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IMRef_1309
IM Reference no.
IMRef_1309: Name of Theognosta
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Attestation
ⲑ̣ⲉⲟⲅⲛⲱⲥⲧⲁ
Translation
Theognoste / Theognosta / Theⲟgnōsta
Description
Greek female name meaning 'known by God', perhaps deriving from St Theognoste; attested 7 times in Nubia, only for women
Text
605
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim (probably)
Date
700–799
Language
Coptic
Linguistic context
Coptic
Side/page
Column
Line
2
Latest edition
SB Kopt. 3 1644
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.56: Name: foreign (Greek), female, Christian
Second identity marker variant
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.56:
- gender: female
- religion: Christian
Person
601343: Theognosta
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
25501: Theognoste
Name variant
53482: ⲑⲉⲟⲅⲛⲱⲥⲧⲁ
Second name
Second name variant
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