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IMRef_2401
IM Reference no.
IMRef_2401: Name of Oila
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Attestation
ⲟ̇ⲉⲓⲗⲁⲕⲟⲛ
Translation
Oila / Oeila
Description
Nubian name probably deriving from ⲟⲉⲓ-, 'foot', or ⲟⲉⲓ-, 'to be new'; attested twice, for 2 women
Text
1025
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
1100–1155
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
Column
Line
5
Latest edition
P. QI 3 41
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Oeila is a woman, because she is mentioned with 'her husband' (ⲟ̇ⲅⲟⳝⲓ ⲧⲁⲛⲛⲗ̄ⲗⲟ).
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
602478: Oila
Role
recipient of deed (?)
Name
201697: Oila
Name variant
301697: ⲟⲉⲓⲗⲁ
Second name
Second name variant
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