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IMRef_6138
IM Reference no.
IMRef_6138: Function of Thomas
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Attestation
ⲡⲉⲑⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲛ̄ⲧⲙ̄ⲛⲧⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲣⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ
Translation
(he was summoned to) the throne of high priesthood
Description
Coptic phrase euphemistically referring to the fact of beaing a bishop
Text
89
Provenance
Faras
Date
16 July 862
Language
Coptic
Linguistic context
Coptic
Side/page
Column
Line
10–11
Latest edition
SB Kopt. 1 719
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Comment
Identity marker
IM 2: Function
Identity marker variant
IMVar 2.28: Function: ecclesiastic, high
Second identity marker variant
Identities revealed
For IMVar 2.28:
- gender: male
- religion: Christian
- social status: elite
- social function: ecclesiastic
Person
600340: Thomas
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