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IMRef_4053
IM Reference no.
IMRef_4053: Name of Eshsham
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Attestation
ⲉϣϣⲁⲙ
Translation
Hishām / Hisham / Ishsham / Eshsham
Description
Arabic male name meaning 'gracious, noble'; attested thrice in Nubia, once for a man, twice unmarked for gender
Text
3702
Provenance
Banganarti
Date
1200–1399
Language
Greek/Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Greek/Old Nubian
Side/page
Column
Line
1
Latest edition
I. Banganarti 2 505, fig. on p. 354, figs. 46, 116
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Comment
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.31: Name: foreign (Arabic), male, non-religious character
Second identity marker variant
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.31:
- gender: male
Person
604032: Eshsham
Role
author
Name
202823: Hishām
Name variant
303094: ⲉϣ̄ϣⲁⲙ
Second name
Second name variant
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