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IM Reference 2698

Attestation
ⲧⲁⲣⲟⲩⲉ ⲡⲟϣϣⲁ
Translation
Taroue Poshsha
Description
double name consisting of Nubian name meaning 'blessing' and perhaps Nubian name of unknown etymology
Text
506
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
700–899
Language
Coptic
Linguistic context
Coptic
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
6–8
Latest edition
Meltzer 1982, p. 82 (no. 1), pls. 75, 91.5
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Meltzer 1982 edits as if a single word is at stake. A double name seems more probable, however.
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.147: Name: local (Nubian), non-religious
Second identity marker variant
IMVar 1.147: Name: local (?) (Nubian?), unknown character
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.147:
- ethnic regional: Nubian
For IMVar 1.100:
- ethnic regional: Nubian?
Person
602793: Taroue Poshsha
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
202201: Taroue
Name variant
302201: ⲧⲁⲣⲟⲩⲉ
Second name
201983: Poshsha
Second name variant
301983: ⲡⲟϣϣⲁ
Source
 
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IM Reference 2699

Attestation
ابا الحسن محمد
Translation
Abū al-Ḥasan Muḥammad
Description
double Arabic male name consisting of the name meaning 'praiseworthy', deriving from the name of the Prophet, and kunya meaning 'father of Ḥasan'
Text
579
Provenance
Derr
Date
22 December 1137
Language
Arabic
Linguistic context
Arabic
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
6
Latest edition
Wiet 1939, p. 190 (no. 2329), pl. 35 (= TEI 7773)
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
 
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.34: Name: foreign (Arabic) male kunya, Islamic
Second identity marker variant
IMVar 1.34: Name: foreign (Arabic), male, Muslim
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.34:
- gender: male
- religion: Muslim
- family: father
For IMVar 1.28:
- gender: male
- religion: Muslim
Person
602794: Abū al-Ḥasan Muḥammad
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
200053: Abū al-Ḥasan
Name variant
300053: ابو‬ الحسن‬
Second name
9456: Muḥammad
Second name variant
300020: ﻣﺤﻤﺪ
Source
 
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IM Reference 2700

Attestation
ⲙⲉⲅⲁⲗⲓ
Translation
Megali
Description
Greek name meaning 'big, great'; attested twice, for a single man, but the form is evidently feminine
Text
1018
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
1100–1299
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
1
Column
 
Line
6
Latest edition
Weschenfelder 2015, pp. 288–299
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
 
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.119: Name: local (Greek), non-religious
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.119:
- ethnic regional: Nubian
Person
602795: Megali
Role
mentioned in letter
Name
201563: Megali
Name variant
301563: ⲙⲉⲅⲁⲗⲓ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 2701

Attestation
ⲇⲁⲣⲙⲉ
Translation
Darme
Description
Nubian name perhaps deriving from ⲇⲁⲣ-, ⲇⲁⲛ-, 'to be, exist'; attested only for men
Text
591
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
probably 1155–circa 1180
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
6
Latest edition
P. QI 3 33, pl. 2 (photo at http://www.medievalnubia.info/dev/images/PQI3-32-53-59.jpg)
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
 
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.145: Name: local (Nubian), male (?), non-religious
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.145:
- gender: male?
- ethnic regional: Nubian
Person
601184: Darme
Role
in protocol
Name
200720: Darme
Name variant
300728: ⲇⲁⲣⲙⲉ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 2702

Attestation
ⲁⲇⲁⲙⲁ
Translation
Adam / Adama
Description
Hebrew male name deriving from Old Testament's first man; used in all Abrahamic religions
Text
589
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
probably 1155–circa 1180
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
6
Latest edition
P. QI 3 31
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
600175: Adama
Role
in protocol
Name
8335: Adam
Name variant
300439: ⲁⲇⲁⲙⲁ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
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IM Reference 2704

Attestation
ⲡⲁⲡⲁⲥⲓⲛⲉ
Translation
Papasinen / Papasine
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
502
Provenance
Meinarti (?)
Date
28 November 1243
Language
Greek
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
6
Latest edition
I. Nubia Tibiletti Bruno 12
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Reading of the name corrected in Łajtar 1993b, p. 104.
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
602799: Papasine
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
201826: Papasinen
Name variant
301826: ⲡⲁⲡⲁⲥⲓⲛⲉ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 2705

Attestation
ⳟⲥ̄ⲥⲓⳟⲁ
Translation
Ngissinga
Description
Nubian name perhaps meaning 'the one who becomes a saint'; attested twice for a single man
Text
533
Provenance
Meinarti (?)
Date
26 July 1157
Language
Greek/Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
6
Latest edition
I. Nubia Tibiletti Bruno 10
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
243792: Ngissinga
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
202413: Ngissinga
Name variant
302413: ⳟⲥ̄ⲥⲓⳟⲁ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 2706

Attestation
ⳝⲱⲁ̇ⲥⲏ
Translation
Joassi / Jōasī
Description
Nubian name, but etymology uncertain; attested 8 times, of which 7 times for men, once unmarked for gender
Text
10
Provenance
Kor
Date
2 June 1163
Language
Greek
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
6
Latest edition
I. Khartoum Greek 12, pl. 12
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
 
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.146: Name: local (Nubian), male (?), unknown character
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.146:
- gender: male?
- ethnic regional: Nubian
Person
602801: Joassi
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
202385: Joassi
Name variant
302390: ⳝⲱⲁⲥⲏ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 2707

Attestation
ⲙⲓⲗⲁⳡⲁ
Translation
Milanya
Description
Semito-Nubian name probably meaning 'living Michael', deriving from the name of Archangel Michael; attested 4 times, none marked for gender
Text
533
Provenance
Meinarti (?)
Date
26 July 1157
Language
Greek/Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
6
Latest edition
I. Nubia Tibiletti Bruno 10
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Gender not specified.
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.169: Name: local (Semito-Nubian), Christian
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.169:
- religion: Christian
- ethnic regional: Nubian
Person
243791: Milanya
Role
in filiation
Name
201609: Milanya
Name variant
301609: ⲙⲓⲗⲁⳡⲁ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 2708

Attestation
ⲅⲓⲡⲉⲥⲁⲇⲁⲗ
Translation
Giinpesa / Gipesa
Description
Nubian name probably meaning 'sibling of maternal uncle'; attested 8 times, 4 of which for one man, the 4 other for 2 persons of unidnetified gender
Text
2836
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
1000–1399
Language
Greek/Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
1
Column
 
Line
6
Latest edition
P. QI 4 94, fig. 37
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
602803: Gipesa
Role
mentioned in letter
Name
200692: Giinpesa
Name variant
300692: ⲅⲓⲡⲉⲥⲁ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 2709

Attestation
ⲇⲁⲩⲧⲓ
Translation
Dauid / Dauti
Description
Hebrew male name deriving from the Old Testament king of Judah; common in Abrahamic religions
Text
590
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
probably 1155–circa 1180
Language
Greek/Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
6
Latest edition
P. QI 3 32
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
602804: Dauti
Role
in protocol
Name
8931: Dauid
Name variant
300756: ⲇⲁⲩⲧⲓ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 2710

Attestation
ⳝⲟⲁⲥⲥⲓ
Translation
Joassi / Joassi
Description
Nubian name, but etymology uncertain; attested 8 times, of which 7 times for men, once unmarked for gender
Text
5
Provenance
Komangana
Date
17 February 1159
Language
Greek/Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
7
Latest edition
I. Khartoum Greek 6, pl. 6
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Gender not specified.
It is uncertain how the phrase ⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣ̄ⲟⲥ ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲩ̄ⲥ︦ ⳝⲟⲁⲥⲥⲓ ⲩ̄ⲥ︦ ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁⳡⲁ shuold be interpreted. It could be the reference to either Marturophoros' father (Joassi) and grandfather (Marianya) or his father (Joassi) and mother (Marianya). The former would comply with the classical usage of filiation expression. Moreover, the name Marianya is once attested for a man (Nam REF 701853); remaining attestations are unmarked for gender. On the other hand, the filiation expression found in l. 20 of this text contains only the name of Marianya, which – if this were Marturophoros' grandfather – would be strange.
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.146: Name: local (Nubian), male (?), unknown character
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.146:
- gender: male?
- ethnic regional: Nubian
Person
602805: Joassi
Role
in filiation
Name
202385: Joassi
Name variant
302386: ⳝⲟⲁⲥⲥⲓ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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