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IM Reference 1915

Attestation
ⲧⲁⲛⲁ
Translation
Tana
Description
unidentified name, perhaps abbreviation or hypocoristic of Tanastasia; attested only once, for a woman
Text
236
Provenance
Sakinya
Date
700–999
Language
Greek
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
3–4
Latest edition
I. Mina 155
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
 
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.173: Name: unidentified
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
Person
245658: Tana
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
36810: Tana
Name variant
302173: ⲧⲁⲛⲁ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
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IM Reference 1916

Attestation
ⲓ̈ⲱⲥⲏⲫ
Translation
Ioseph / Iōsēph
Description
Hebrew male name deriving from the New Testament figure of Ioseph, husband of Mary; used in all Abrahamic religions
Text
237
Provenance
Sakinya
Date
700–999
Language
Greek
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
3–4
Latest edition
I. Mina 156
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
245659: Ioseph
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
3467: Ioseph
Name variant
53829: ⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 1917

Attestation
ⲑⲉⲟⲅⲛⲱⲥⲧⲁ
Translation
Theognoste / Theognosta / Theⲟgnōsta
Description
Greek female name meaning 'known by God', perhaps deriving from St Theognoste; attested 7 times in Nubia, only for women
Text
246
Provenance
Sakinya
Date
700–999
Language
Coptic
Linguistic context
Coptic
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
3–4
Latest edition
I. Mina 165
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
601980: Theognosta
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
25501: Theognoste
Name variant
53482: ⲑⲉⲟⲅⲛⲱⲥⲧⲁ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 1918

Attestation
ⲙⲁⲛⲁⲥⲥⲏ
Translation
Manases / Manassi / Manassē
Description
Hebrew male name deriving from an Old Testament figure, either son of Joseph or a king of Judah; attested only once in Nubia, for a man
Text
256
Provenance
Sakinya
Date
700–999
Language
Coptic
Linguistic context
Coptic
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
3–4
Latest edition
I. Mina 175, pl. V.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
601981: Manassi
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
25461: Manases
Name variant
54274: ⲙⲁⲛⲁⲥⲥⲏ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 1919

Attestation
ⲑⲉⲱⲧⲟⲧⲏ
Translation
Theodote / Theototi / Theōtotē
Description
Greek female name meaning 'given by God' deriving from a martyr of Antioch; attested 4 times in Nubia, only for women
Text
302
Provenance
Sakinya
Date
700–999
Language
Coptic
Linguistic context
Coptic
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
3–4
Latest edition
I. Mina 222
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
601982: Theototi
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
5467: Theodote
Name variant
301050: ⲑⲉⲱⲧⲟⲧⲏ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 1920

Attestation
ⲕⲓⲛⲇⲓⲇⲉ
Translation
Kindide
Description
perhaps Nubian name cognate with the Nobiin ⲕⲓⲛⲇ-, 'to sink, drown'; attested only once, for a woman
Text
322
Provenance
Sakinya
Date
700–999
Language
Coptic
Linguistic context
Coptic
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
3–4
Latest edition
I. Mina 242
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
 
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.100: Name: local (?) (Nubian?), unknown character
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.100:
- ethnic regional: Nubian?
Person
601983: Kindide
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
201290: Kindide
Name variant
301290: ⲕⲓⲛⲇⲓⲇⲉ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 1921

Attestation
ⲏⲣⲉⲛⲏ
Translation
Eirene / Ērenē
Description
Greek female name meaning 'peace'; attested 7 times in Nubia, only for women
Text
323
Provenance
Sakinya
Date
700–999
Language
Coptic
Linguistic context
Coptic
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
3–4
Latest edition
I. Mina 243
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
601984: Ireni
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
2914: Eirene
Name variant
301028: ⲏⲣⲉⲛⲏ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 1922

Attestation
ⲏⲣⲁⲉⲓ
Translation
Herais / Irai / Ēraei
Description
Greek name deriving from Herais, martyr from Tamma; attested twice in Nubia, for two women
Text
329
Provenance
Sakinya
Date
700–999
Language
Coptic
Linguistic context
Coptic
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
3–4
Latest edition
I. Mina 249
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Note that instead of beaing a variant of Herais, this may be the same name as ⲉⲓⲣⲁⲓ/ⲣⲁⲉⲓ (Nam 200887).
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
601985: Irai
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
6891: Herais
Name variant
53454: ⲏⲣⲁⲉⲓ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 1923

Attestation
ⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲟⲥ
Translation
Anastasios
Description
Greek male name perhaps deriving from 7th-century patriarch of Alexandria or one of earlier saints (e.g. Athanasius of Antioch, martyr under Diocletion)
Text
331
Provenance
Sakinya
Date
700–999
Language
Coptic
Linguistic context
Coptic
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
3–4
Latest edition
I. Mina 251
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
601986: Anastasios
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
8520: Anastasios
Name variant
52739: ⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲟⲥ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 1924

Attestation
ⲁⲑⲁⲛⲁⲥⲓⲟⲥ
Translation
Athanasios
Description
Greek male name deriving from bishop of Alexandria, d. 373, martyr in Klysma under Diocletian and Maximian, or magician converted by George during martyrdom; attested 14 times in Nubia, once unmarked for gender
Text
332
Provenance
Sakinya
Date
700–999
Language
Coptic
Linguistic context
Coptic
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
3–4
Latest edition
I. Mina 252
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
601987: Athanasios
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
8352: Athanasios
Name variant
52639: ⲁⲑⲁⲛⲁⲥⲓⲟⲥ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 1925

Attestation
ⲉⲩⲥⲉⲃⲓⲁ
Translation
Eusebia
Description
Greek female name meaning 'piety', perhaps deriving from St Eusebia from Mylasa in Caria; attested only once in Nubia
Text
349
Provenance
Sakinya
Date
700–999
Language
Coptic
Linguistic context
Coptic
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
3–4
Latest edition
I. Mina 269, pl. XI.1
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
601988: Eusebia
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
9364: Eusebia
Name variant
41384: ⲉⲩⲥⲉⲃⲓⲁ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 1926

Attestation
ⲁⲃⲃⲁⲗⲏ
Translation
Abbali
Description
probably Semitic name, but etymology unclear; attested only once, for a woman
Text
354
Provenance
Sakinya
Date
700–999
Language
Coptic
Linguistic context
Coptic
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
3–4
Latest edition
I. Mina 274
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
 
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.17: Name: foreign (?) (Semitic?), female (?), unknown character
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.17:
- gender: female?
Person
601989: Abbali
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
200407: Abbali
Name variant
300407: ⲁⲃⲃⲁⲗⲏ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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