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IMRef_6031
IM Reference no.
IMRef_6031: Title of address of .rdi
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Reference
Illustration
Attestation
ⲁⲃ
Translation
abba
Description
Aramaic word meaning 'father' used commonly in the Christian milieau as an honorific title for monastics; assigned also to bishops
Text
4340
Provenance
Dongola
Date
600–699
Language
unidentified
Linguistic context
unidentified
Side/page
Column
Line
top
Latest edition
Dzierzbicka 2015, pp. 161–2, no. 8, fig. 11-3B.g
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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
604293: .rdi
Role
Name
Name variant
Second name
Second name variant
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