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IMRef_2068
IM Reference no.
IMRef_2068: Name of Pesanthia
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Attestation
ⲡⲉⲥⲁⲛⲑⲓⲁ
Translation
Pisenthia / Pesanthia
Description
probably female variant of the Greco-Egyptian name Pisenthios, deriving from the 7th-c. bishop of Koptos; attested only once, for a woman
Text
269
Provenance
Sakinya
Date
700–999
Language
Coptic
Linguistic context
Coptic
Side/page
Column
Line
4
Latest edition
SB Kopt. 2 1136
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.105: Name: local (Greco-Egyptian), female, Christian
Second identity marker variant
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.105:
- gender: female
- religion: Christian
- ethnic regional: Nubian
Person
602133: Pesanthia
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
201943: Pisenthia
Name variant
301943: ⲡⲉⲥⲁⲛⲑⲓⲁ
Second name
Second name variant
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