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IM Reference 282

Attestation
ⲭⲁ⸌ⲏⲗ⸍
Translation
Chael / Chaēl
Description
Hebrew male name, hypocoristic of the name of Archangel Michael
Text
1371
Provenance
Nag' el-Sheima
Date
1100–1399
Language
Coptic
Linguistic context
Coptic
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
1
Latest edition
Bietak – Schwarz 1987, p. 129, pls. 17, 47
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
 
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.70: Name: foreign (Hebrew), male, Christian
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.70:
- gender: male
- religion: Christian
Person
600252: Chael
Role
author
Name
12862: Chael
Name variant
55627: ⲭⲁⲏⲗ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
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IM Reference 283

Attestation
ⲙⲟⲩⲥⲏⲥ
Translation
Mouses / Mousis / Mōusēs
Description
Hebrew male name deriving from the Old Testament prophet and lawgiver; used in all Abrahamic religions
Text
1373
Provenance
Nag' el-Sheima
Date
probably 1100–1399
Language
unidentified
Linguistic context
unidentified
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
1
Latest edition
Bietak – Schwarz 1987, p. 140 (with fig.)
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Gender not specified.
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
600253: Mousis
Role
author
Name
10684: Mouses
Name variant
54384: ⲙⲟⲩⲥⲏⲥ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 284

Attestation
[ⲓ]ⲁ̣ϩⲓⲉ
Translation
Yaḥyā / Yahya / Iahie
Description
Hebrew male name Iohannes in the Arabicised variant
Text
1374
Provenance
Nag' el-Sheima
Date
700–999
Language
Coptic
Linguistic context
Coptic
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
1
Latest edition
SB Kopt. 2 925
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
In TM People, Iahie is recorded under three PER-numbers: 94407, 105193, and 106430.
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.67: Name: foreign (Arabicised Hebrew), male, Muslim (?)
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.67:
- gender: male
- religion: Muslim?
Person
94407: Iahie
Role
party of deed (debtor)
Name
9601: Yaḥyā
Name variant
53620: ⲓⲁϩⲓⲉ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
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IM Reference 285

Attestation
̣ⲓⲭⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ
Translation
.ichistos
Description
perhaps Greek name, but etymology unknown; attested only once, unmarked for gender
Text
1406
Provenance
Aksha
Date
700–899
Language
unidentified
Linguistic context
unidentified
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
1
Latest edition
unpublished; illustration in Contenson 1966, fig. 18 on p. 45
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Gender not specified.
It is uncertain whether this is a name or another word.
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.11: Name: foreign (?) (Greek?), unknown character
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
Person
600256: .ichistos
Role
owner (?)
Name
200133: .ichistos
Name variant
300133: .ⲓⲭⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
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IM Reference 286

Attestation
ⲓⲱ[---]
Translation
Ioannes or Ionas / Iō---
Description
abbreviated Hebrew male name, either Ioannes or Ionas, deriving from a Biblical character
Text
1410
Provenance
Aksha
Date
900–999
Language
unidentified
Linguistic context
unidentified
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
1
Latest edition
unpublished; illustration in Contenson 1966, fig. 67 on p. 65
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Gender not specified.
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
600257: Ioannes or Ionas
Role
owner
Name
202623: Ioannes or Ionas
Name variant
300134: ⲓⲱ---
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 287

Attestation
Chael (monogram)
Translation
Chael
Description
Hebrew male name, hypocoristic of the name of Archangel Michael
Text
1412
Provenance
Aksha
Date
900–999
Language
unidentified
Linguistic context
unidentified
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
1
Latest edition
unpublished; illustration in Contenson 1966, fig. 198 on p. 95
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
600258: Chael
Role
owner
Name
12862: Chael
Name variant
300135: Chael (monogram)
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
Contenson 1966, fig. 198 on p. 95
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Image
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IM Reference 288

Attestation
ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ
Translation
Paulos
Description
Latin male name deriving from the New Testament figure of Apostle Paul (or Paul the First Anchorite)
Text
1431
Provenance
Kalabsha
Date
550–599
Language
Coptic
Linguistic context
Coptic
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
1
Latest edition
SB Kopt. 4 1946
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
 
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.72: Name: foreign (Latin), male, Christian
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.72:
- gender: male
- religion: Christian
Person
600259: Paulos
Role
founder of church
Name
4956: Paulos
Name variant
3585: ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 289

Attestation
ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ
Translation
Paulos
Description
Latin male name deriving from the New Testament figure of Apostle Paul (or Paul the First Anchorite)
Text
1432
Provenance
Kalabsha
Date
550–599
Language
Coptic
Linguistic context
Coptic
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
1
Latest edition
SB Kopt. 4 1947
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
 
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.72: Name: foreign (Latin), male, Christian
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.72:
- gender: male
- religion: Christian
Person
600259: Paulos
Role
founder of church
Name
4956: Paulos
Name variant
3585: ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 290

Attestation
ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲏ
Translation
Merkourios / Merki / Merkē
Description
Latin name deriving from the general of Cappadocia, martyr under Decius
Text
1437
Provenance
Ashkeit area, Bintibirra hill
Date
700–1499
Language
Greek
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
1
Latest edition
Łajtar – Van der Vliet 1998, p. 51 (no. 13)
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
 
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.72: Name: foreign (Latin), male, Christian
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.72:
- gender: male
- religion: Christian
Person
600261: Merki
Role
author
Name
10598: Merkourios
Name variant
301566: ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲏ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 291

Attestation
ⲁⲃⲣⲁⲙⲏ
Translation
Abraham / Abrami
Description
Hebrew male name deriving from the Old Testament patriarch; common in Abrahamic religions
Text
1439
Provenance
Faras
Date
probably 1200–1399
Language
Greek/Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Greek/Old Nubian
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
1
Latest edition
Łajtar – Ochała 2017a, pp. 244–5 (no. 3), fig. on p. 245
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
600297: Abrami
Role
author
Name
1707: Abraham
Name variant
300411: ⲁⲃⲣⲁⲙⲏ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 292

Attestation
ⲑⲱⲙⲁ
Translation
Thomas / Thoma / Thōma
Description
Aramaic male name deriving from Apostle Thomas
Text
1440
Provenance
Faras
Date
1000–1499
Language
Greek
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
1
Latest edition
Jakobielski 1974, pp. 304–5 (no. 45), fig. on p. 304, pl. on p. 276
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
 
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.41: Name: foreign (Aramaic), male, Christian
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.41:
- gender: male
- religion: Christian
Person
600263: Thoma
Role
author
Name
5597: Thomas
Name variant
53606: ⲑⲱⲙⲁ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 293

Attestation
ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲥⲧⲓ
Translation
Maristi
Description
perhaps Semito-Nubian name deriving from Virgin Mary; attested only once, for a man
Text
1444
Provenance
Sahaba
Date
700–1499
Language
Greek
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
1
Latest edition
Hellström 1970, I: p. 235; II: Corpus Y, no. 232:1 and pl. 157:5
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
 
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.102: Name: local (?) (Semito-Nubian?), Christian
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.102:
- religion: Christian
- ethnic regional: Nubian?
Person
600264: Maristi
Role
author
Name
201482: Maristi
Name variant
301482: ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲥⲧⲓ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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