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IMRef_937
IM Reference no.
IMRef_937: Name of Asan
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Attestation
ⲁ̇ⲥⲁⲛ
Translation
Asan
Description
Nubianised variant of the male name of Arabic origin meaning 'beautiful, handsome', deriving from Ḥasan bin 'Alī, the grandson of the Prophet
Text
586
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
30 December 1198
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
Column
Line
13
Latest edition
P. QI 3 38
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.28: Name: foreign (Arabic), male, Muslim
Second identity marker variant
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.28:
- gender: male
- religion: Muslim
Person
600940: Asan
Role
in protocol
Name
14109: Ḥasan
Name variant
300585: ⲁⲥⲁⲛ
Second name
Second name variant
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