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IMRef_4011
IM Reference no.
IMRef_4011: Name of Athanasios
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Attestation
ⲁⲑⲁⲛⲁⲥⲏⲟⲥ
Translation
Athanasios / Athanasēos
Description
Greek male name deriving from bishop of Alexandria, d. 373, martyr in Klysma under Diocletian and Maximian, or magician converted by George during martyrdom; attested 14 times in Nubia, once unmarked for gender
Text
3633
Provenance
Banganarti
Date
1200–1399
Language
Greek
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
Column
Line
2
Latest edition
I. Banganarti 2 434, fig. on p. 321, fig. 41
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Comment
It is uncertain how to understand the phrase ⲡⲁⲡⲁⲥ ⲁⲑⲁⲛⲁⲥⲏⲟⲥ ⲑⲉⲅⲛⲁ. It could be either patronymic or a desigantion of a title.
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.57: Name: foreign (Greek), male, Christian
Second identity marker variant
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.57:
- gender: male
- religion: Christian
Person
603994: Athanasios
Role
in filiation or desigantion of office
Name
8352: Athanasios
Name variant
302999: ⲁⲑⲁⲛⲁⲥⲏⲟⲥ
Second name
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