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IMRef_1656
IM Reference no.
IMRef_1656: Name of Kessianye
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Attestation
ⲕⲉⲥⲥⲓⲁ̇ⳡⲉ[ ̣ ̣]
Translation
Kessianye
Description
Nubian name probably meaning 'living church' or 'church lives'; attested only once, unmarked for gender
Text
637
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
circa 1268–before 1276
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
Column
Line
26
Latest edition
P. QI 4 67, fig. 5
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Gender not specified.
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.132: Name: local (Nubian), Christian
Second identity marker variant
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.132:
- religion: Christian
- ethnic regional: Nubian
Person
601708: Kessianye
Role
witness (?)
Name
200072: Kessianye
Name variant
300072: ⲕⲉⲥⲥⲓⲁⳡⲉ
Second name
Second name variant
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