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IMRef_1436
IM Reference no.
IMRef_1436: Name of Orpapasa
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Attestation
ⲟⲣⲡⲁⲡⲁⲥⲁⲇⲱⲕⲟ
Translation
Orinpapasa / Orpapasa
Description
Greco-Nubian name perhaps meaning 'bishop/father of the head'; attested 4 times, once for a man, thrice unmarked for gender
Text
2839
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
probably 1000–1199
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
1
Column
Line
2
Latest edition
P. QI 4 97, fig. 40
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Gender not specified.
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.127: Name: local (Greco-Nubian), Christian (?)
Second identity marker variant
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.127:
- religion: Christian?
- ethnic regional: Nubian
Person
601477: Orpapasa
Role
mentioned in letter
Name
201720: Orinpapasa
Name variant
301742: ⲟⲣⲡⲁⲡⲁⲥⲁ
Second name
Second name variant
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