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IMRef_2894
IM Reference no.
IMRef_2894: Name of Ngal
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Attestation
ⳟⲁⲗⲟ
Translation
Ngal / Nga
Description
Nubian name meaning 'son'; attested 5 times, none marked for gender, but the meaning strongly suggests male name
Text
559
Provenance
Nauri
Date
after 1190–circa 1199
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
Column
Line
8
Latest edition
Zyhlarz 1932, pp. 187–190
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Comment
Gender not specified.
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.138: Name: local (Nubian), male, non-religious
Second identity marker variant
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.138:
- gender: male
- ethnic regional: Nubian
Person
602998: Ngal
Role
witness
Name
202393: Ngal
Name variant
302393: ⳟⲁⲗ
Second name
Second name variant
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