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IM Reference 4396

Attestation
Ioannes (monogram)
Translation
Ioannes / Iōannou
Description
Hebrew male name deriving from a New Testament figure (John the Evangelist or John the Baptist) or a saint (John Chrysostom)
Text
4394
Provenance
Selib
Date
550–699
Language
unidentified
Linguistic context
unidentified
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
monogram
Latest edition
unpublished; illustration in Cedro 2015, fig. 5
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
604308: Ioannes
Role
owner (?)
Name
3464: Ioannes
Name variant
300219: Ioannes (monogram)
Second name
 
Second name variant
 

IM Reference 4397

Attestation
ⲅⲉⲟⲟⲅⲓⲟⲥ
Translation
Georgios
Description
Greek male name deriving from St George, soldier and martyr
Text
4398
Provenance
Kalabsha (probably)
Date
circa 600–699
Language
Greek
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
3
Latest edition
van der Vliet – Worp 2017, pp. 251–4, no. 5 (photo available at <http://www.nationaltrustcollections.org.uk/object/1257839>)
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
604309: Georgios
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
3343: Georgios
Name variant
53054: ⲅⲉⲟⲣⲅⲓⲟⲥ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
Image not available

IM Reference 4398

Attestation
ⲅⲉⲟⲣⲅⲓⲟⲩ
Translation
Georgios / Georgiou
Description
Greek male name deriving from St George, soldier and martyr
Text
4398
Provenance
Kalabsha (probably)
Date
circa 600–699
Language
Greek
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
8
Latest edition
van der Vliet – Worp 2017, pp. 251–4, no. 5 (photo available at <http://www.nationaltrustcollections.org.uk/object/1257839>)
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
604309: Georgios
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
3343: Georgios
Name variant
53054: ⲅⲉⲟⲣⲅⲓⲟⲥ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
Image not available

IM Reference 4399

Attestation
[ ̣ ]ⲁⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟⲩ
Translation
.atourou
Description
unidentified name; attested only once
Text
1482
Provenance
Tafa
Date
500–699
Language
Greek
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
2
Latest edition
CIEN 7, no. 35
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Gender not specified.
Avram – Dufkova 2015, pp. 235–238, reconstruct [ⲓ]ⲁⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟⲩ, an attestation of the Semitic name Iatouros, and treat this as the patronyminc for the name lost in the preceding lacuna. CIEN 7, no. 33, deems it improbable.
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.173: Name: unidentified
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
Person
604310: .atourou
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
202961: .atourou
Name variant
303221: .ⲁⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟⲩ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
Image not available

IM Reference 4400

Attestation
Psate (monogram)
Translation
Psate
Description
Egyptian male name deriving from bishop of Ptolemais martyred under Diocletian
Text
3174
Provenance
Ghazali
Date
600–1299
Language
unidentified
Linguistic context
unidentified
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
1
Latest edition
Shinnie – Chittick 1961, fig. 33.9
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Gender not specified.
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
603661: Psate
Role
owner
Name
12972: Psate
Name variant
302753: Psate (monogram)
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
Shinnie – Chittick 1961, fig. 33.9
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Image
Image not available

IM Reference 4401

Attestation
⸌ⲙ⸍ⲁⲕ̄
Translation
Makarios / Mak( )
Description
Greek male name meaning 'blessed', perhaps deriving from St Makarios the Egyptian; attested 6 times in Nubia
Text
2569
Provenance
Ghazali
Date
600–1299
Language
unidentified
Linguistic context
unidentified
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
1
Latest edition
Shinnie – Chittick 1961, gr. 84, fig. 38.84
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
604312: Makarios
Role
owner
Name
10475: Makarios
Name variant
303222: ⸌ⲙ⸍ⲁⲕ̄
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
Image not available

IM Reference 4402

Attestation
ⲓ̈ⲥⲁⲕⲛ̄
Translation
Isaak / Isak
Description
Hebrew male name deriving from the Old Testament patriarch; common in all Abrahamic religions
Text
2792
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
1100–1199
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
1
Column
 
Line
15
Latest edition
P. QI 4 72, figs. 12–13
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Gender not specified.
Interpretation of the name corrected in NOM 4, no. 25j.
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
604313: Isak
Role
in filiation
Name
3437: Isaak
Name variant
53747: ⲓⲥⲁⲕ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
Image not available

IM Reference 4403

Attestation
ⲓ̈ⲥⲁⲕⲛ̣
Translation
Isaak / Isak
Description
Hebrew male name deriving from the Old Testament patriarch; common in all Abrahamic religions
Text
2791
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
1100–1199
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
1
Column
 
Line
19
Latest edition
P. QI 4 71, figs. 10–11
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Gender not specified.
Reading of the name corrected in NOM 4, no. 25j.
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
604313: Isak
Role
in filiation
Name
3437: Isaak
Name variant
53747: ⲓⲥⲁⲕ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
Image not available

IM Reference 4404

Attestation
ⲧⲉⲉⲓ̣ⲧ̣ⲉⲛ
Translation
Teita / Teeite
Description
Nubian name meaning 'hope'; attested 7 times for 6 persons (2 men, 4 unmarked for gender)
Text
2792
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
1100–1199
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
2
Column
 
Line
20
Latest edition
P. QI 4 72, figs. 12–13
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Gender not specified.
Reading of the name corrected in NOM 4, no. 25r.
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
604314: Teite
Role
witness
Name
202212: Teita
Name variant
303223: ⲧⲉⲉⲓⲧⲉ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
Image not available

IM Reference 4405

Attestation
ⲕⲟⲥⲧⲁⲧ̣ⲓⲛⲟⲉⲓⲟ
Translation
Konstantinos / Kostantion
Description
Latin male name meaning 'constant, steadfast', deriving from Emperor Constantine; attested twice in Nubia, once for a man, once unmarked for gender
Text
2811
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
1100–1299
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
1
Column
 
Line
1
Latest edition
P. QI 4 81, fig. 23
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Gender not specified.
Reading of the name corrected in NOM 4, no. 29a.
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
600536: Kostatino
Role
 
Name
3717: Konstantinos
Name variant
303224: ⲕⲟⲥⲧⲁⲧⲓⲛⲟ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
Image not available

IM Reference 4406

Attestation
ⳝⲱⲁⲥⲏ
Translation
Joassi / Joassē
Description
Nubian name, but etymology uncertain; attested 8 times, of which 7 times for men, once unmarked for gender
Text
2827
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
probably 1200–1299
Language
Greek/Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
16
Latest edition
P. QI 4 84 (partial transcription and translation), fig. 26
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
The name was not transcribed in P. QI 4 84; see NOM 4, no. 30c, for the reading.
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
603698: Joasi
Role
witness
Name
202385: Joassi
Name variant
302390: ⳝⲱⲁⲥⲏ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
Image not available

IM Reference 4407

Attestation
ⲁⲗⲏ
Translation
'Alī / Ali / Alē
Description
male name of Arabic origin meaning 'high, elevated, sublime', deriving from son of the Prophet
Text
2807
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
probably 1000–1199
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
2
Column
 
Line
12
Latest edition
P. QI 4 74, fig. 16
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Interpretation of the name corrected in NOM 4, no. 27a.
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.28: Name: foreign (Arabic), male, Muslim
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.28:
- gender: male
- religion: Muslim
Person
600977: Ali
Role
person on list
Name
8427: 'Alī
Name variant
52673: ⲁⲗⲏ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
Image not available