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IMRef_176
IM Reference no.
IMRef_176: Name of Athanasios
Stable url
Trismegistos
TM
namref 351502
Reference
Illustration
Attestation
ⲁⲑⲁⲛⲥⲓⲟ⸌ⲩ⸍
Translation
Athanasios
Description
Greek male name deriving from bishop of Alexandria, d. 373, martyr in Klysma under Diocletian and Maximian, or magician converted by George during martyrdom; attested 14 times in Nubia, once unmarked for gender
Text
985
Provenance
Semna
Date
probably 600–999
Language
Greek
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
Column
Line
1
Latest edition
SB 5 8711 c
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
243701: Athanasios
Role
in filiation
Name
8352: Athanasios
Name variant
52639: ⲁⲑⲁⲛⲁⲥⲓⲟⲥ
Second name
Second name variant
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