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IMRef_2097
IM Reference no.
IMRef_2097: Name of Kita
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Attestation
ⲕⲧ̄ⲁⲓⲛ
Translation
Kita
Description
Nubian name meaning 'the one who puts on oneself' or 'the rock'; attested only once, unmarked for gender
Text
637
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
circa 1268–before 1276
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
Column
Line
14
Latest edition
P. QI 4 67, fig. 5
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Gender not specified.
It is doubtful whether Kita is a personal name or a toponym here, but see DBMNT 587, where a certain Kita is mentioned as parent of Irotatoungngil (Ref 703508).
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
602162: Kita
Role
landowner in description of plot of land
Name
201354: Kita
Name variant
301354: ⲕⲧ̄ⲁ
Second name
Second name variant
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