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IMRef_1233
IM Reference no.
IMRef_1233: Name of Menanta
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Trismegistos
TM
namref 171626
Reference
Illustration
Attestation
ⲙⲏⲛⲁⲛⲧⲁ
Translation
Menanta / Mēnanta
Description
Greco-Nubian name meaning 'path of Menas', deriving from St Menas; attested 5 times, for 2 women
Text
630
Provenance
unknown
Date
800–899
Language
Greek/Coptic
Linguistic context
Coptic
Side/page
1
Column
Line
18
Latest edition
P. Lond. Copt. 449, pp. 212–14
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 (buyer)
Name
27616: Menanta
Name variant
59943: ⲙⲏⲛⲁⲛⲧⲁ
Second name
Second name variant
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