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IMRef_704
IM Reference no.
IMRef_704: Name of Shai
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Reference
Illustration
Attestation
ϣⲁⲓ̈
Translation
Shai
Description
Egyptian male name deriving from the god Shai; attested once in Nubia, for a man
Text
517
Provenance
Dendur
Date
circa 536–569
Language
Coptic
Linguistic context
Coptic
Side/page
Column
Line
10
Latest edition
Richter 2002, pp. 164–172
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.49: Name: foreign (Egyptian), male, non-religious
Second identity marker variant
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.49:
- gender: male
Person
600694: Shai
Role
witness to an event
Name
7561: Shai
Name variant
52363: ϣⲁⲓ
Second name
Second name variant
Source
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