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IMRef_4864
IM Reference no.
IMRef_4864: Title of address of Shenouthos
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Attestation
ⲁ̣ⲃ̣
Translation
abba
Description
Aramaic word meaning 'father' used commonly in the Christian milieau as an honorific title for monastics; assigned also to bishops
Text
90
Provenance
Faras
Date
probably 800–899
Language
Coptic
Linguistic context
Coptic
Side/page
Column
Line
11
Latest edition
I. Faras Copt., pp. 96–7, fig. 22
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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
600780: Shenouthos
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Name
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Second name
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