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IMRef_4954
IM Reference no.
IMRef_4954: Function of Merki
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Attestation
ⲥⲗ̄ⲙ̣ⲛ̄ ⲡ̣ⲁⲡⲁ̣ⲥ̣
Translation
bishop of Silmi (= Ibrim)
Description
Old Nubian term designating the head of the dioecese of Ibrim
Text
723
Provenance
Tamit
Date
circa 1460–circa 1490
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
Column
Line
14
Latest edition
Donadoni 1967, pp. 61–4, no. 1, pls. 20, 1; 22
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Comment
Identity marker
IM 2: Function
Identity marker variant
IMVar 2.28: Function: ecclesiastic, high
Second identity marker variant
Identities revealed
For IMVar 2.28:
- gender: male
- religion: Christian
- social status: elite
- social function: ecclesiastic
Person
600030: Merki
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