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IMRef_1441
IM Reference no.
IMRef_1441: Name of Merkourios
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Attestation
ⲙⲉ̣ⲣ̣ⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ̣
Translation
Merkourios
Description
Latin name deriving from the general of Cappadocia, martyr under Decius
Text
2849
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
1000–1399
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
Column
Line
2
Latest edition
P. QI 4 108, fig. 51
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Gender not specified.
The context is too fragmentary to be certain whether a living person is at stake or a saint.
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.72: Name: foreign (Latin), male, Christian
Second identity marker variant
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.72:
- gender: male
- religion: Christian
Person
601482: Merkourios
Role
mentioned in letter
Name
10598: Merkourios
Name variant
54348: ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ
Second name
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