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IMRef_2122
IM Reference no.
IMRef_2122: Name of Taurosa
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Attestation
ⲧⲁⲩⲣⲟⲥⲁⲗⲟ
Translation
Tauros / Taurosa
Description
Greek male name meaning 'bull'; attested 5 times in Nubia for 4 persons (2 men, 2 unmarked for gender)
Text
1000
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
1150–1199
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
Column
Line
4
Latest edition
P. QI 3 38 Appendix (photo at http://www.medievalnubia.info/dev/images/PQI3-38-42-49.jpg)
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Comment
Gender not specified.
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.60: Name: foreign (Greek), male, non-religious
Second identity marker variant
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.60:
- gender: male
Person
602189: Taurosa
Role
witness
Name
6122: Tauros
Name variant
302205: ⲧⲁⲩⲣⲟⲥⲁ
Second name
Second name variant
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