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IMRef_1978
IM Reference no.
IMRef_1978: Name of Oua
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Attestation
ⲟⲩⲁ
Translation
Oua
Description
Nubian name meaning 'the one who shouts'; attested only once, for a man
Text
582
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
probably 1155–circa 1180
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
Column
Line
34
Latest edition
P. QI 3 34 (i)
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Comment
It is not specified whether Oua was Kola's uncle or aunt, but the only other attestation of ⳝⲟⲩⲧⲧ-, 'nephew' is connected with a masculine name (DBMNT 581: King Mouses Georgios is designated as nephew of King Dauid).
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.147: Name: local (Nubian), non-religious
Second identity marker variant
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.147:
- ethnic regional: Nubian
Person
602043: Oua
Role
in filiation
Name
201749: Oua
Name variant
301749: ⲟⲩⲁ
Second name
Second name variant
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