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IMRef_3700
IM Reference no.
IMRef_3700: Name of Iola
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Attestation
ⲉⲓⲟ̣̇ⲗⲁⲕⲁ̇
Translation
Iola / Eiola
Description
Nubian name probably cognate with the Nobiin ⲓⲟ-, 'mother; my mother'; attested only once, unmarked for gender
Text
2867
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
probably 1000–1199
Language
Greek/Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
2
Column
2
Line
1
Latest edition
P. QI 4 121, fig. 66
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Gender not specified.
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.151: Name: local (Nubian), unknown character
Second identity marker variant
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.151:
- ethnic regional: Nubian
Person
603714: Iola
Role
mentioned in letter
Name
202647: Iola
Name variant
302782: ⲉⲓⲟⲗⲁ
Second name
Second name variant
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