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IMRef_4659
IM Reference no.
IMRef_4659: Title of address of Mariane
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Attestation
ⲁ̄ⲃ︦
Translation
abba
Description
Aramaic word meaning 'father' used commonly in the Christian milieau as an honorific title for monastics; assigned also to bishops
Text
1681
Provenance
Faras
Date
probably 738–1099
Language
unidentified
Linguistic context
unidentified
Side/page
Column
Line
1
Latest edition
Griffith 1927, p. 91 (gr. 27), pls. 62.2, 73.27
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Comment
Identity marker
IM 3: Title of address
Identity marker variant
IMVar 3.2: Title: monastic, male
Second identity marker variant
Identities revealed
For IMVar 3.2:
- gender: male
- religion: Christian
- social function: monastic
Person
600321: Mariane
Role
Name
Name variant
Second name
Second name variant
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