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IMRef_1433
IM Reference no.
IMRef_1433: Name of Basil
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ⲃⲁ[ⲥ]ⲗ̣̄
Translation
Basileios / Basil
Description
Greek male name meaning 'royal' deriving from Saint Basil the Great, bishop of Cesarea (4th c.)
Text
2827
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
probably 1200–1299
Language
Greek/Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
Column
Line
2
Latest edition
P. QI 4 84 (partial transcription and translation), fig. 26
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Comment
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.57: Name: foreign (Greek), male, Christian
Second identity marker variant
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.57:
- gender: male
- religion: Christian
Person
601473: Basil
Role
in protocol
Name
2468: Basileios
Name variant
300287: ⲃⲁⲥⲗ̄
Second name
Second name variant
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