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IMRef_1068
IM Reference no.
IMRef_1068: Name of Tapara
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Attestation
ⲑⲁⲡⲁⲣⲁ
Translation
Tapara / Thapara
Description
Nubian name perhaps meaning 'the one who loosens'; attested only for men
Text
591
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
probably 1155–circa 1180
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
Column
Line
15
Latest edition
P. QI 3 33, pl. 2 (photo at http://www.medievalnubia.info/dev/images/PQI3-32-53-59.jpg)
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Comment
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.145: Name: local (Nubian), male (?), non-religious
Second identity marker variant
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.145:
- gender: male?
- ethnic regional: Nubian
Person
601081: Tapara
Role
witness
Name
201033: Tapara
Name variant
301033: ⲑⲁⲡⲁⲣⲁ
Second name
Second name variant
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