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IMRef_768
IM Reference no.
IMRef_768: Name of Samson
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Trismegistos
TM
namref 351525
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Attestation
ⲥⲁⲙⲥⲱ[ⲛ]
Translation
Samson / Samsōn
Description
Hebrew male name deriving from the Old Testament hero; attested 6 times in Nubia for 3 persons, one man, 2 unmarked for gender
Text
483
Provenance
Kalabsha
Date
700–999
Language
Greek
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
Column
Line
10
Latest edition
I. Nubia Tibiletti Bruno 55
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.70: Name: foreign (Hebrew), male, Christian
Second identity marker variant
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.70:
- gender: male
- religion: Christian
Person
243723: Samson
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
14330: Samson
Name variant
29452: ⲥⲁⲙⲥⲱⲛ
Second name
Second name variant
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