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IMRef_2848
IM Reference no.
IMRef_2848: Name of Philotheos
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Attestation
ⲫⲓⲗⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ
Translation
Philotheos
Description
Greek male name meaning 'loving God', possibly deriving from Philotheos of Antioch (3rd/4th c.); attested 10 times in Nubia, only for men
Text
854
Provenance
Faras
Date
900–1099
Language
Coptic
Linguistic context
Coptic
Side/page
Column
Line
9–10
Latest edition
I. Khartoum Copt. 6, pl. 5
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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
602952: Philotheos
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
3263: Philotheos
Name variant
55555: ⲫⲓⲗⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ
Second name
Second name variant
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