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IMRef_1922
IM Reference no.
IMRef_1922: Name of Irai
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Attestation
ⲏⲣⲁⲉⲓ
Translation
Herais / Irai / Ēraei
Description
Greek name deriving from Herais, martyr from Tamma; attested twice in Nubia, for two women
Text
329
Provenance
Sakinya
Date
700–999
Language
Coptic
Linguistic context
Coptic
Side/page
Column
Line
3–4
Latest edition
I. Mina 249
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Note that instead of beaing a variant of Herais, this may be the same name as ⲉⲓⲣⲁⲓ/ⲣⲁⲉⲓ (Nam 200887).
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
601985: Irai
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
6891: Herais
Name variant
53454: ⲏⲣⲁⲉⲓ
Second name
Second name variant
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