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IM Reference 657

Attestation
ⲁⲅⲁⲡⲟⲥ
Translation
Agapos
Description
Greek name deriving from the noun ἡ ἀγάπη, 'love', one of Christian cardinal virtues; attested 8 times, 4 of which for men, further 2 probably for men, 2 unmarked for gender
Text
987
Provenance
Semna
Date
1200–1399
Language
Greek
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
1
Latest edition
I. Lefebvre 639
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
The reading of the name corrected in I. Banganarti 2, comm. to no. 71.
This is probably the same man as Agapos the deacon found in Sonqi Tino (Ref 700620).
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.115: Name: local (Greek), male, Christian
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.115:
- gender: male
- religion: Christian
- ethnic regional: Nubian
Person
604444: Agapos
Role
author
Name
200417: Agapos
Name variant
300417: ⲁⲅⲁⲡⲟⲥ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 658

Attestation
ⲓ̣̄ⲩ̣︦
Translation
Iesou / Iu
Description
Aramaic male name deriving from the name of Jesus Christ; used in all Abrahamic religions
Text
2843
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
1100–1199
Language
Greek/Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
2
Column
 
Line
1
Latest edition
P. QI 4 102, fig. 45
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Reading of the name corrected in NOM 4, no. 37a.
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
600645: Iesou
Role
sender of letter (?)
Name
3410: Iesous
Name variant
301178: ⲓ︦ⲩ︦
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 659

Attestation
ⲁⲛⲁⲛⲏ
Translation
Ananias / Ananē
Description
Hebrew male name deriving from one of the three Youths from the Book of Daniel martyred in fiery furnace; attested 5 times in Nubia, only for men
Text
1830
Provenance
Faras
Date
probably 1000–1399
Language
Greek
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
1
Latest edition
I. Faras Copt., p. 90, fig. 16
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Reading of the name corrected in NOM 1, no. 5, fig. 5.
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
600646: Anane
Role
author
Name
2005: Ananias
Name variant
300503: ⲁⲛⲁⲛⲏ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 660

Attestation
ⲁⲛⲁⲛⲏ
Translation
Ananias / Ananē
Description
Hebrew male name deriving from one of the three Youths from the Book of Daniel martyred in fiery furnace; attested 5 times in Nubia, only for men
Text
1831
Provenance
Faras
Date
probably 1000–1399
Language
Greek
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
1
Latest edition
I. Faras Greek 35, fig. 37
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Reading of the name corrected in NOM 1, no. 5, fig. 5.
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
600646: Anane
Role
author
Name
2005: Ananias
Name variant
300503: ⲁⲛⲁⲛⲏ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 661

Attestation
ⲉⲓⳡⲧⲧⲁ
Translation
Inyitta / Einyitta
Description
Nubian name meaning 'the wealth/the wealthy one'; attested for both men and women
Text
1851
Provenance
Faras
Date
1100–1299
Language
Greek
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
1
Latest edition
I. Faras Greek 38
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Reading of the name corrected in NOM 1, no. 6.
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.155: Name: local (Nubian), unisex, non-religious
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.155:
- ethnic regional: Nubian
Person
600648: Inyitta
Role
author
Name
200927: Inyitta
Name variant
300931: ⲉⲓⳡⲧⲧⲁ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 662

Attestation
ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟ
Translation
Petros / Petro
Description
Greek male name deriving from the New Testament figure of Peter the Apostle
Text
1757
Provenance
Faras
Date
1100–1299
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Greek/Old Nubian
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
1 (Jakobielski 1965: undeciphered; corr, Ochała)
Latest edition
NOM 1, no. 7, fig. 7
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Gender not specified.
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
600649: Petro
Role
author
Name
5124: Petros
Name variant
54880: ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 663

Attestation
ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟ
Translation
Petros / Petro
Description
Greek male name deriving from the New Testament figure of Peter the Apostle
Text
1786
Provenance
Faras
Date
1000–1499
Language
unidentified
Linguistic context
unidentified
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
1 (Jakobielski 1974: undeciphered; corr, Ochała)
Latest edition
Jakobielski 1974, p. 309 (no. 55a) + fig.
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Gender not specified.
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
600651: Petro
Role
author (?)
Name
5124: Petros
Name variant
54880: ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 664

Attestation
ⲅ̣ⲉⲱⲣⲅⲓ̣[ⲟ]ⲩ
Translation
Georgios / Geōrgiou
Description
Greek male name deriving from St George, soldier and martyr
Text
1839
Provenance
Sonqi Tino
Date
950–999
Language
Greek
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
1 (left of painting)
Latest edition
Pasi 2012, pp. 580–1, fig. 15
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
600652: Georgios
Role
legend
Name
3343: Georgios
Name variant
53091: ⲅⲉⲱⲣⲅⲓⲟⲩ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 665

Attestation
ⲕⲁⲫⲣⲓ
Translation
Ghāfir / Ghafir / Kaphri
Description
Arabic male name meaning 'forgiver, pardoner'; attested only once in Nubia, for a man
Text
1686
Provenance
Faras
Date
600–1399
Language
unidentified
Linguistic context
unidentified
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
1
Latest edition
Griffith 1927, p. 93, pl. 74.2
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Griffith's drawing has ⲧⲱⲕⲁⲫⲣⲓ, bur one should rather read ⲉ̣ⲅⲱ ⲕⲁⲫⲣⲓ.
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.31: Name: foreign (Arabic), male, non-religious character
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.31:
- gender: male
Person
600653: Kaphri
Role
author
Name
202305: Ghāfir
Name variant
302305: ⲕⲁⲫⲣⲓ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 666

Attestation
ⳟⲟⲛⲛⲓⲅⲗ̄ⲗⲉ
Translation
Ngonnen / Ngonni
Description
Nubian name meaning 'queen mother'; attested 11 times for 9 persons (2 women, 7 unmarked for gender)
Text
1018
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
1100–1299
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
2
Column
 
Line
1
Latest edition
Weschenfelder 2015, pp. 288–299
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
600654: Ngonni
Role
mentioned in letter
Name
202424: Ngonnen
Name variant
302431: ⳟⲟⲛⲛⲓ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 667

Attestation
ⲁⲡ⸌ⲕ⸍
Translation
Apk( )
Description
unidentified abbreviated name; attested only once, unmarked for gender
Text
750
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
1100–1499
Language
Greek
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
1
Latest edition
I. QI 12, fig. on p. 43
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Gender not specified.
As Łajtar and van der Vliet noted, the meaning of the word is uncertain: it occurs in the phrase ⲁⲡ⸌ⲕ⸍ ⲑⲉ⸌ⲅ⸍, which can mean both 'son of Apk( )' and 'thegna of Apk( )'. In the former case Apk( ) is an anthroponym, in the latter a toponym.
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.173: Name: unidentified
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
Person
600655: Apk( )
Role
in filiation (?)
Name
200552: Apk( )
Name variant
300552: ⲁⲡ⸌ⲕ⸍
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 668

Attestation
ⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏ[ⲗ]
Translation
Michael / Michaēl
Description
Hebrew male name deriving from Archangel Michael; attested only once in Nubia, for a man
Text
824
Provenance
Ghazali
Date
700–999
Language
Greek
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
1
Latest edition
I. Ghazali 174
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Gender not specified.
It is not entirely certain whether this should be treated as an anthroponym or the name of the Archangel, especially in view of the fact that no certain attestation of the name Michael has ever been accounted for in Nubia.
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
600656: Michael
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
10453: Michael
Name variant
54367: ⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏⲗ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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