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IMRef_2239
IM Reference no.
IMRef_2239: Name of Marianos Osa
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Attestation
ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁⲛⲟⲩ ⲟⲥⲁ
Translation
Marianos Osa / Marianou Osa
Description
double name consisting of Greco-Semitic male name deriving from the name of Mary Mother of God and either Nubian name, perhaps meaning 'the one who releases', or Blemmyan/Beja name of unknown etymology
Text
1587
Provenance
Faras
Date
1200–1399
Language
Greek
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
Column
Line
4–5
Latest edition
Ochała 2023
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Gender not specified.
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.54: Name: foreign (Greco-Semitic), male, Christian
Second identity marker variant
IMVar 1.54: Name: local (Nubian) or foreign (Blemmyan/Beja), non-religious
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.54:
- gender: male
- religion: Christian
For IMVar 1.154:
- ethnic regional: Nubian or Blemmyan
Person
602313: Marianos Osa
Role
in filiation
Name
7120: Marianos
Name variant
2499: ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁⲛⲟⲥ
Second name
200524: Osa
Second name variant
301422: ⲟⲥⲁ
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