IMRef_3397: Name of Ngal

Attestation
ⳟⲁⲛ
Translation
Ngal / Nga
Description
Nubian name meaning 'son'; attested 5 times, none marked for gender, but the meaning strongly suggests male name
Text
594
Provenance
Kulubnarti
Date
probably 1150–1199
Language
Greek/Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
10
Latest edition
Browne 2000d, pp. 177–83, pl. on p. 184
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Gender not specified.
It is uncertain whether this is a proper name or a common noun, or a toponym.
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
603469: Ngal
Role
landowner in description of plot of land (?)
Name
202393: Ngal
Name variant
302393: ⳟⲁⲗ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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