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IMRef_5596
IM Reference no.
IMRef_5596: Social status of Apa
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Attestation
ⲟϣϣⲁⲛⲛⲟⲩ
Translation
slave
Description
Old Nubian designation of persons subject to another party;
four Nubian nouns are known to desigante such persons, ⲕⲟⲩⲇⲁ, ⲟϣϣⲓ, ⲅⲁⳣⲁ, and ⲙⲉⲇⳝⲟⲩ, but difference between them is unknown
Text
591
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
probably 1155–circa 1180
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
Column
Line
7–8
Latest edition
P. QI 3 33, pl. 2 (photo at http://www.medievalnubia.info/dev/images/PQI3-32-53-59.jpg)
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Comment
Identity marker
IM 8: Social status
Identity marker variant
IMVar 8.9: Social status: slave
Second identity marker variant
Identities revealed
For IMVar 8.9:
- social status: slave
Person
603009: Apa
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