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IMRef_539
IM Reference no.
IMRef_539: Name of Mathaia
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Attestation
ⲙ̣ⲁ̣ⲑⲁ̣ⲓⲁ
Translation
Mathias / Mathaia
Description
Hebrew male name deriving from Apostle Matthew; attested thrice in Nubia, twice for men, once unmarked for gender
Text
2621
Provenance
Debeira West
Date
probably 900–999
Language
Coptic
Linguistic context
Coptic
Side/page
2
Column
Line
1
Latest edition
Shinnie – Shinnie 1978, p. 96 (no. 60), pl. 52.60
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Comment
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.70: Name: foreign (Hebrew), male, Christian
Second identity marker variant
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.70:
- gender: male
- religion: Christian
Person
600519: Mathaia
Role
witness
Name
14316: Mathias
Name variant
301380: ⲙⲁⲑⲁⲓⲁ
Second name
Second name variant
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