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IM Reference 840

Attestation
ⲭ̣ⲁ̣ⲗ̣ⲓ̣ⲫⲁ
Translation
Khalīfa / Khalifa / Chalipha
Description
Arabic male name meaning 'successor, caliph'; attested thrice in Nubia for a single man
Text
2806
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
1100–1199
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
1
Column
 
Line
11
Latest edition
P. QI 4 73, figs. 14–15
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Reading of the name corrected in NOM 4, no. 26c.
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
601300: Chalipha
Role
person on list
Name
202328: Khalīfa
Name variant
302328: ⲭⲁⲗⲓⲫⲁ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 841

Attestation
ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲓ
Translation
Penti
Description
Nubian name, probably meaning 'date-palm'; attested 8 times for 6 persons (1 man, 5 unmarked for gender)
Text
2808
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
probably 1000–1199
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
11
Latest edition
P. QI 4 75, fig. 17
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
600834: Penti
Role
uncertain
Name
201922: Penti
Name variant
301926: ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲓ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 842

Attestation
ⲁⲛⲛⲓⲕⲟ̣ⲛ̣
Translation
Annil / Anni
Description
Nubian name perhaps meaning 'that which is mine'; attested 4 times, none marked for gender
Text
2849
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
1000–1399
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
11
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
600837: Anni
Role
mentioned in letter
Name
200527: Annil
Name variant
300527: ⲁⲛⲛⲓ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 843

Attestation
ⲉⲓⲥ̣ⲥ̣ⲓⲕⲟⲛ̄ⲗ̄
Translation
Iesousikol / Issiko / Eissiko
Description
Semito-Nubian name meaning 'having Jesus'; attested 12 times, 8 of which for women; the remaining 3 unmarked for gender
Text
2927
Provenance
Faras
Date
1000–1399
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
11
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 1.163: Name: local (Semito-Nubian), female (?), Christian
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.163:
- gender: female?
- religion: Christian
- ethnic regional: Nubian
Person
600839: Issiko
Role
person on list
Name
200910: Iesousikol
Name variant
300915: ⲉⲓⲥⲥⲓⲕⲟ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 844

Attestation
ⲁ̇ⳡ̣ⲁ ̣ ̣ ̣ⲛ̣ⲓ̣
Translation
Anya...
Description
Nubian name deriving from ⲁⳡ- 'to live'; attested only once, unmarked for gender
Text
2927
Provenance
Faras
Date
1000–1399
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
11
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 1.151: Name: local (Nubian), unknown character
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.151:
- ethnic regional: Nubian
Person
600840: Anya...
Role
person on list
Name
200309: Anya...
Name variant
300309: ⲁⳡ̣ⲁ...
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 845

Attestation
[ⲙ]ⲁ̣ⲣⲁⳡⲉ
Translation
Marianya / Maranya
Description
Semito-Nubian name meaning 'Mary lives'; attested 10 times, once for a man, the remaining attestations unmarked for gender
Text
3034
Provenance
Gebel Adda
Date
1100–1499
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
11
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 1.169: Name: local (Semito-Nubian), Christian
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.169:
- religion: Christian
- ethnic regional: Nubian
Person
600841: Maranya
Role
party of transaction
Name
34736: Marianya
Name variant
301406: ⲙⲁⲣⲁⳡⲉ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 846

Attestation
ⲓ̈ⲥⲏ ⲕⲟⲩⲣ⸌ⲧ⸍ⲕⲏⲛⲏ
Translation
Isi Kourteki / Isu Kourt( )kē / Isu Kourt( )ke
Description
double name consisting of Nubian or Semito-Nubian name, perhaps abbrevaited notation of the name Iesousi, and perhaps Greco-Nubian gentilicium meaning 'of Kourte'
Text
638
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
circa 1268–before 1276
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
11
Latest edition
P. QI 4 69, fig. 7
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Gender not specified.
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.126: Name: local (Nubian or Semito-Nubian), male, Christian (?)
Second identity marker variant
IMVar 1.126: Name: local (?) (Greco-Nubian?), non-religious, indicates origin
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.126:
- gender: male
- religion: Christian?
- ethnic regional: Nubian
For IMVar 1.88:
- ethnic regional: Nubian
Person
600717: Isi Kourteki
Role
landowner in description of plot of land
Name
200903: Isi
Name variant
301134: ⲓⲥⲏ
Second name
201135: Kourteki
Second name variant
301135: ⲕⲟⲩⲣ⸌ⲧ⸍ⲕⲏ
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 847

Attestation
ⲓ̈ⲥⲟⲩⲛ̣̄ⲗ̣̄
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
11
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 1.39: Name: foreign (Aramaic), male, Biblical
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.39:
- gender: male
Person
600843: Isou
Role
person on list
Name
3410: Iesous
Name variant
300218: ⲓⲥⲟⲩ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 848

Attestation
ⲓ̈ⲱ̇ⲁⲛⲛⲟ̇ⲩ
Translation
Ioannes / Iōannou
Description
Hebrew male name deriving from a New Testament figure (John the Evangelist or John the Baptist) or a saint (John Chrysostom)
Text
97
Provenance
Faras
Date
900–1150
Language
Greek/Coptic/Old Nubian
Linguistic context
unidentified
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
11
Latest edition
I. Faras Copt., pp. 190–195, fig. 69
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Ioannes II
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
600844: Ioannes
Role
commemorated person
Name
3464: Ioannes
Name variant
53803: ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲟⲩ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 849

Attestation
ⲓ̈ⲱⲁⲛⲛⲟⲩⲥ
Translation
Ioannes / Iōannous
Description
Hebrew male name deriving from a New Testament figure (John the Evangelist or John the Baptist) or a saint (John Chrysostom)
Text
531
Provenance
Tafa
Date
14 December 710
Language
Greek
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
11–12
Latest edition
Łajtar 2009b, pp. 83–89
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
 
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
126551: Ioannes
Role
in dating formula
Name
3464: Ioannes
Name variant
53801: ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 850

Attestation
ⲡⲉⲛⲁⲧⲧⲓⲗⲟ
Translation
Penatti
Description
Nubian name, perhaps cognate with the Nobiin ⲡⲉ/ⲓⲛⲁⲧⲓ, 'woman's veil'; attested only once, unmarked for gender, but the meaning strongly suggests female name
Text
1029
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
after 1190–after 1199
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
11–12
Latest edition
P. QI 3 45, pl. 4
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Gender not specified.
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.134: Name: local (Nubian), female (?), non-religious
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.134:
- gender: female?
- ethnic regional: Nubian
Person
600846: Penatti
Role
witness
Name
201920: Penatti
Name variant
301920: ⲡⲉⲛⲁⲧⲧⲓ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 851

Attestation
ⲙⲁⲣ⸌ⲧ⸍ⲙⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲛⲓ
Translation
Mart( )minne
Description
Greco-Nubian name meaning 'dove of martyr(s)'; attested only once, unmarked for gender
Text
2792
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
1100–1199
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
2
Column
 
Line
11–12
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 1.108: Name: local (Greco-Nubian), Christian
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.108:
- religion: Christian
- ethnic regional: Nubian
Person
600847: Mart( )minne
Role
person on list
Name
201504: Mart( )minne
Name variant
301504: ⲙⲁⲣ⸌ⲧ⸍ⲙⲛ̄ⲛⲉ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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