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IMRef_3085
IM Reference no.
IMRef_3085: Name of Papasa
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Attestation
ⲡⲁⲡⲁⲥⲁ
Translation
Papasa
Description
Greco-Nubian male name deriving from the Greek loanword ⲡⲁⲡⲁⲥ, 'bishop'; attested 21 times, out of which 13 for men, the remaining ones unmarked for gender
Text
2845
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
probably 1100–1199
Language
Greek/Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
2
Column
Line
9
Latest edition
P. QI 4 104, fig. 47
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Gender not specified.
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.107: Name: local (Greco-Nubian), male, Christian
Second identity marker variant
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.107:
- gender: male
- religion: Christian
- ethnic regional: Nubian
Person
601480: Papasa
Role
addressee of letter
Name
33404: Papasa
Name variant
65285: ⲡⲁⲡⲁⲥⲁ
Second name
Second name variant
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