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IMRef_2172
IM Reference no.
IMRef_2172: Name of Tamsi
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Attestation
ⲧⲁⲙⲥⲓⲛⲓ
Translation
Tamsi
Description
Nubian name, perhaps cognate with the Nobiin ⲧⲁⲙ-, 'to speak (in sleep); wish; guess'; attested 6 times for 5 persons (2 men, 3 unmarked for gender)
Text
2792
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
1100–1199
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
2
Column
Line
4
Latest edition
P. QI 4 72, figs. 12–13
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Gender not specified.
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
602242: Tamsi
Role
person on list
Name
202165: Tamsi
Name variant
302165: ⲧⲁⲙⲥⲓ
Second name
Second name variant
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