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IMRef_4420
IM Reference no.
IMRef_4420: Name of Soteri
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Attestation
ⲥ̄ⲣ︦ⲉⲓⲟ̣
Translation
Soter / Sr
Description
Greek male name meaning 'saviour', referring to Jesus Christ; attested thrice in Nubia for 2 persons, unmarked for gender
Text
2811
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
1100–1299
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
1
Column
Line
7
Latest edition
P. QI 4 81, fig. 23
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Gender not specified.
Reading of the name corrected in NOM 4, no. 29e.
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
602919: Soteri
Role
person on list
Name
4717: Soter
Name variant
303242: ⲥ̄ⲣ︦
Second name
Second name variant
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