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IMRef_4232
IM Reference no.
IMRef_4232: Name of Sippi
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Attestation
ⲥⲡ̄ⲡⲛ̄
Translation
Sippi
Description
Nubian name deriving from ⲥⲡ̄ⲡ-, 'nation, people', or from ⲥⲓⲡ-, 'mud, clay'; attested only once, unmarked for gender
Text
3964
Provenance
Banganarti
Date
1200–1399
Language
Greek/Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Greek/Old Nubian
Side/page
Column
Line
1
Latest edition
I. Banganarti 2 788, fig. on p. 481, figs. 71, 134
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Comment
The phrase ⲥⲡ̄ⲡⲛ̄ ⲧⲟⲧ is ambiguous. It could mean both 'son of Sippi' or 'tot of Sippi'. Additionally, it may be interpreted as designation of the Church of Jesus.
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
604183: Sippi
Role
in filiation (?)
Name
202911: Sippi
Name variant
303137: ⲥⲡ̄ⲡ-
Second name
Second name variant
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