Databases
Texts
IM References
Names
Name variants
People
Guidelines
General
Texts
IM references
Names
Name variants
People
Vocabularies
Acknowledgements
Contact us
Search
DBMNT
IM References
IMRef_3397
IM Reference no.
IMRef_3397: Name of Ngal
Stable url
Reference
Illustration
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
Full-size image