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IMRef_1566
IM Reference no.
IMRef_1566: Name of Theophilos
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Attestation
ⲑⲉⲟ̇ⲟⲫⲓⲗ ̣ ̣
Translation
Theophilos / Theoophil..
Description
Greek male name meaning 'loved by God' deriving from an Egyptian martyr under Decian; attested thrice in Nubia, twice for men, once unmarked for gender
Text
2827
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
probably 1200–1299
Language
Greek/Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
Column
Line
21
Latest edition
P. QI 4 84 (partial transcription and translation), fig. 26
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Gender not specified.
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
601612: Theophilos
Role
scribe and witness (?)
Name
5492: Theophilos
Name variant
300293: ⲑⲉⲟⲟⲫⲓⲗ..
Second name
Second name variant
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