in other Nubian female names
Text
37
Provenance
Faras
Date
700–899
Language
Coptic
Linguistic context
Coptic
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
4–5
Latest edition
I. Khartoum Copt. 7, pl. 5
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Van der Vliet takes the form ⲟⲩⲁϩⲉⲛⲱ to be a misspelling of ⲟⲩⲁⲣⲉⲛⲱ found in lines 1–2.
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.96: Name: local (?) (Nubian?), female (?), unknown character
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.96:
- gender: female?
- ethnic regional: Nubian?
Person
600659: Ouareno
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
201750: Ouareno
Name variant
301753: ⲟⲩⲁϩⲉⲛⲱ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 2201

Attestation
ⲙⲁⲕⲟϩⲟ
Translation
Makoho
Description
perhaps Nubian name, but etymology unknown; attested twice for a single man
Text
1371
Provenance
Nag' el-Sheima
Date
1100–1399
Language
Coptic
Linguistic context
Coptic
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
4–5
Latest edition
Bietak – Schwarz 1987, p. 129, pls. 17, 47
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
 
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
601409: Makoho
Role
in filiation
Name
201377: Makoho
Name variant
301388: ⲙⲁⲕⲟϩⲟ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 2202

Attestation
ⲉ̣ⲡⲓⲫⲁⲛⲓⲟ̣ⲥ̣
Translation
Epiphanios
Description
Greek male name deriving from the figure of Epiphanius of Salamis
Text
38
Provenance
Faras
Date
900–1099
Language
Coptic
Linguistic context
Coptic
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
4–5
Latest edition
I. Khartoum Copt. 9, pl. 6
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
602276: Epiphanios
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
9274: Epiphanios
Name variant
53321: ⲉⲡⲓⲫⲁⲛⲓⲟⲥ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 2203

Attestation
ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ
Translation
Petros
Description
Greek male name deriving from the New Testament figure of Peter the Apostle
Text
50
Provenance
Mushu (Mesho)
Date
800–999
Language
Coptic
Linguistic context
Coptic
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
4–5
Latest edition
I. Khartoum Copt. 28, pl. 20
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
602277: Petros
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
5124: Petros
Name variant
54884: ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
Image not available