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IMRef_206
IM Reference no.
IMRef_206: Name of Douddil
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Attestation
ⲇⲟⲩⲇⲇⲓ
Translation
Douddil / Douddi
Description
Nubian name perhaps cognate with the Nobiin ⲇⲟⲩⲇⲟⲩ, 'baby, child', or ⲇⲟⲩⲇⲟⲩ, 'thunder'; attested 12 times for 5 persons: 4 men, one unmarked for gender
Text
1035
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
1155–1200
Language
Greek/Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
2
Column
Line
1
Latest edition
P. QI 3 51, pl. 5
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Comment
Argate is referred to in the text as 'your mother'. As the addressee is Douddil, we can assume that the pronoun 'your' refers to him.
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.146: Name: local (Nubian), male (?), unknown character
Second identity marker variant
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.146:
- gender: male?
- ethnic regional: Nubian
Person
600176: Douddil
Role
addressee of letter
Name
200798: Douddil
Name variant
300799: ⲇⲟⲩⲇⲇⲓ
Second name
Second name variant
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