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IMRef_1501
IM Reference no.
IMRef_1501: Name of Thekla
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Trismegistos
TM
namref 172290
Reference
Illustration
Attestation
ⲑⲉⲕⲗⲁ
Translation
Thekla
Description
Greek female name meaning 'God's fame', deriving from the New Testament figure of a follower of Apostle Paul; attested 7 times in Nubia, only for women
Text
628
Provenance
unknown
Date
696 or 697–after 710
Language
Greek/Coptic
Linguistic context
Coptic
Side/page
1
Column
Line
2
Latest edition
P. Lond. Copt. 447, pp. 209–211
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Thekla is recorded in TM People under three numbers: 101314, 104060, and 106269.
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.56: Name: foreign (Greek), female, Christian
Second identity marker variant
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.56:
- gender: female
- religion: Christian
Person
101314: Thekla
Role
party of deed (borrower)
Name
9496: Thekla
Name variant
53479: ⲑⲉⲕⲗⲁ
Second name
Second name variant
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