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IMRef_6128
IM Reference no.
IMRef_6128: Title of address of Metania
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Attestation
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Translation
abba
Description
Aramaic word meaning 'father' used commonly in the Christian milieau as an honorific title for monastics; assigned also to bishops
Text
630
Provenance
unknown
Date
800–899
Language
Greek/Coptic
Linguistic context
Coptic
Side/page
1
Column
Line
6
Latest edition
P. Lond. Copt. 449, pp. 212–14
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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
103395: Metania
Role
Name
Name variant
Second name
Second name variant
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