The redactor of the epitaph confuses feminine and masculine forms while referring to the deceased: he uses the masculine pronouns (ⲁϥⲙⲧⲟⲛ, ⲙⲙⲟϥ, ⲧϥⲯⲩⲭⲏ) and the noun ⲧⲟⲛ ⲇⲟⲩⲗⲟⲛ, but the feminine adjective ⲧⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲁ. There is little doubt, however, that the deceased was indeed a man.
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.167: Name: local (Semito-Nubian), male, Christian
Second identity marker variant
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.167:
- gender: male
- religion: Christian
- ethnic regional: Nubian