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IMRef_1371
IM Reference no.
IMRef_1371: Name of Tobias
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Attestation
ⲧⲱⲃⲓⲁⲥ
Translation
Tobias / Tōbias
Description
Hebrew male name deriving from an Old Testament figure, the son of Tobit; attested thrice in Nubia, twice for men, once unmarked for gender
Text
1115
Provenance
Sai
Date
probably 600–899
Language
Greek/Coptic
Linguistic context
Greek/Coptic
Side/page
Column
Line
2
Latest edition
Tsakos 2011–12, pp. 306–8 (no. 9), fig. 5
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.70: Name: foreign (Hebrew), male, Christian
Second identity marker variant
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.70:
- gender: male
- religion: Christian
Person
601406: Tobias
Role
commemorated person
Name
6314: Tobias
Name variant
55472: ⲧⲱⲃⲓⲁⲥ
Second name
Second name variant
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