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IM Reference 2989

Attestation
ⲥⲉⲛⲧⲓⲕⲟⲗ
Translation
Sentikol
Description
Nubian name possibly meaning 'the one who has questions'; attested thrice, none marked for gender
Text
7
Provenance
Meinarti
Date
15 September 1161
Language
Greek
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
8–9
Latest edition
I. Khartoum Greek 8, pl. 8
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
603098: Sentikol
Role
in filiation
Name
202046: Sentikol
Name variant
302046: ⲥⲉⲛⲧⲓⲕⲟⲗ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 2990

Attestation
ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁⲛⲟⲩ
Translation
Marianos / Marianou
Description
Greco-Semitic male name deriving from the name of Mary Mother of God
Text
655
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
20 December 1154
Language
Greek/Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
8–9
Latest edition
I. QI 24, fig. on p. 99
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
 
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.54: Name: foreign (Greco-Semitic), male, Christian
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.54:
- gender: male
- religion: Christian
Person
603038: Marianou
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
7120: Marianos
Name variant
301455: ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁⲛⲟⲩ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 2991

Attestation
ⲁ̇ⲅⲁⲣⲁⲇⲉ
Translation
Agara (= Hājar?)
Description
Nubian name meaning 'the one who forgets' or Arabic name Hājar; attested twice, neither marked for gender
Text
1029
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
after 1190–after 1199
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
8
Latest edition
P. QI 3 45, pl. 4
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Gender not specified.
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.152: Name: local (Nubian) or foreign (Arabic)
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.152:
- ethnic regional: Nubian or Arabic
Person
603100: Agara
Role
party of deed (buyer)
Name
200419: Agara
Name variant
300419: ⲁⲅⲁⲣⲁ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 2992

Attestation
ⲕⲉⲗ
Translation
Kel
Description
Nubian name meaning 'fulness'; attested twice for a single woman
Text
14
Provenance
Dongola
Date
5 September 785
Language
Greek
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
8
Latest edition
SEG 53 2019
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
603101: Kel
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
202939: Kel
Name variant
19178: ⲕⲉⲗ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 2993

Attestation
ⳝⲟⲁⲥⲥⲏ
Translation
Joassi / Joassē
Description
Nubian name, but etymology uncertain; attested 8 times, of which 7 times for men, once unmarked for gender
Text
7
Provenance
Meinarti
Date
15 September 1161
Language
Greek
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
8
Latest edition
I. Khartoum Greek 8, pl. 8
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
 
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.146: Name: local (Nubian), male (?), unknown character
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.146:
- gender: male?
- ethnic regional: Nubian
Person
603102: Joassi
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
202385: Joassi
Name variant
302385: ⳝⲟⲁⲥⲥⲏ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 2994

Attestation
ⲓ̈ⲏ̇ⲥⲟⲩ
Translation
Iesou / Iēsou
Description
Aramaic male name deriving from the name of Jesus Christ; used in all Abrahamic religions
Text
73
Provenance
Faras (?)
Date
21 March 1173
Language
Greek
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
8
Latest edition
I. Warsaw 109, pl. 109
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Łajtar believes that the whole phrase, Iesou-son-of-Mariame, forms one name, on account of the fact that filiation with metronymic hardly occurs in Nubian sources.
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
110446: Iesou
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
3410: Iesous
Name variant
300288: ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 2995

Attestation
ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁⲙⲏ
Translation
Mariam / Mariami / Mariamē
Description
Hebrew female name deriving from Mary Mother of God; common in all Abrahamic religions
Text
73
Provenance
Faras (?)
Date
21 March 1173
Language
Greek
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
8
Latest edition
I. Warsaw 109, pl. 109
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Gender not specified, but the name is attested only as female.
Łajtar believes that the whole phrase, Iesou-son-of-Mariame, forms one name, on account of the fact that filiation with metronymic hardly occurs in Nubian sources.
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.65: Name: foreign (Hebrew), female, Biblical
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.65:
- gender: female
Person
110444: Mariami
Role
in filiation
Name
3963: Mariam
Name variant
54294: ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁⲙⲏ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 2996

Attestation
ⲕⲟⲥⲙⲁ
Translation
Kosma
Description
Greek male name meaning 'order, decency', deriving from St Kosma, brother of Damianos
Text
529
Provenance
el-Donga
Date
21 May 1093
Language
Greek
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
8
Latest edition
Torallas Tovar – Worp 2002, pp. 169–74, pl. after p. 170
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
603105: Kosma
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
3712: Kosmas
Name variant
54025: ⲕⲟⲥⲙⲁ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 2997

Attestation
ⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥⲕⲟ
Translation
Angeloskol
Description
Greco-Nubian name meaning 'the one who has an angel'; attested 7 times, two of which for a single woman, the remaining unmarked for gender
Text
527
Provenance
Argin
Date
1100–1199
Language
Greek
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
8
Latest edition
I. Fitzwilliam 111, figs. on pp. 158, 159
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
603106: Angelosko
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
200421: Angeloskol
Name variant
300421: ⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥⲕⲟ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 2998

Attestation
ⲙⲏⲛⲁ
Translation
Menas / Mēna
Description
Greek male name deriving from the soldier and martyr celebrated at Abu Mena
Text
636
Provenance
unknown
Date
700–799
Language
Coptic
Linguistic context
Coptic
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
8
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
106277: Mena
Role
party of deed (buyer)
Name
4077: Menas
Name variant
54355: ⲙⲏⲛⲁ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 2999

Attestation
ⳟⲓⲗⲏⲥⲁⲛⲗ̄
Translation
Ngilisa / Ngilēsa
Description
Nubian name meaning 'sight'; attested 5 times for 3 persons (2 men, 1 unmarked for gender)
Text
1045
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
1100–1199
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
8
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 1.147: Name: local (Nubian), non-religious
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.147:
- ethnic regional: Nubian
Person
603108: Ngilisa
Role
person on list
Name
202411: Ngilisa
Name variant
302411: ⳟⲓⲗⲏⲥⲁ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 3000

Attestation
ⲅ̣ⲉ̣[ⲱⲣ]ⲅⲓⲟⲩ
Translation
Georgios / Geōrgiou
Description
Greek male name deriving from St George, soldier and martyr
Text
22
Provenance
Ghazali
Date
700–999
Language
Greek
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
9
Latest edition
I. Ghazali 3
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
603109: Georgios
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
3343: Georgios
Name variant
53090: ⲅⲉⲱⲣⲅⲓⲟⲥ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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