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IMRef_2042
IM Reference no.
IMRef_2042: Name of Thekla
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Attestation
ⲑⲉⲕⲗⲁ
Translation
Thekla
Description
Greek female name meaning 'God's fame', deriving from the New Testament figure of a follower of Apostle Paul; attested 7 times in Nubia, only for women
Text
310
Provenance
Sakinya
Date
700–999
Language
Coptic
Linguistic context
Coptic
Side/page
Column
Line
4
Latest edition
I. Mina 230
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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
602107: Thekla
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
9496: Thekla
Name variant
53479: ⲑⲉⲕⲗⲁ
Second name
Second name variant
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