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IM Reference 1927

Attestation
ⲧⲁⲣⲓⲁ
Translation
Taria
Description
Latin name, but etymology unknown; attested only once in Nubia, for a woman
Text
448
Provenance
Ginari
Date
600–899
Language
Greek
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
3–4
Latest edition
I. Ginari, p. 50 (debris)
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
 
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.73: Name: foreign (Latin), female, non-religious
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.73:
- gender: female
Person
601990: Taria
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
40210: Taria
Name variant
302199: ⲧⲁⲣⲓⲁ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 1928

Attestation
ⲁⲙⲁⲛⲧⲱⲥⲉ
Translation
Amantose / Amantōse
Description
Nubian name most probably cognate with Nobiin ⲁⲙⲁⲛⲧⲟⲥⲓ, 'inundation, high water'; attested only once, for a woman
Text
449
Provenance
Ginari
Date
600–899
Language
Greek
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
3–4
Latest edition
SEG 54 1774
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
 
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
601991: Amantose
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
200489: Amantose
Name variant
300489: ⲁⲙⲁⲛⲧⲱⲥⲉ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 1929

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
469
Provenance
Arminna
Date
600–899
Language
Coptic
Linguistic context
Coptic
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
3–4
Latest edition
Junker 1925a, pp. 151–2 (no. 6)
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
601992: Athanasios
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
8352: Athanasios
Name variant
52639: ⲁⲑⲁⲛⲁⲥⲓⲟⲥ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 1930

Attestation
ⲑⲉⲟⲧⲱⲧⲏ
Translation
Theodote / Theototi / Theotōtē
Description
Greek female name meaning 'given by God' deriving from a martyr of Antioch; attested 4 times in Nubia, only for women
Text
505
Provenance
Kalabsha (probably)
Date
700–999
Language
Greek
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
3–4
Latest edition
I. Nubia Tibiletti Bruno 57
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
449871: Theototi
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
5467: Theodote
Name variant
59810: ⲑⲉⲟⲧⲱⲧⲏ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 1931

Attestation
ϩⲉⲗⲗⲉⲛⲏ
Translation
Helene / Helleni / Hellenē
Description
Greek female name meaning 'torch' or 'corposant' or related to 'moon', deriving from mother of Emperor Constantine; attested 6 times in Nubia, only for women
Text
508
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
700–899
Language
Coptic
Linguistic context
Coptic
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
3–4
Latest edition
Meltzer 1982, p. 83 (no. 3), pls. 76, 91.4
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
601994: Helleni
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
4445: Helene
Name variant
302367: ϩⲉⲗⲗⲉⲛⲏ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 1932

Attestation
ⲡ[ ̣ ̣]ⲑⲓⲁ
Translation
P..thia
Description
perhaps Greek name, but etymology unknown; attested only once, for a woman
Text
539
Provenance
Kalabsha
Date
700–999
Language
Greek
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
3–4
Latest edition
I. Nubia Tibiletti Bruno 44
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
 
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.10: Name: foreign (?) (Greek?), female, unknown character
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.10:
- gender: female
Person
601995: P..thia
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
200044: P..thia
Name variant
300044: ⲡ..ⲑⲓⲁ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 1933

Attestation
ⲉⲡⲉⲫⲁⲛⲓⲟⲥ
Translation
Epiphanios / Epephanios
Description
Greek male name deriving from the figure of Epiphanius of Salamis
Text
566
Provenance
Kalabsha (?)
Date
550–799
Language
Greek
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
3–4
Latest edition
Richter 2013, pp. 131–3 (no. 58), pl. 31
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
440863: Epiphanios
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
9274: Epiphanios
Name variant
53313: ⲉⲡⲉⲫⲁⲛⲓⲟⲥ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 1934

Attestation
ⲡⲁⲡⲁⲥⲛ̄ⲉⲛ
Translation
Papasinen
Description
most probably Greco-Nubian name deriving from the Greek loanword into Nubian, ⲡⲁⲡⲁⲥ, 'bishop'; attested 10 times, of which 4 times for women, other instances unmarked for gender
Text
586
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
30 December 1198
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
3–4
Latest edition
P. QI 3 38
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
On the interpretation of the name and title, see NOM 4, no. 7a.
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.106: Name: local (Greco-Nubian), female, Christian
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.106:
- gender: female
- religion: Christian
- ethnic regional: Nubian
Person
601124: Papasinen
Role
in protocol
Name
201826: Papasinen
Name variant
301830: ⲡⲁⲡⲁⲥⲛ̄ⲉⲛ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 1935

Attestation
ⲙⲁ[ⲣⲓ]
Translation
Maria / Mari
Description
Greco-Semitic female name deriving from Mary Mother of God
Text
596
Provenance
unknown
Date
probably 1132–1155
Language
Greek/Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
3–4
Latest edition
Browne 1992a, pp. 454–8
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
 
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.53: Name: foreign (Greco-Semitic), female, Christian
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.53:
- gender: female
- religion: Christian
Person
601336: Maria Iesousikol
Role
in protocol
Name
22425: Maria
Name variant
54290: ⲙⲁⲣⲓ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
Image not available

IM Reference 1936

Attestation
ⲉϣ̄ϣⲁ̣̄ⲕⲟⲩⲇ
Translation
Ishshakouda / Eishshakoud( )
Description
Nubian name perhaps meaning 'servant of moisture'; attested only once, unmarked for gender, but the names with the element -kouda/-noukout appear to be exclusively male
Text
683
Provenance
Abu Oda
Date
probably 1100–1499
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
3–4
Latest edition
Griffith 1913, pp. 65–66 (no. 13)
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Gender not specified.
It is uncertain whether this is a proper name or another kind of word.
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
601999: Ishshakouda
Role
uncertain
Name
201004: Ishshakouda
Name variant
301004: ⲉϣ̄ϣⲁⲕⲟⲩⲇ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 1937

Attestation
ⲧⲉⲙⲥⲓⲇⲉ
Translation
Temsi
Description
Nubian name meaning 'hope'; attested thrice for 2 persons, none marked for gender
Text
1045
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
1100–1199
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
3–4
Latest edition
P. QI 3 61, pl. 6 (photo at http://www.medievalnubia.info/dev/images/PQI3-61-46-43.jpg)
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
602000: Temsi
Role
person on list
Name
202220: Temsi
Name variant
302220: ⲧⲉⲙⲥⲓ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 1938

Attestation
ⳟⲟⲛⲛⲉ
Translation
Ngonnen / Ngonne
Description
Nubian name meaning 'queen mother'; attested 11 times for 9 persons (2 women, 7 unmarked for gender)
Text
1372
Provenance
Nag' el-Sheima
Date
1100–1399
Language
Greek
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
3–4
Latest edition
Bietak – Schwarz 1987, pp. 129–30, pls. 17, 47
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
602001: Ngonne
Role
in filiation
Name
202424: Ngonnen
Name variant
302424: ⳟⲟⲛⲛⲉ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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