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IMRef_1253
IM Reference no.
IMRef_1253: Name of Miria
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Attestation
ⲙⲓⲣⲓⲁ
Translation
Miria
Description
Nubian name meaning 'the new/young one'; attested 4 times, none marked for gender
Text
590
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
probably 1155–circa 1180
Language
Greek/Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
Column
Line
19
Latest edition
P. QI 3 32
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Gender not specified.
On interpretation of the name, see NOM 4, no. 3a.
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
601285: Miria
Role
witness
Name
201620: Miria
Name variant
301620: ⲙⲓⲣⲓⲁ
Second name
Second name variant
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