IMRef_6349: Epithet of Marianou

Attestation
ⲕⲣⲁ⸌ⲧ⸍
Translation
kratistos
Description
Greek term meaning 'the most powerful, the strongest', serving as an epithet accorded to most prominent members of society; Greek counterpart of Latin 'egregius' and 'clarissimus'; attested for eparchs and once for a bishop (see NOM 4, n. 247)
Text
568
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim (or Faras)
Date
16 September 1092
Language
Coptic
Linguistic context
Coptic
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
9
Latest edition
Richter 2013, pp. 143–6 (no. 66), pl. 36
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
 
Identity marker
IM 4: Epithet
Identity marker variant
IMVar 4.7: Epithet: excellence, male
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 4.7:
- gender: male
- social status: elite
Person
600434: Marianou
Role
 
Name
 
Name variant
 
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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