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IMRef_1931
IM Reference no.
IMRef_1931: Name of Helleni
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Attestation
ϩⲉⲗⲗⲉⲛⲏ
Translation
Helene / Helleni / Hellenē
Description
Greek female name meaning 'torch' or 'corposant' or related to 'moon', deriving from mother of Emperor Constantine; attested 6 times in Nubia, only for women
Text
508
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
700–899
Language
Coptic
Linguistic context
Coptic
Side/page
Column
Line
3–4
Latest edition
Meltzer 1982, p. 83 (no. 3), pls. 76, 91.4
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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
601994: Helleni
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
4445: Helene
Name variant
302367: ϩⲉⲗⲗⲉⲛⲏ
Second name
Second name variant
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