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Name
foreign (?) (Arabic?), male (?)
foreign (?) (Arabic?), non-religious
foreign (?) (Blemmyan/Beja?), non-religious (?)
foreign (?) (Blemmyan/Beja?), unknown character
foreign (?) (Egyptian?), female, unknown character
foreign (?) (Egyptian?), male (?), non-religious
foreign (?) (Egyptian?), non-religious (?)
foreign (?) (Egyptian?), unknown character
foreign (?) (Greek?), Christian (?)
foreign (?) (Greek?), female, unknown character
foreign (?) (Greek?), male, unknown character
foreign (?) (Greek?), non-religious
foreign (?) (Greek?), unknown character
foreign (?) (Hebrew?), male (?), Christian (?)
foreign (?) (Latin?), male (?), unknown character
foreign (?) (Semitic?), Christian
foreign (?) (Semitic?), Christian (?)
foreign (?) (Semitic?), female (?), unknown character
foreign (?) (Semitic?), male (?), unknown character
foreign (?) (Semitic?), unknown character
foreign (?) (non-Nubian?), male (?), unknown character
foreign (?) (non-Nubian?), unknown character
foreign (Arabic or Blemmyan/Beja), female, unknown character
foreign (Arabic) male kunya, Islamic
foreign (Arabic) unisex, Muslim (?)
foreign (Arabic), female kunya, non-religious
foreign (Arabic), female, Muslim
foreign (Arabic), female, non-religious
foreign (Arabic), female, non-religious, indicates filiation
foreign (Arabic), female, unknown character
foreign (Arabic), male kunya, non-religious
foreign (Arabic), male, Muslim
foreign (Arabic), male, Muslim, indicates filiation
foreign (Arabic), male, non-religious character
foreign (Arabic), male, religious character
foreign (Arabic), male, unknown character
foreign (Arabic), non-religious
foreign (Arabic), unisex, non-religious
foreign (Arabic/Beja), male, non-religious, indicates filiation and ethnos
foreign (Arabicised Hebrew), male, Muslim (?)
foreign (Aramaic), female, Christian
foreign (Aramaic), male, Biblical
foreign (Aramaic), male, Christian
foreign (Aramaic), uncertain character
foreign (Blemmyan/Beja), male (?),non-religious, indicates filiation
foreign (Blemmyan/Beja), non-religious
foreign (Blemmyan/Beja?), non-religious
foreign (Egyptian), female, Christian (?)
foreign (Egyptian), male, Christian
foreign (Egyptian), male, non-religious
foreign (Egyptian?), female, unknown character
foreign (Greco-Egyptian), female, Christian
foreign (Greco-Egyptian), male, Christian
foreign (Greco-Latin), male, Christian
foreign (Greco-Semitic), female, Christian
foreign (Greco-Semitic), male, Christian
foreign (Greek), Christian
foreign (Greek), female, Christian
foreign (Greek), female, non-religious
foreign (Greek), male, Christian
foreign (Greek), male, Christian (?)
foreign (Greek), male, non-religious
foreign (Greek), male, unknown character
foreign (Greek), unisex, Christian
foreign (Greek), unisex, non-religious
foreign (Greek), unknown character
foreign (Hebrew), female, Biblical
foreign (Hebrew), female, Christian
foreign (Hebrew), male, Biblical
foreign (Hebrew), male, Christian
foreign (Hebrew), unisex, Christian
foreign (Latin), female, Christian
foreign (Latin), female, non-religious
foreign (Latin), male, Christian
foreign (Latin), male, non-religious
foreign (Latin), male, unknown character
foreign (Persian), male, Christian
foreign (Semitic), Christian
foreign (Semitic), female, Christian (?)
foreign (Semitic?), unknown character
foreign (Semito-Egyptian), female, Christian
foreign (Semito-Egyptian), male, Christian
foreign (non-Nubian), unknown character
foreign, Christian
ghost-name
local (?) (Arabic?), non-religious
local (?) (Egyptian), non-religious
local (?) (Egyptian?), non-religious
local (?) (Greco-Nubian?), non-religious
local (?) (Greco-Nubian?), non-religious, indicates origin
local (?) (Greco-Nubian?), unknown character
local (?) (Greek or Greco-Nubian?), Christian
local (?) (Greek), non-religious
local (?) (Greek?), Christian (?)
local (?) (Greek?), unknown character
local (?) (Nubian?), Christian (?)
local (?) (Nubian?), female (?), non-religious (?), indicates filiation (?)
local (?) (Nubian?), female (?), unknown character
local (?) (Nubian?), male (?), non-religious (?)
local (?) (Nubian?), male (?), non-religious (?), indicates filiation (?)
local (?) (Nubian?), non-religious
local (?) (Nubian?), unknown character
local (?) (Semito-Nubian?), Christian
local (?) (Semito-Nubian?), Christian (?)
local (?) (Semito-Nubian?), unknown character
local (Arabic), Christian
local (Greco-Egyptian), female, Christian
local (Greco-Nubian), Christian
local (Greco-Nubian), Christian (?)
local (Greco-Nubian), female, Christian
local (Greco-Nubian), male, Christian
local (Greco-Nubian), male, non-religious
local (Greco-Nubian), non-religious
local (Greco-Nubian), unknown character
local (Greco-Semitic), Christian
local (Greco-Semitic), male, Christian
local (Greco?-Nubian), male, unknown character, indicates filiation
local (Greek or Nubian), non-religious
local (Greek) male, unknown character
local (Greek), Christian
local (Greek), Christian (?)
local (Greek), female, Christian
local (Greek), female, non-religious
local (Greek), male, Christian
local (Greek), male, non-religious
local (Greek), non-religious
local (Hebrew), Christian
local (Latino-Nubian), male, Christian
local (Makurian), Christian
local (Makurian), male, Christian
local (Makurian), male, non-religious
local (Makurian), male, unknown character
local (Makurian), non-religious
local (Nubian or Greco-Nubian), male, unknown character
local (Nubian or Greco-Nubian), unknown character
local (Nubian or Semito-Nubian), male, Christian (?)
local (Nubian) or foreign (Arabic)
local (Nubian) or foreign (Aramaic)
local (Nubian) or foreign (Blemmyan/Beja), non-religious
local (Nubian), Christian
local (Nubian), Christian (?)
local (Nubian), female (?), non-religious
local (Nubian), female, non-religious
local (Nubian), female, non-religious, indicates filiation
local (Nubian), male (?), non-religious
local (Nubian), male (?), non-religious, indicates filiation (?)
local (Nubian), male (?), unknown character
local (Nubian), male, Christian
local (Nubian), male, Christian, indicates filiation
local (Nubian), male, non-religious
local (Nubian), male, non-religious, indicates filiation
local (Nubian), male, unknown character
local (Nubian), male, unknown character, indicates filiation
local (Nubian), non-religious
local (Nubian), non-religious, describes physical appearance
local (Nubian), non-religious, indicates origin
local (Nubian), unisex, non-religious
local (Nubian), unknown character
local (Semito-Nubian) male, uncertain character
local (Semito-Nubian), Christian
local (Semito-Nubian), female (?), Christian
local (Semito-Nubian), female, Christian
local (Semito-Nubian), female, Christian, indicates filiation
local (Semito-Nubian), male, Christian
local (Semito-Nubian), male, Christian, indicates filiation
local (Semito-Nubian), unisex, Christian
local (Semito-Nubian: Makurian), male, Christian
local (Semito-Nubian?), Christian
local (Semito-Nubian?), Christian (?)
local (Semito-Nubian?), male, Christian
local (Semito-Nubian?), male, Christian (?)
local (Semito-Nubian?), male, Christian (?), indicates filiation
local (Semito?-Nubian: Makurian), male, Christian
unidentified
unidentified, Christian (?)
Function
civil (?), high-ranking (?)
civil (?), high-ranking (?), local
civil (?), low-ranking (?)
civil (?), low-ranking (?), local (?)
civil (?), mid-ranking (?), local
civil (?), unidentified
civil (or honorific title)
civil, high-ranking
civil, high-ranking (?)
civil, high-ranking (?), local
civil, high-ranking, central
civil, high-ranking, local
civil, low-ranking
civil, low-ranking (?), local
civil, low-ranking, central (?)
civil, low-ranking, local
civil, low-ranking, local (or filiation marker)
civil, mid-ranking
civil, mid-ranking (?)
civil, mid-ranking (?), central
civil, mid-ranking (?), local
civil, mid-ranking, local
ecclesiastic (?), unidentified
ecclesiastic or monastic, unidentified
ecclesiastic, high
ecclesiastic, highest
ecclesiastic, highest (?)
ecclesiastic, lower
ecclesiastic, lower (?)
ecclesiastic, lower, female
ecclesiastic, mid-ranking
ecclesiastic, unidentified
military (?)
military (?), naval
monastic
monastic, high
monastic, highest
monastic, lower
monastic, unidentified
royal (?), female (?)
royal, female
royal, male
uncertain (civil or military)
uncertain (ecclesiastic or civil)
uncertain (monastic, ecclesiastic, or civil)
unidentified (function or title)
Title of address
ecclesiastic, male
lay, male
monastic, female
monastic, male
monastic, male, high
unidentified, male, high (?)
Epithet
civil, high
ecclesiastic, high
excellence, male
modesty, male
patronage, Christian
religious, Christian
religious, Muslim
royal (?)
royal, Christian
royal, Christian or high ecclesiastic
royal, non-religious
special
Family relation
ancestor 1 (m) of so-and-so
ancestor 2 (m) of so-and-so
ancestor 3 (m) of so-and-so
ancestor 4 (m) of so-and-so
ancestor 5 (m) of so-and-so
ancestor 6 (m) of so-and-so
ancestor 7 (m) of so-and-so
ancestor 8 (m) of so-and-so
ancestor 9 (m) of so-and-so
ancestor 10 (m) of so-and-so
ancestor 11 (m) of so-and-so
ancestor 12 (m) of so-and-so
ancestor of so-and-so
aunt of so-and-so
brother of so-and-so
child of so-and-so
child-in-law of so-and-so
daughter of so-and-so
descendant 1 (f) of so-and-so
descendant 1 (m) of so-and-so
descendant 2 (f) of so-and-so
descendant 2 (m) of so-and-so
descendant 3 (f) of so-and-so
descendant 3 (m) of so-and-so
descendant 4 (f) of so-and-so
descendant 4 (m) of so-and-so
descendant 5 (f) of so-and-so
descendant 5 (m) of so-and-so
descendant 6 (f) of so-and-so
descendant 6 (m) of so-and-so
descendant 7 (f) of so-and-so
descendant 7 (m) of so-and-so
descendant 8 (f) of so-and-so
descendant 8 (m) of so-and-so
descendant 9 (f) of so-and-so
descendant 9 (m) of so-and-so
descendant 10 (f) of so-and-so
descendant 10 (m) of so-and-so
descendant 11 (f) of so-and-so
descendant 11 (m) of so-and-so
descendant 12 (f) of so-and-so
descendant 12 (m) of so-and-so
descendant of so-and-so
father of so-and-so
granddaughter of so-and-so
grandfather of so-and-so
grandmother of so-and-so
grandparent of so-and-so
grandson of so-and-so
great granddaughter of so-and-so
great grandfather of so-and-so
great grandmother of so-and-so
great grandparent of so-and-so
great grandson of so-and-so
husband of so-and-so
mother of so-and-so
nephew of so-and-so
parent of so-and-so
sibling of so-and-so
sister of so-and-so
son of so-and-so
spouse of so-and-so
uncle of so-and-so
wife of so-and-so
Origin
place (Egypt)
place (Egypt?)
place (Makuria)
place (Nobadia)
place (Nubia)
place (Nubia?)
place (South Arabia)
tribe/clan (Arabic-speaking)
tribe/clan (Nubian?)
Occupation
construction works
crafts
intellectual, Muslim
physical
Social status
owner, female
owner, male
patron, female
patron, male
protégé, female
protégé, male
slave
slave, female
slave, male
Name variant id
Name variant
Name id
Name
Identities
values:
gender
female
male
unknown
religion
Catholic
Christian
Muslim
unknown
ethnic/regional
Alwan
Arabic or Blemmyan/Beja
Arabic-speaking
Blemmyan/Beja
Blemmyan/Beja-Nubian
Egyptian
non-Nubian
Nubian
Nubian: Makurian
Nubian: Nobadian
Nubian or Arabic
Nubian or Blemmyan
family relation
ancestor
aunt
brother
child
child-in-law
daughter
descendant
father
father-in-law
grandchild
granddaughter
grandfather
grandmother
grandparent
grandson
great granddaughter
great grandfather
great grandmother
great grandparent
great grandson
husband
mother
nephew
niece
parent
sibling
sister
son
spouse
uncle
wife
social status
commoner
elite
slave
wealthy
social function
civil officer
civil or military officer
ecclesiastic
ecclesiastic or civil
ecclesiastic/monastic
military officer
monastic
ruling family
working class
physical appearance
Person id
Person
Text id
Text provenance
values:
4th Cataract
Abd el-Qadir
Abdallah-n Irqi
Abkanarti
Abkur
Abu Haraz
Abu Oda
Adindan
Akasha-West
Aksha
Amada
Amantogo
Amara
Aniba
Argin
Arminna
Arminna West
Ashkeit area
Ashkeit area, Bintibirra hill
Askut
Aswan
Attiri
Bakhit
Banganarti
Bauga
Begrawiya
Biga
Boni Island
Dakka (Pselchis)
Dar el-Arab
Debeiba
Debeira West
Debod
Dendur
Derr
Diffinarti
Dongola
Edfu
el-Arak
el-Doma
el-Donga
el-Fereikha
el-Ganaet(i)
el-Khandaq
el-Koro
el-Ramal
el-Usheir
el-Zuma
Fagirinfenti
Faras
Faras (Colasucia)
Figirantawu (Gendal Irqi)
Ganetti
Gebaliya Island
Gebel Abu Negila
Gebel Adda
Gebel Audun
Gebel Barkal
Gebel Ghaddar
Gebel Gorgod
Gebel Noh/Kajbar
Geteina
Gezira Dabarosa
Ghazali
Ginari
Gindinarri
Goshabi
Goz Regeb
Hag Magid
Hamadab
Hambukol
Hannek
Hindawi
Ikhmindi
Kalabsha
Kalabsha (Beit el-Wali)
Karanog
Karmel
Kasanarti
Kasanarti Island
Kasingar
Kenisa
Kertassi
Khalewa
Khor Dam el-Tor
Kirbekan
Kolotod
Komangana
Kor
Korosko East
Koya
Kudi
Kulb
Kulme island
Kulubnarti
Masida (Miseeda)
Masmas, Khor Kokmar
Masmas, Nag’ Sawesra
Meili Island
Meinarti
Meroe
Merowi East
Meshantawwo / Ukma-West
Missiminia
Mograt Island
Musawwarat el-Sofra
Mushu (Mesho)
Nag’ el-Arab
Nag’ el-Oqba
Nag’ el-Sheikh Sharaf
Nag’ el-Sheima
Nag’ Marsa Kuleig = Nag’ el-Gama
Nauri
Nawi
Nilwatti Island
not Nubian
Nuri
Ofedunia (Maharraqa)
Qasr Ibrim
Qasr Ibrim – Faras region
Qasr Ibrim, Gebel Maktub
Qasr Iko
Qasr Wadi Nimri
Qasr el-Wizz
Qasr’antawu (Gemai-West)
Qena
Qustul
Sabagura
Sagiet el-Abd
Sahaba
Sai
Sakinya
Sedeinga
Selib
Semna
Serra
Serra-East
Serra-West
Sheikh Arab Hag
Sheikh Daud
Sheikh Gebel
Sheima Amalika
Shirgondinarti Island
Sinesra
Soba
Sonqi Tino
Suegi-East
Sunnarti
Sur Island
Tafa
Tafa / Bab Kalabsha
Tafa – Kalabsha region
Tamit
Tangasi Island
Teiti
Tokor
Tondi
Toshkei
Tunkid
Turkab
Ukma
Ukma-East
Ukma-West
Umm Qatatia
Umm Ruweim
Umm Usher Island
unknown
Us Island
Wadi Halfa
Wadi el-Natrun
Wadi el-Sebua
Text region
values:
Alwa
Butana
Egypt
Kordofan
Makuria
Nobadia
unknown
Date
contains
strict
non-strict
Text type
values:
acclamation
alphabet
catalogue
colophon
commemorative inscription
date
dedicatory inscription
document
document: economic
document: legal
document: letter
document: list
document: official
epitaph
foundation inscription
invocation
legend
literary
literary: apocryphal
literary: biblical
literary: hagiographic
literary: homiletic
literary: patristic
liturgical
liturgical: hymn
liturgical: lectionary
liturgical: prayer
name
name of divine entity/saint
official inscription
other
owner's inscription
private prayer
school exercise
subliterary
subliterary: catalogue of names
subliterary: horoscope
subliterary: magical
tag
unidentified
visitor's inscription
Text language
values:
Arabic
Coptic
Coptic or Greek
Coptic or Old Nubian
Greek
Greek/Coptic
Greek/Coptic/Old Nubian
Greek/Old Nubian
Old Nubian
Old Nubian & Arabic
Old Nubian/Coptic
Provençal
Syriac
unidentified
IMRef linguistic context
values:
Arabic
Coptic
Greek
Greek/Coptic
Greek/Old Nubian
Old Nubian
Provençal
unidentified
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2820
/
Qasr Ibrim
/
probably 1100–1199
/
Greek/Old Nubian
/
Name
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ⲙⲁϣⲁⲕ⸌ⲕ⸍ⲟⲛ
displayed below
2821
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Qasr Ibrim
/
1000–1399
/
Old Nubian
/
Name
/
ⲇⲁⲧⲧⲓ
displayed below
2822
/
Qasr Ibrim
/
probably 1000–1199
/
Greek/Old Nubian
/
Name
/
ⲡⲁⲥⲓⲗⲏⲛ
displayed below
2823
/
Qasr Ibrim
/
probably 1000–1199
/
Greek/Old Nubian
/
Name
/
ⲁⲛⲉⲥ̣⸌ⲛ⸍
displayed below
2824
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Qasr Ibrim
/
probably 1000–1199
/
Greek/Old Nubian
/
Name
/
ⲉⲓⲥⲁⲕⲏ
displayed below
2825
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Faras
/
1000–1399
/
Old Nubian
/
Name
/
ⲓ̈ⲥⲟⲩ
displayed below
2826
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Faras
/
1000–1399
/
Old Nubian
/
Name
/
ⲁⲃⲣⲁⲁ[ⲙ]
displayed below
2827
/
Faras
/
1000–1399
/
Old Nubian
/
Name
/
ⲙⲁⲣⲏⲁⳡⲉ
displayed below
2828
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Gebel Adda
/
1100–1399
/
Old Nubian
/
Name
/
ⲟⲩⲣⲧⲓⲅⲁⳝⲓ
displayed below
2829
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Gebel Adda
/
1100–1499
/
Old Nubian
/
Name
/
ⲕⲁⲡⲟⲡⲁ
displayed below
2830
/
Tafa (probably)
/
circa 600–699
/
Greek
/
Name
/
ⲡⲣⲱⲧⲟⲕⲓⲁ
displayed below
2831
/
Qasr Ibrim
/
31 October 1286
/
Old Nubian
/
Name
/
ⲅⲟⲩⲣⲣⲉⲥⲏⲕⲁ
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IM Reference 2820
Stable url
Reference
Illustration
Attestation
ⲙⲁϣⲁⲕ⸌ⲕ⸍ⲟⲛ
Translation
Mashalko / Mashakko
Description
Nubian name meaning 'having sun'; attested thrice, twice for a man, once unmarked for gender
Text
2845
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
probably 1100–1199
Language
Greek/Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
2
Column
Line
7
Latest edition
P. QI 4 104, fig. 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
602924: Mashakko
Role
in filiation
Name
201531: Mashalko
Name variant
301531: ⲙⲁϣⲁⲕⲕⲟ
Second name
Second name variant
Source
Image
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IM Reference 2821
Stable url
Reference
Illustration
Attestation
ⲇⲁⲧⲧⲓ
Translation
Datti
Description
Nubian name, perhaps deriving from ⲇⲁⲣ-, 'to be, exist'; attested 6 times, none marked for gender
Text
2849
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
1000–1399
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
Column
Line
7
Latest edition
P. QI 4 108, fig. 51
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
600980: Datti
Role
mentioned in letter
Name
200748: Datti
Name variant
300748: ⲇⲁⲧⲧⲓ
Second name
Second name variant
Source
Image
Full-size image
IM Reference 2822
Stable url
Reference
Illustration
Attestation
ⲡⲁⲥⲓⲗⲏⲛ
Translation
Basileios / Pasili / Pasilē
Description
Greek male name meaning 'royal' deriving from Saint Basil the Great, bishop of Cesarea (4th c.)
Text
2858
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
probably 1000–1199
Language
Greek/Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
1
Column
Line
7
Latest edition
P. QI 4 116 fr. 2, fig. 61
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Gender not specified.
For interpretation of the name, see NOM 4, no. 44a.
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
602926: Pasili
Role
mentioned in letter
Name
2468: Basileios
Name variant
301899: ⲡⲁⲥⲓⲗⲏ
Second name
Second name variant
Source
Image
Full-size image
IM Reference 2823
Stable url
Reference
Illustration
Attestation
ⲁⲛⲉⲥ̣⸌ⲛ⸍
Translation
Ane
Description
Nubian name meaning 'speech'; attested 8 times, twice for men, the remaining ones unmarked for gender
Text
2868
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
probably 1000–1199
Language
Greek/Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
1
Column
Line
7
Latest edition
P. QI 4 122, fig. 67
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
602927: Ane
Role
mentioned in letter
Name
202541: Ane
Name variant
302637: ⲁⲛⲉ
Second name
Second name variant
Source
Image
Full-size image
IM Reference 2824
Stable url
Reference
Illustration
Attestation
ⲉⲓⲥⲁⲕⲏ
Translation
Isaak / Isaki / Eisakē
Description
Hebrew male name deriving from the Old Testament patriarch; common in all Abrahamic religions
Text
2870
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
probably 1000–1199
Language
Greek/Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
1
Column
Line
7
Latest edition
P. QI 4 124, fig. 69
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Gender not specified.
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
601481: Isaki
Role
greeted in letter
Name
3437: Isaak
Name variant
300898: ⲉⲓⲥⲁⲕⲏ
Second name
Second name variant
Source
Image
Full-size image
IM Reference 2825
Stable url
Reference
Illustration
Attestation
ⲓ̈ⲥⲟⲩ
Translation
Iesou / Isou
Description
Aramaic male name deriving from the name of Jesus Christ; used in all Abrahamic religions
Text
2927
Provenance
Faras
Date
1000–1399
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
Column
Line
7
Latest edition
Łajtar – Ochała 2015, pp. 74–84 (no. 1), fig. 1
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.39: Name: foreign (Aramaic), male, Biblical
Second identity marker variant
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.39:
- gender: male
Person
602929: Iesou
Role
person on list
Name
3410: Iesous
Name variant
300218: ⲓⲥⲟⲩ
Second name
Second name variant
Source
Image
Full-size image
IM Reference 2826
Stable url
Reference
Illustration
Attestation
ⲁⲃⲣⲁⲁ[ⲙ]
Translation
Abraham
Description
Hebrew male name deriving from the Old Testament patriarch; common in Abrahamic religions
Text
2927
Provenance
Faras
Date
1000–1399
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
Column
Line
7
Latest edition
Łajtar – Ochała 2015, pp. 74–84 (no. 1), fig. 1
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Gender not specified.
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
602930: Abraam
Role
person on list
Name
1707: Abraham
Name variant
52589: ⲁⲃⲣⲁⲁⲙ
Second name
Second name variant
Source
Image
Full-size image
IM Reference 2827
Stable url
Reference
Illustration
Attestation
ⲙⲁⲣⲏⲁⳡⲉ
Translation
Marianya / Marianye / Marēanye
Description
Semito-Nubian name meaning 'Mary lives'; attested 10 times, once for a man, the remaining attestations unmarked for gender
Text
2928
Provenance
Faras
Date
1000–1399
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
Column
Line
7
Latest edition
Łajtar – Ochała 2015, pp. 84–7 (no. 2), fig. 2
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
602931: Marianye
Role
person on list
Name
34736: Marianya
Name variant
301409: ⲙⲁⲣⲏⲁⳡⲉ
Second name
Second name variant
Source
Image
Full-size image
IM Reference 2828
Stable url
Reference
Illustration
Attestation
ⲟⲩⲣⲧⲓⲅⲁⳝⲓ
Translation
Ourtigaji
Description
Nubian name meaning 'exultation of property'; attested twice, unmarked for gender
Text
3025
Provenance
Gebel Adda
Date
1100–1399
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
1
Column
Line
7
Latest edition
unpublished; mentioned in Łajtar 2014c, p. 953, pl. 5 (fr. A)
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
602932: Ourtigaji
Role
person on list
Name
201777: Ourtigaji
Name variant
301777: ⲟⲩⲣⲧⲓⲅⲁⳝⲓ
Second name
Second name variant
Source
Image
Full-size image
IM Reference 2829
Stable url
Reference
Illustration
Attestation
ⲕⲁⲡⲟⲡⲁ
Translation
Kapopi / Kapopa
Description
Nubian name meaning 'pearl'; attested 6 times, 5 of which for a single woman, the remaining one unmarked for gender
Text
3034
Provenance
Gebel Adda
Date
1100–1499
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
Column
Line
7
Latest edition
Łajtar 2014e, pp. 194–8, fig. 5
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
602933: Kapopa
Role
party of transaction
Name
201251: Kapopi
Name variant
301251: ⲕⲁⲡⲟⲡⲁ
Second name
Second name variant
Source
Image
Full-size image
IM Reference 2830
Stable url
Reference
Illustration
Attestation
ⲡⲣⲱⲧⲟⲕⲓⲁ
Translation
Prosdokia / Prōtokia
Description
Greek female name meaning 'expectation'; attested thrice in Nubia for 2 women
Text
3074
Provenance
Tafa (probably)
Date
circa 600–699
Language
Greek
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
Column
Line
7
Latest edition
SEG 65 2011
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
On etymology: van der Vliet – Worp 2015, p. 32
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.117: Name: local (Greek), female, non-religious
Second identity marker variant
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.117:
- gender: female
- ethnic regional: Nubian
Person
602263: Protokia
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
24095: Prosdokia
Name variant
302002: ⲡⲣⲱⲧⲟⲕⲓⲁ
Second name
Second name variant
Source
Image
Full-size image
IM Reference 2831
Stable url
Reference
Illustration
Attestation
ⲅⲟⲩⲣⲣⲉⲥⲏⲕⲁ
Translation
Gourresi / Gourresē
Description
Nubian name probably deriving from ⲕⲟⲩⲣ-, 'to rejoice'; attested 8 times, 7 of which for a single man
Text
641
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
31 October 1286
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
Column
Line
7
Latest edition
P. QI 4 64, fig. 2
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
602171: Gourresi
Role
party of deed (buyer)
Name
200698: Gourresi
Name variant
300698: ⲅⲟⲩⲣⲣⲉⲥⲏ
Second name
Second name variant
Source
Image
Full-size image