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IM Reference 743

Attestation
ⲇⲟⲩⲗⲟⲩⲥⲧⲁ
Translation
Doulista / Doulousta
Description
Nubian name meaning 'the root'; attested 6 times, of which 3 times for women, and once perhaps for a man; the remaining 2 unmarked for gender
Text
1028
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
1155–1199
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
10
Latest edition
P. QI 3 44
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
600733: Doulousta
Role
uncertain (buying land?)
Name
200332: Doulista
Name variant
300816: ⲇⲟⲩⲗⲟⲩⲥⲧⲁ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 744

Attestation
ⲡⲁⲩⲟⲩⲧⲁⲗⲟ
Translation
Pauouta
Description
Nubian name meaning 'power/authority'; attested thrice for 2 persons, neither marked for gender
Text
1029
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
after 1190–after 1199
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
10
Latest edition
P. QI 3 45, pl. 4
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Gender not specified.
Interpretaion of the name corrected in NOM 4, no. 12b.
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
600734: Pauouta
Role
witness
Name
201909: Pauouta
Name variant
301909: ⲡⲁⲩⲟⲩⲧⲁ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 745

Attestation
ⲇⲓⲟⲥ̣ⲕⲟⲣⲟⲥ
Translation
Dioskoros
Description
Greek male name deriving from an Egyptian martyr under Decian, either monk and bishop of Hermopolis Parva, d. 402/3, or martyr of Kynopolis, d. ca. 305; attested 5 times in Nubia, for 5 men
Text
1110
Provenance
Sai
Date
probably 1100–1199
Language
Coptic
Linguistic context
Coptic
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
10
Latest edition
Tsakos 2011–12, pp. 300–3 (no. 5), fig. 1
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Tsakos 2011–12, no. 5, edits the title of the deceased as ⲉⲡⲓ̣ⲥ̣⸌ⲕ⸍ ⲛ̄ϩⲁⲏ, but the photo allows correcting it to ⲉⲡⲥ̣⸌ⲕ⸍ ⲛ̄ⲍⲁⲏ.
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
600735: Dioskoros
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
2828: Dioskoros
Name variant
53200: ⲇⲓⲟⲥⲕⲟⲣⲟⲥ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 746

Attestation
ⲡ̣ⲉ̣ⲧ̣ⲣ̣ⲟ̣ⲩ̣
Translation
Petros / Petrou
Description
Greek male name deriving from the New Testament figure of Peter the Apostle
Text
1834
Provenance
Faras
Date
probably 900–950
Language
Greek
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
10
Latest edition
SEG 59 1905
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
110502: Petrou
Role
author
Name
5124: Petros
Name variant
54885: ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲩ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 747

Attestation
ⲃⲁⲥ̣ⲓ̣ ̣ⲉ̣ ̣ ̣
Translation
Basileios / Basi.e..
Description
Greek male name meaning 'royal' deriving from Saint Basil the Great, bishop of Cesarea (4th c.)
Text
1872
Provenance
Faras
Date
900–1299
Language
unidentified
Linguistic context
unidentified
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
10
Latest edition
I. Faras Copt., pp. 195–8, fig. 70
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Gender is not specified, but the list DBMNT 1872 seems to contain only male names.
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
600737: Basilios
Role
person on list
Name
2468: Basileios
Name variant
300170: ⲃⲁⲥⲓ.ⲉ..
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
Image not available

IM Reference 748

Attestation
[ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣]ⲛⲕⲟⲩ⸌ⲇ⸍
Translation
.....nkouda
Description
Nubian or Greco-Nubian name of the type 'servant of ...'; attested once, for a man
Text
1873
Provenance
Faras
Date
900–1399
Language
unidentified
Linguistic context
unidentified
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
10
Latest edition
Łajtar – Ochała 2018, pp. 564–5 (no. 4), fig. 4
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
 
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.124: Name: local (Nubian or Greco-Nubian), male, unknown character
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.124:
- gender: male
- ethnic regional: Nubian
Person
600738: .....nkouda
Role
person on list
Name
200174: .....nkouda
Name variant
300174: .....ⲛⲕⲟⲩ⸌ⲇ⸍
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 749

Attestation
ⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫ
Translation
Ioseph / Iōsēph
Description
Hebrew male name deriving from the New Testament figure of Ioseph, husband of Mary; used in all Abrahamic religions
Text
1874
Provenance
Faras
Date
900–1299
Language
unidentified
Linguistic context
unidentified
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
10
Latest edition
I. Faras Greek 23, fig. 27
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
600739: Ioseph
Role
person on list
Name
3467: Ioseph
Name variant
53829: ⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 750

Attestation
ⲉⲗⲁⲙⲓⲛⲓ
Translation
Elam / Elami
Description
Hebrew male name possibly deriving from an Old Testament figures mentioned in Chronicles or Ezra; attested only once in Nubia, unmarked for gender
Text
2791
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
1100–1199
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
1
Column
 
Line
10
Latest edition
P. QI 4 71, figs. 10–11
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Gender not specified.
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
600740: Elami
Role
person on list
Name
200943: Elam
Name variant
300943: ⲉⲗⲁⲙⲓ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 751

Attestation
ⲁ̇ⲅⲛⲓⲛⲓ
Translation
Agni
Description
Nubian name deriving from ⲁⲕ-, ⲁⲅ-, 'to sit, live'; attested 5 times, once for a woman, the remaining attestations unmarked for gender
Text
2791
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
1100–1199
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
1
Column
 
Line
10
Latest edition
P. QI 4 71, figs. 10–11
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
600741: Agni
Role
person on list
Name
200436: Agnil
Name variant
300438: ⲁⲅⲛⲓ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 752

Attestation
ⲕⲟⲣⲧⲓⲛⲁ
Translation
Korti
Description
Nubian name meaning 'precious stone'; attested twice, neither marked for gender
Text
2792
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
1100–1199
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
1
Column
 
Line
10
Latest edition
P. QI 4 72, figs. 12–13
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
600742: Korti
Role
in filiation
Name
201314: Korti
Name variant
301314: ⲕⲟⲣⲧⲓ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
Image not available

IM Reference 753

Attestation
ⲧⲧ̄ⲧⲁ
Translation
Titta
Description
Nubian name meaning 'the gift/grace'; attested 16 times, of which 7 times for women and once possibly for a man; the remianing attestations unmarked for gender
Text
2792
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
1100–1199
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
1
Column
 
Line
10
Latest edition
P. QI 4 72, figs. 12–13
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
600743: Titta
Role
person on list
Name
202291: Titta
Name variant
302291: ⲧⲧ̄ⲧⲁ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 754

Attestation
ⳟⲁⲉⲛ
Translation
Ngai / Ngae
Description
probably Nubian name, but etymology unknown; attested thrice for a single person, unmarked for gender
Text
2792
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
1100–1199
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
1
Column
 
Line
10
Latest edition
P. QI 4 72, figs. 12–13
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Gender not specified.
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.151: Name: local (Nubian), unknown character
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.151:
- ethnic regional: Nubian
Person
600744: Ngai
Role
in filiation
Name
202396: Ngai
Name variant
302396: ⳟⲁⲉ-
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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