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IM Reference 936

Attestation
ⲃⲁⲣⲛⲁⲃⲁⲥ
Translation
Barnabas
Description
Aramaic male name meaning 'son of consolation' deriving from Barnabas, apostle and companion of St Paul; attested only once in Nubia
Text
570
Provenance
Adindan
Date
31 March 711 or 31 March 712
Language
Greek
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
13
Latest edition
Smith 1962, pp. 6–8, fig. on p. 8, pl. 1.2
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
600939: Barnabas
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
8966: Barnabas
Name variant
9055: ⲃⲁⲣⲛⲁⲃⲁⲥ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 937

Attestation
ⲁ̇ⲥⲁⲛ
Translation
Asan
Description
Nubianised variant of the male name of Arabic origin meaning 'beautiful, handsome', deriving from Ḥasan bin 'Alī, the grandson of the Prophet
Text
586
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
30 December 1198
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
13
Latest edition
P. QI 3 38
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
 
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
600940: Asan
Role
in protocol
Name
14109: Ḥasan
Name variant
300585: ⲁⲥⲁⲛ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 938

Attestation
ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲟ̇ⲗⲟ
Translation
Mario
Description
perhaps Semitic name meaning deriving from Virgin Mary; attested twice, once for a woman, the other unmarked for gender
Text
589
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
probably 1155–circa 1180
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
13
Latest edition
P. QI 3 31
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Gender not specified.
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.21: Name: foreign (?) (Semitic?), Christian
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.21:
- religion: Christian
Person
600941: Mario
Role
witness
Name
201478: Mario
Name variant
301478: ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲟ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 939

Attestation
ⲙⲁⲙⲉ
Translation
Mamel / Mame
Description
Nubian name possibly cognate with the Nobiin ⲙⲁⲙⲉ-, 'root, basis, fundament'; attested 5 times, twice for men, thrice unmarked for gender
Text
589
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
probably 1155–circa 1180
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
13
Latest edition
P. QI 3 31
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Interpretation of the name corrected in NOM 4, no. 2c.
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
600942: Mame
Role
witness
Name
201390: Mamel
Name variant
301390: ⲙⲁⲙⲉ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 940

Attestation
ⲉⲓⲁ̇ⲣⲓⲥⲗ̄ⲗⲟ
Translation
Iarisi / Eiarisi
Description
Nubian name meaning 'knowledge'; attested twice, once for a man
Text
589
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
probably 1155–circa 1180
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
13
Latest edition
P. QI 3 31
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
600943: Iarisi
Role
witness
Name
200843: Iarisi
Name variant
300843: ⲉⲓⲁⲣⲓⲥ-
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 941

Attestation
ⲡⲁⲡⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲧⲁ
Translation
Papon Ouata
Description
double name consisting of two Nubian names, one perhaps deriving from ⲡⲁⲡⲟ, 'O father', the other of unknown etymology
Text
589
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
probably 1155–circa 1180
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
13
Latest edition
P. QI 3 31
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
 
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.138: Name: local (Nubian), male, non-religious
Second identity marker variant
IMVar 1.138: Name: local (Nubian), unknown character
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.138:
- gender: male
- ethnic regional: Nubian
For IMVar 1.151:
- ethnic regional: Nubian
Person
600944: Papon Ouata
Role
witness
Name
201847: Papon
Name variant
301861: ⲡⲁⲡⲟⲛ
Second name
201865: Ouata
Second name variant
301865: ⲟⲩⲁⲧⲁ
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 942

Attestation
ϣⲓⲣⲉⲡⲓ
Translation
Sharaf / Shirepi
Description
Arabic male name meaning 'honor'; attested 5 times in Nubia, thrice for men, twice unmarked for gender
Text
590
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
probably 1155–circa 1180
Language
Greek/Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
13
Latest edition
P. QI 3 32
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Gender not specified.
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.31: Name: foreign (Arabic), male, non-religious character
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.31:
- gender: male
Person
600945: Shirepi
Role
party of deed (seller)
Name
202352: Sharaf
Name variant
302352: ϣⲓⲣⲉⲡⲓ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 943

Attestation
ⲥⲟⳟⲟⳝⲁ
Translation
Songoja
Description
Nubian name meaning 'songoj, eparch'; attested for 12 men and 1 woman
Text
591
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
probably 1155–circa 1180
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
13
Latest edition
P. QI 3 33, pl. 2 (photo at http://www.medievalnubia.info/dev/images/PQI3-32-53-59.jpg)
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Songoja is desiganted as 'the son of the bishop of Ibrim'. Unless Thoma's predecessor was meant here, which is rather unlikely, Thoma was Songoja's father.
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
600946: Songoja
Role
witness
Name
202116: Songoja
Name variant
302116: ⲥⲟⳟⲟⳝⲁ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 944

Attestation
ⲙⲁⲣⲁⳡⲁⲇⲟ
Translation
Marianya / Maranya
Description
Semito-Nubian name meaning 'Mary lives'; attested 10 times, once for a man, the remaining attestations unmarked for gender
Text
594
Provenance
Kulubnarti
Date
probably 1150–1199
Language
Greek/Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
13
Latest edition
Browne 2000d, pp. 177–83, pl. on p. 184
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Gender not specified.
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.169: Name: local (Semito-Nubian), Christian
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.169:
- religion: Christian
- ethnic regional: Nubian
Person
600947: Maranya
Role
uncertain
Name
34736: Marianya
Name variant
65136: ⲙⲁⲣⲁⳡⲁ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 945

Attestation
ⲁⳝⲁⲗⲁⲛⲁ
Translation
Ajala
Description
Nubian name perhaps meaning 'the one who is a box'; attested 9 times, of which 7 belong to one man, the remaining 2 unmarked for gender
Text
594
Provenance
Kulubnarti
Date
probably 1150–1199
Language
Greek/Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
13
Latest edition
Browne 2000d, pp. 177–83, pl. on p. 184
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
600948: Ajola
Role
uncertain
Name
200621: Ajola
Name variant
300621: ⲁⳝⲁⲗⲁ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 946

Attestation
ⲟⲩⲣⲟⲩⲏⲗ
Translation
Ourouil / Ourouēl
Description
Nubian name meaning 'king'; attested 5 times for 4 men
Text
615
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
4 July 925
Language
Greek/Coptic
Linguistic context
Greek/Coptic
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
13
Latest edition
unpublished; mentioned in Hagen 2009, p. 117; Hagen 2010, p. 723
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
 
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
600949: Ouroui
Role
in protocol
Name
201769: Ourouil
Name variant
301769: ⲟⲩⲣⲟⲩⲏⲗ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 947

Attestation
ⲙⲏⲛⲁⲛ⸌ⲧ⸍
Translation
Menanta / Mēnant( )
Description
Greco-Nubian name meaning 'path of Menas', deriving from St Menas; attested 5 times, for 2 women
Text
631
Provenance
unknown
Date
800–899
Language
Greek/Coptic
Linguistic context
Coptic
Side/page
1
Column
 
Line
13
Latest edition
P. Lond. Copt. 450, pp. 214–15
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
In TM, Menanta is recorded under four different PER-numbers: 103396, 104663, 106144, and 106603.
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
103396: Menanta
Role
party of deed (3rd person)
Name
27616: Menanta
Name variant
301591: ⲙⲏⲛⲁⲛ⸌ⲧ⸍
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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