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IM Reference 1793

Attestation
ⲓ̈ⲱⲏⲗ
Translation
Ioel / Iōēl
Description
Hebrew male name deriving from the Old Testament prophet
Text
644
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
14 November 1463
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
3
Latest edition
P. QI 4 63, fig. 1
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
600029: Ioel
Role
in protocol
Name
30918: Ioel
Name variant
301200: ⲓⲱⲏⲗ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 1795

Attestation
ⲍⲁⲭⲁ[ⲣ]ⲓⲁⲥ
Translation
Zacharias / Zacharias
Description
Hebrew male name deriving from either an Old Testament figure (prophet or king of Judah) or the New Testament one (father of John the Baptist); common in all Abrahamic religions
Text
650
Provenance
Banganarti
Date
800–899
Language
Greek
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
3
Latest edition
I. Banganarti 1 12, fig. 13
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
 
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.66: Name: foreign (Hebrew), male, Biblical
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.66:
- gender: male
Person
600989: Zacharias
Role
commemorated person
Name
6440: Zacharias
Name variant
53404: ⲍⲁⲭⲁⲣⲓⲁⲥ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 1796

Attestation
ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ
Translation
Petros
Description
Greek male name deriving from the New Testament figure of Peter the Apostle
Text
659
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
700–899
Language
Coptic
Linguistic context
Coptic
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
3
Latest edition
I. QI 31, fig. on p. 123
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
 
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.57: Name: foreign (Greek), male, Christian
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.57:
- gender: male
- religion: Christian
Person
601849: Petros
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
5124: Petros
Name variant
54884: ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 1797

Attestation
ⲁⲑⲁⲛⲁⲥⲓⲁ
Translation
Athanasia
Description
Greek female name deriving from martyr of Kanopos; attested 4 times in Nubia, for 3 women
Text
660
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
700–899
Language
Coptic
Linguistic context
Coptic
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
3
Latest edition
I. QI 32, fig. on p. 125
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
 
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.56: Name: foreign (Greek), female, Christian
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.56:
- gender: female
- religion: Christian
Person
601850: Athanasia
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
8351: Athanasia
Name variant
52636: ⲁⲑⲁⲛⲁⲥⲓⲁ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 1798

Attestation
ⲙ̣ⲁϣⲕⲟⲩⲇⲁ
Translation
Mashkouda
Description
Nubian name meaning 'servant of the sun'; attested only once, for a man
Text
694
Provenance
Dongola
Date
probably 1272 or 1276–before 1280
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
3
Latest edition
Łajtar – van der Vliet 2017, pp. 36–38, no. XVI, fig. on p. 37
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
 
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.138: Name: local (Nubian), male, non-religious
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.138:
- gender: male
- ethnic regional: Nubian
Person
601851: Mashkouda
Role
uncertain
Name
201538: Mashkouda
Name variant
301538: ⲙⲁϣⲕⲟⲩⲇⲁ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 1799

Attestation
ⲙ̣ⲁ̣ⲣⲕⲟⲩ
Translation
Markos / Markou
Description
Latin male name deriving from the New Testament figure of one of the Evangelists
Text
697
Provenance
Abd el-Qadir
Date
700–899
Language
Greek
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
3
Latest edition
Ruffini 2010, p. 233 (no. 4), photo at <https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/Y_EA79658>
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
 
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.72: Name: foreign (Latin), male, Christian
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.72:
- gender: male
- religion: Christian
Person
601365: Markos
Role
issuer of document
Name
10523: Markos
Name variant
54305: ⲙⲁⲣⲕⲟⲥ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 1800

Attestation
ⲙⲁⲣⲁⳡⲁ ⲅⲉⲱⲣ⸌ⲅⲓ⸍
Translation
Marianya Georgios / Maranya Georgi / Maranya Geōrgi
Description
double name consisting of Semito-Nubian name meaning 'Mary lives' and Greek male name deriving from St George, soldier and martyr
Text
699
Provenance
Faras
Date
1155–before 1198
Language
Greek/Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Greek/Old Nubian
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
3
Latest edition
Jakobielski et alii 2017, pp. 432–4, fig. on p. 432 (no. 142)
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
 
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.57: Name: foreign (Greek), male, Christian
Second identity marker variant
IMVar 1.57: Name: foreign (Greek), male, Christian
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.57:
- gender: male
- religion: Christian
For IMVar 1.57:
- gender: male
- religion: Christian
Person
601853: Maranya Georgios
Role
in genealogy of King Mouses Georgios
Name
34736: Marianya
Name variant
65136: ⲙⲁⲣⲁⳡⲁ
Second name
3343: Georgios
Second name variant
53088: ⲅⲉⲱⲣⲅⲓ
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 1801

Attestation
ⲙⲁⲛⲛⲁ
Translation
Manna
Description
Hebrew female name deriving from food provided by God to the Israelites during the Exodus; attested only once in Nubia, for a woman
Text
495
Provenance
Kalabsha (?)
Date
700–999
Language
Greek
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
3
Latest edition
Van der Vliet 2002, pp. 178–84
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
 
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.69: Name: foreign (Hebrew), female, Christian
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.69:
- gender: female
- religion: Christian
Person
159613: Manna
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
10497: Manna
Name variant
54275: ⲙⲁⲛⲛⲁ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 1802

Attestation
ⲙⲁⲙⲉ
Translation
Mamel / Mame
Description
Nubian name possibly cognate with the Nobiin ⲙⲁⲙⲉ-, 'root, basis, fundament'; attested 5 times, twice for men, thrice unmarked for gender
Text
723
Provenance
Tamit
Date
circa 1460–circa 1490
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
3
Latest edition
Donadoni 1967, pp. 61–4, no. 1, pls. 20, 1; 22
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Gender not specified.
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.147: Name: local (Nubian), non-religious
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.147:
- ethnic regional: Nubian
Person
601855: Mame
Role
author
Name
201390: Mamel
Name variant
301390: ⲙⲁⲙⲉ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
Image not available

IM Reference 1803

Attestation
ⲧⲟⲥⲕ[ⲟⳟⲁ]
Translation
Toskonga
Description
Nubian name deriving from ⲧⲟⲥⲕⲟ- < ⲧⲟⲩⲥⲕⲟ-, 'three' = 'the Holy Trinity'; attested twice for a single man
Text
731
Provenance
Dongola
Date
1200–1399
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
3
Latest edition
unpublished; mentioned in Jakobielski 2001b, p. 48, pl. 63.3 (left)
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
 
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.132: Name: local (Nubian), Christian
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.132:
- religion: Christian
- ethnic regional: Nubian
Person
601856: Toskonga
Role
addressee or sender of delivery
Name
202265: Toskonga
Name variant
302265: ⲧⲟⲥⲕⲟⳟⲁ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
Image not available

IM Reference 1804

Attestation
ⲧⲟⲥⲕⲟⳟⲁ
Translation
Toskonga
Description
Nubian name deriving from ⲧⲟⲥⲕⲟ- < ⲧⲟⲩⲥⲕⲟ-, 'three' = 'the Holy Trinity'; attested twice for a single man
Text
732
Provenance
Dongola
Date
1200–1399
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
3
Latest edition
unpublished; mentioned in Jakobielski 2001b, p. 48, pl. 63.3 (right)
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
 
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.132: Name: local (Nubian), Christian
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.132:
- religion: Christian
- ethnic regional: Nubian
Person
601856: Toskonga
Role
addressee or sender of delivery
Name
202265: Toskonga
Name variant
302265: ⲧⲟⲥⲕⲟⳟⲁ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
Image not available

IM Reference 1805

Attestation
ⲓ̈ⲱⲏⲗ
Translation
Ioel / Iōēl
Description
Hebrew male name deriving from the Old Testament prophet
Text
734
Provenance
Faras
Date
probably 1460–1490
Language
Greek/Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
3
Latest edition
Jakobielski 1974, p. 304 (no. 44) + fig.
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
600029: Ioel
Role
author
Name
30918: Ioel
Name variant
301200: ⲓⲱⲏⲗ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
Image not available