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IMRef_2998
IM Reference no.
IMRef_2998: Name of Mena
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Trismegistos
TM
namref 174507
Reference
Illustration
Attestation
ⲙⲏⲛⲁ
Translation
Menas / Mēna
Description
Greek male name deriving from the soldier and martyr celebrated at Abu Mena
Text
636
Provenance
unknown
Date
700–799
Language
Coptic
Linguistic context
Coptic
Side/page
Column
Line
8
Latest edition
CPR 4 28
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
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
106277: Mena
Role
party of deed (buyer)
Name
4077: Menas
Name variant
54355: ⲙⲏⲛⲁ
Second name
Second name variant
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