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IMRef_3746
IM Reference no.
IMRef_3746: Name of Ngissinngal
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Attestation
ⳟⲥ̄ⲥⲛ̄ⳟⲁⲛ
Translation
Ngissinngal / Ngissinnga
Description
Nubian name meaning 'son of Ngissi' = 'son of holy one/saint'; attested twice for a single person, unmarked for gender, but the names with the element -ngal appear to be male
Text
589
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
probably 1155–circa 1180
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
Column
Line
3
Latest edition
P. QI 3 31
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Gender not specified.
On interpretation of the name, see NOM 4, no. 2a.
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.129: Name: local (Nubian), male, Christian, indicates filiation
Second identity marker variant
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.129:
- gender: male
- religion: Christian
- ethnic regional: Nubian
- family: son
Person
603448: Ngissinngal
Role
in filiation
Name
202502: Ngissinngal
Name variant
302588: ⳟⲥ̄ⲥⲛ̄ⳟⲁ-
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Second name variant
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