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IM Reference 1466

Attestation
ⲇⲉϣϣⲓ
Translation
Deshshi
Description
Nubian name perhaps connected with ⲇⲉⲥⲥ-, 'green'; attested twice, for a single man
Text
2903
Provenance
Sonqi Tino
Date
1000–1399
Language
Greek
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
2
Latest edition
unpublished; in preparation by Sonqi Tino Collaborative; mentioned in Donadoni 1975, p. 35
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
601509: Deshshi
Role
author
Name
200772: Deshshi
Name variant
300772: ⲇⲉϣϣⲓ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
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IM Reference 1467

Attestation
[ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁⲛⲟⲩ]
Translation
Marianos / Marianou
Description
Greco-Semitic male name deriving from the name of Mary Mother of God
Text
1845
Provenance
Faras
Date
1005–1036
Language
Greek
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
2
Latest edition
Jakobielski et alii 2017, p. 321 + fig. (no. 99)
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
 
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.54: Name: foreign (Greco-Semitic), male, Christian
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.54:
- gender: male
- religion: Christian
Person
110479: Marianos
Role
commemorated person
Name
7120: Marianos
Name variant
301455: ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁⲛⲟⲩ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
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IM Reference 1468

Attestation
ⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲓⲛⲁ
Translation
Christina
Description
Greek female name deriving from the figure of the 3rd-century martyr of Tyre; attested twice in Nubia, for 2 women
Text
20
Provenance
Merowe East (?)
Date
700–999
Language
Greek
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
2–3
Latest edition
I. Khartoum Greek 30, pl. 29
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
 
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.56: Name: foreign (Greek), female, Christian
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.56:
- gender: female
- religion: Christian
Person
601511: Christina
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
27311: Christine
Name variant
302335: ⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲓⲛⲁ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 1469

Attestation
ⲁ̣[ⲛ]ⲑⲉⲗⲓⲁ
Translation
Anthelia
Description
Greek name of unknown etymology; attested only once, for a woman
Text
41
Provenance
Faras
Date
600–899
Language
Coptic
Linguistic context
Coptic
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
2–3
Latest edition
I. Khartoum Copt. 12, pl. 8
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
 
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.62: Name: foreign (Greek), unknown character
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
Person
601512: Anthelia
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
8542: Antheria
Name variant
300462: ⲁⲛⲑⲉⲗⲓⲁ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
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IM Reference 1470

Attestation
ⲧⲓⲣⲥⲁⲕⲟⲩⲛⲓ
Translation
Tirsakouni
Description
most probably Nubian name, but etymology unclear; attested only once, for a man
Text
55
Provenance
Ghazali
Date
700–999
Language
Coptic
Linguistic context
Coptic
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
2–3
Latest edition
I. Ghazali 77
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
 
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
601513: Tirsakouni
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
202251: Tirsakouni
Name variant
302251: ⲧⲓⲣⲥⲁⲕⲟⲩⲛⲓ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 1471

Attestation
ⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ
Translation
Pisrael / Pisraēl
Description
Semito-Egyptian male name deriving from the name of the Promised Land or the second name of Patriarch Jacob
Text
151
Provenance
Sakinya
Date
700–999
Language
Coptic
Linguistic context
Coptic
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
2–3
Latest edition
I. Mina 59
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
 
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.82: Name: foreign (Semito-Egyptian), male, Christian
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.82:
- gender: male
- religion: Christian
Person
601514: Pisrael
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
14326: Pisrael
Name variant
54943: ⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 1472

Attestation
ⲥⲓ̈ⲡⲉⲗⲁ
Translation
Sibilla / Sipela
Description
Latin female name; attested only once in Nubia, for a woman
Text
161
Provenance
Sakinya
Date
700–999
Language
Coptic
Linguistic context
Coptic
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
2–3
Latest edition
I. Mina 71
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
 
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.73: Name: foreign (Latin), female, non-religious
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.73:
- gender: female
Person
601515: Sipela
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
5753: Sibilla
Name variant
302068: ⲥⲓⲡⲉⲗⲁ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 1473

Attestation
ⲭⲣⲩⲥⲟⲗⲏ
Translation
Chrysolithos / Chrisoli / Chrusolē
Description
Greek name meaning 'topaz'; not used outside Nubia; attested twice, for 2 women
Text
325
Provenance
Sakinya
Date
700–999
Language
Coptic
Linguistic context
Coptic
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
2–3
Latest edition
I. Mina 245
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
 
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
601516: Chrisoli
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
202333: Chrysolithos
Name variant
302340: ⲭⲣⲩⲥⲟⲗⲏ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 1474

Attestation
ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁⲙ
Translation
Mariam
Description
Hebrew female name deriving from Mary Mother of God; common in all Abrahamic religions
Text
346
Provenance
Sakinya
Date
700–999
Language
Coptic
Linguistic context
Coptic
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
2–3
Latest edition
I. Mina 266
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
The text uses the feminie form ⲧⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲁ, but it consistently applies 3rd person singular pronoun to refer to the deceased (ⲙⲙⲟϥ, ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ, ⲛⲁϥ).
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.65: Name: foreign (Hebrew), female, Biblical
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.65:
- gender: female
Person
601517: Mariam
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
3963: Mariam
Name variant
54293: ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁⲙ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 1475

Attestation
ⲓ̈ⲉⲫⲑⲁ
Translation
Iephtha
Description
Hebrew male name deriving from one of the Old Testament judges of Israel; attested only once in Nubia for a man
Text
350
Provenance
Sakinya
Date
700–999
Language
Coptic
Linguistic context
Coptic
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
2–3
Latest edition
I. Mina 270
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
601518: Iephtha
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
201075: Iephthah
Name variant
301075: ⲓⲉⲫⲑⲁ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 1476

Attestation
ⲥⲓ̈ⲱⲛ
Translation
Sion / Siōn
Description
Greek unisex name, hypocoristic for Jerusalem; attested 6 times in Nubia, only for women
Text
413
Provenance
Ginari
Date
600–899
Language
Greek
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
2–3
Latest edition
I. Ginari, p. 46 (grave 249)
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Reading of the name corrected in NOM 3, no. 6.
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.56: Name: foreign (Greek), female, Christian
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.56:
- gender: female
- religion: Christian
Person
601519: Sion
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
8652: Sion
Name variant
55227: ⲥⲓⲱⲛ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 1477

Attestation
ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩ
Translation
Marres / Marou
Description
perhaps variant of the Egyptian name Marres, but the name is masculine and the Nubian attestation belongs to a woman
Text
425
Provenance
Ginari
Date
600–899
Language
Greek
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
2–3
Latest edition
I. Ginari, p. 47 (grave 397)
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
 
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.8: Name: foreign (?) (Egyptian?), unknown character
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
Person
601520: Marou
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
443: Marres
Name variant
54310: ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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