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IMRef_1361
IM Reference no.
IMRef_1361: Name of Argate
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Attestation
ⲁⲣⲅⲁⲧⲉ
Translation
Argate
Description
Nubian name cognate with the Nobiin ⲁⲣⲅⲁⲇⲉ 'cogwheel'; attested twice, once for a woman, once unmarked for gender
Text
1035
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
1155–1200
Language
Greek/Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
1
Column
Line
2
Latest edition
P. QI 3 51, pl. 5
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Argate is referred to in the text as 'your mother'. As the addressee is Douddil, we can assume that the pronoun 'your' refers to him.
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
601396: Argate
Role
mentioned in letter
Name
200565: Argate
Name variant
300565: ⲁⲣⲅⲁⲧⲉ
Second name
Second name variant
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