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IMRef_3472
IM Reference no.
IMRef_3472: Name of Iooshsha
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Attestation
ⲓ̈ⲱ̇ⲟϣϣⲁⲅⲟⲛ
Translation
Iooshsha / Iōoshsha
Description
Nubian name perhaps meaning 'slave of mother'; attested twice for a single person, perhaps a man
Text
641
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
31 October 1286
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
Column
Line
6
Latest edition
P. QI 4 64, fig. 2
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Comment
The meaning of the title 'arapi to the town' is unknown, but its mere occurrence with the name of Iooshsha indicates that we are dealing here with a man, as Nubian women are not attested with any titles.
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.147: Name: local (Nubian), non-religious
Second identity marker variant
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.147:
- ethnic regional: Nubian
Person
602325: Iooshsha
Role
party of deed (seller)
Name
201209: Iooshsha
Name variant
301209: ⲓⲱⲟϣϣⲁ
Second name
Second name variant
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