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IMRef_4170
IM Reference no.
IMRef_4170: Name of Posi
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Attestation
ⲡⲟⲥⲏ
Translation
Posi / Posē
Description
Nubian name, probably meaning 'smiler'; attested twice, once for a man, once unmarked for gender
Text
3876
Provenance
Banganarti
Date
1200–1399
Language
Greek/Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Greek/Old Nubian
Side/page
Column
Line
2
Latest edition
I. Banganarti 2 696, fig. on p. 439, figs. 57, 124
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Gender not specified.
The phrase ⲡⲟⲥⲏ ⲧⲟⲧ is ambiguous. It could mean both 'son of Posi' or 'tot of Posi'.
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
604131: Posi
Role
in filiation (?)
Name
201976: Posi
Name variant
303100: ⲡⲟⲥⲏ
Second name
Second name variant
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