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IMRef_1808
IM Reference no.
IMRef_1808: Name of Athanasios
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Attestation
ⲁⲑⲁⲛ
Translation
Athanasios / Athan( )
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
980
Provenance
Derr
Date
600–1199
Language
Coptic
Linguistic context
Coptic
Side/page
Column
Line
3
Latest edition
Monneret de Villard 1935–57: 1, p. 100
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
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
601861: Athanasios
Role
author
Name
8352: Athanasios
Name variant
52630: ⲁⲑⲁⲛ
Second name
Second name variant
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