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IMRef_4757
IM Reference no.
IMRef_4757: Title of address of Aaron
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Attestation
[ⲁ̄]ⲃ̄
Translation
abba
Description
Aramaic word meaning 'father' used commonly in the Christian milieau as an honorific title for monastics; assigned also to bishops
Text
2776
Provenance
Faras
Date
1150–1199
Language
Greek
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
Column
Line
1
Latest edition
Jakobielski et alii 2017, p. 404, fig. on p. 406 (no. 132)
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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
600525: Aaron
Role
Name
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Second name
Second name variant
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