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IM Reference 2820

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

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
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IM Reference 2822

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
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IM Reference 2823

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
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IM Reference 2824

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
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IM Reference 2825

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
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IM Reference 2826

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
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IM Reference 2827

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
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IM Reference 2828

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
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IM Reference 2829

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
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IM Reference 2830

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
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IM Reference 2831

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
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