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IMRef_281
IM Reference no.
IMRef_281: Name of Christophorou
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Attestation
ⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲱⲫⲟⲣⲟⲩ
Translation
Christophoros / Christōphorou
Description
Greek male name meaning 'bearing Christ', deriving from St Christophoros; attested thrice in Nubia, for 3 men
Text
1358
Provenance
Dongola
Date
1000–1199
Language
unidentified
Linguistic context
unidentified
Side/page
Column
Line
1
Latest edition
unpublished; mentioned in Jakobielski 2008, p. 288, fig. 8 (top)
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Comment
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.57: Name: foreign (Greek), male, Christian
Second identity marker variant
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.57:
- gender: male
- religion: Christian
Person
600251: Christophorou
Role
owner
Name
12928: Christophoros
Name variant
302337: ⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲱⲫⲟⲣⲟⲩ
Second name
Second name variant
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