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IMRef_216
IM Reference no.
IMRef_216: Name of Jophari
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Attestation
ⳝⲟⲫⲁⲣⲓⲇⲉ
Translation
Ja'fara / Jophari
Description
Arabic female name meaning 'river' or 'lamb'; attested only once in Nubia, for a woman
Text
1043
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
1100–1199
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
2
Column
Line
1
Latest edition
P. QI 3 59 (photo at http://www.medievalnubia.info/dev/images/PQI3-32-53-59.jpg)
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Comment
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.23: Name: foreign (Arabic), female, non-religious
Second identity marker variant
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.23:
- gender: female
Person
600186: Jophari
Role
mentioned in letter
Name
202389: Ja‘fara
Name variant
302389: ⳝⲟⲫⲁⲣⲓ
Second name
Second name variant
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