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IMRef_167
IM Reference no.
IMRef_167: Name of Ilias
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Reference
Illustration
Attestation
ⲏⲗⲓⲁⲥ
Translation
Elias / Ilias / Ēlias
Description
Hebrew male name deriving from the Old Testament prophet; used in all Abrahamic religions
Text
750
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
1100–1499
Language
Greek
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
Column
Line
1
Latest edition
I. QI 12, fig. on p. 43
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
As Łajtar and van der Vliet noted, it is uncertain how to understand the word 'thegna' describing Elias. It could mean either 'son', and thus introduce the patronymic, or an administrative title 'thegna'.
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.66: Name: foreign (Hebrew), male, Biblical
Second identity marker variant
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.66:
- gender: male
Person
600137: Ilias
Role
author
Name
2929: Elias
Name variant
53449: ⲏⲗⲓⲁⲥ
Second name
Second name variant
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