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IMRef_729
IM Reference no.
IMRef_729: Name of Takala
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Attestation
ⲧⲁⲕⲁⲗⲁ
Translation
Takala
Description
perhaps Blemmyan/Beja male name meaning 'wolf' or title of the sheikh of the Beja; attested twice for a single man
Text
642
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
circa 1330–circa 1339
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
Column
Line
10
Latest edition
P. QI 4 66, fig. 4
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.43: Name: foreign (Blemmyan/Beja?), non-religious
Second identity marker variant
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.43:
- ethnic regional: Blemmyan/Beja?
Person
600719: Takala
Role
in protocol
Name
202161: Takala
Name variant
302161: ⲧⲁⲕⲁⲗⲁ
Second name
Second name variant
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