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IMRef_1169
IM Reference no.
IMRef_1169: Name of Mashanngal
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Attestation
ⲙⲁϣⲁⲛⳟⲁⲗⲗⲟ
Translation
Mahsanngal
Description
Nubian name meaning 'son of Mashal' = 'son of the sun'; attested only once, unmarked for gender, but the names with the element -ngal appear to be male
Text
594
Provenance
Kulubnarti
Date
probably 1150–1199
Language
Greek/Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
Column
Line
17
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 1.139: Name: local (Nubian), male, non-religious, indicates filiation
Second identity marker variant
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.139:
- gender: male
- ethnic regional: Nubian
- family: son
Person
601187: Mashanngal
Role
witness
Name
201535: Mashanngal
Name variant
301535: ⲙⲁϣⲁⲛⳟⲁⲗ
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