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IMRef_6075
IM Reference no.
IMRef_6075: Title of address of Mena
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Translation
abba / papo
Description
Old Nubian word meaning 'O father', most probably a translation of teh Aramaic 'abba', used as an honorific title for monastics; assigned also to bishops
Text
581
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
22 August 1155
Language
Greek/Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
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Column
Line
6
Latest edition
P. QI 3 30, pl. 1
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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
600544: Mena
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