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IMRef_1357
IM Reference no.
IMRef_1357: Name of Maia
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Reference
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Attestation
ⲙⲁⲓⲁⲛ
Translation
Maia
Description
Nubian name meaning 'the one who rejoices' or 'joy'; attested only once, unmarked for gender
Text
1025
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
1100–1155
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
Column
Line
2
Latest edition
P. QI 3 41
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Gender not specified.
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
601391: Maia
Role
in filiation
Name
201386: Maia
Name variant
301386: ⲙⲁⲓⲁ
Second name
Second name variant
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