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IMRef_4478
IM Reference no.
IMRef_4478: Name of Chael Songoja
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Attestation
ⲭⲁⲏⲛ ⲥⲟⳟⲟⳝⲁⲛ
Translation
Chael Songoja / Chaēn Songoja
Description
double name consisting of Hebrew male name, hypocoristic of the name of Archangel Michael, and Nubian name meaning 'songoj, eparch'
Text
587
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
probably 1198–1199
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
Column
Line
22
Latest edition
P. QI 3 39, pl. 2
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Gender not specified.
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.70: Name: foreign (Hebrew), male, Christian
Second identity marker variant
IMVar 1.70: Name: local (Nubian), unisex, non-religious
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.70:
- gender: male
- religion: Christian
For IMVar 1.155:
- ethnic regional: Nubian
Person
601627: Chael Songoja
Role
mentioned as executor of 'great survey'
Name
12862: Chael
Name variant
302325: ⲭⲁⲏⲛ
Second name
202116: Songoja
Second name variant
302116: ⲥⲟⳟⲟⳝⲁ
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