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IMRef_1725
IM Reference no.
IMRef_1725: Name of Theodosia
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Trismegistos
TM
namref 352365
Reference
Illustration
Attestation
ⲑⲉⲱⲇⲟⲥⲓⲁ
Translation
Theodosia / Theōdosia
Description
Greek female name meaning 'gift of God' deriving from St Theodosia of Tyre (3rd c.) or St Theodosia of Constantinople (7th–8th c.); attested thrice in Nubia for women
Text
430
Provenance
Ginari
Date
600–899
Language
Greek
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
Column
Line
3
Latest edition
SEG 43 1176
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
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
244488: Theodosia
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
9508: Theodosia
Name variant
70570: ⲑⲉⲱⲇⲟⲥⲓⲁ
Second name
Second name variant
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