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IMRef_3908
IM Reference no.
IMRef_3908: Name of Somom
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Attestation
ⲥⲟⲙⲟⲙ
Translation
Somom
Description
Nubian name, perhaps cognate with the Nobiin ⲥⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩⲙ, Dongolawi sumúm, 'hot wind'; attested 7 times, for 5 persons (2 men, 3 unmarked for gender)
Text
3485
Provenance
Banganarti
Date
1200–1399
Language
Greek/Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Greek/Old Nubian
Side/page
Column
Line
1
Latest edition
I. Banganarti 2 272, fig. on p. 237, figs. 34, 106 (lines 1–2)
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Comment
Gender not specified.
The three names Somom, Agapo, and Anpa are not connected in any way. It is possible, however, that we are dealing here with the name followed by patronymic and paponymic.
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
603898: Somom
Role
author
Name
202760: Somom
Name variant
302934: ⲥⲟⲙⲟⲙ
Second name
Second name variant
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