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IM Reference 1951

Attestation
ⲙⲁⲣⲧⲉⲛⲗ̄ⲗⲟ
Translation
Marte
Description
perhaps Greek name deriving from μάρτυς, 'martyr'; attested only once, unmarked for gender
Text
588
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
16 August 1199
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
30
Latest edition
P. QI 3 40
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Gender not specified.
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.9: Name: foreign (?) (Greek?), Christian (?)
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.9:
- religion: Christian?
Person
602015: Marte
Role
landowner in description of plot of land
Name
201496: Marte
Name variant
301496: ⲙⲁⲣⲧⲉ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 1952

Attestation
ⲅⲉⲱⲣⲅⲓⲟⲥ
Translation
Georgios / Geōrgios
Description
Greek male name deriving from St George, soldier and martyr
Text
636
Provenance
unknown
Date
700–799
Language
Coptic
Linguistic context
Coptic
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
30
Latest edition
CPR 4 28
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Gneder 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
104172: Georgios
Role
in filiation
Name
3343: Georgios
Name variant
53090: ⲅⲉⲱⲣⲅⲓⲟⲥ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 1953

Attestation
ⲅⲉⲱⲣⲅⲓⲟⲩ
Translation
Georgios / Geōrgiou
Description
Greek male name deriving from St George, soldier and martyr
Text
1872
Provenance
Faras
Date
900–1299
Language
unidentified
Linguistic context
unidentified
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
30
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
602017: Georgios
Role
person on list
Name
3343: Georgios
Name variant
53091: ⲅⲉⲱⲣⲅⲓⲟⲩ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 1954

Attestation
ⲓ︦ⲥ︦ⲟⲩ
Translation
Iesou / Isou
Description
Aramaic male name deriving from the name of Jesus Christ; used in all Abrahamic religions
Text
97
Provenance
Faras
Date
900–1150
Language
Greek/Coptic/Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
30
Latest edition
I. Faras Copt., pp. 190–195, fig. 69
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Iesou II
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
110480: Iesou
Role
commemorated person
Name
3410: Iesous
Name variant
301143: ⲓ︦ⲥ︦ⲟⲩ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 1955

Attestation
ⲉⳟⳟⲁⲉⲛ̄
Translation
Engngail / Engngaei
Description
Nubian name meaning either 'btother' or 'salvation of mother'; attested 5 times for 2 persons, a man and a woman
Text
585
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
probably 1190–1198
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
30
Latest edition
P. QI 3 37
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Gender is not specified, but in another document (DBMNT 1027) Engngaeil is mentioned with his wife.
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
601075: Engngaeil
Role
party of deed (seller)
Name
200961: Engngail
Name variant
301007: ⲉⳟⳟⲁⲉⲓ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
Image not available

IM Reference 1956

Attestation
ﻣﺤﻤﺪ
Translation
Muḥammad / Muhammad
Description
male name of Arabic origin meaning 'praiseworthy', deriving from the name of the Prophet
Text
494
Provenance
unknown
Date
23 July 916
Language
Arabic
Linguistic context
Arabic
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
31
Latest edition
Grohmann 1935, pp. 19–30, pls. 2–3
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
 
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.28: Name: foreign (Arabic), male, Muslim
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.28:
- gender: male
- religion: Muslim
Person
602020: Muḥammad
Role
witness
Name
9456: Muḥammad
Name variant
300020: ﻣﺤﻤﺪ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
Image not available

IM Reference 1957

Attestation
ⳟⲁⲡⲣⲉ̇
Translation
Ngapre
Description
Nubian name cognate with the Nobiin ⲛⲁⲡⲣⲓ, 'corn, grain', or ⲛⲁⲡⲣⲓ, 'beautiful, nice'; attested 5 times for 4 men
Text
585
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
probably 1190–1198
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
31
Latest edition
P. QI 3 37
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
 
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.145: Name: local (Nubian), male (?), non-religious
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.145:
- gender: male?
- ethnic regional: Nubian
Person
602021: Ngapre
Role
witness
Name
202400: Ngapre
Name variant
302401: ⳟⲁⲡⲣⲉ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
Image not available

IM Reference 1958

Attestation
ⲕⲉⲥⲓⲁ̇ⲙⲛ̄
Translation
Kesiami
Description
unidentified name; attested twice for a single person, unmarked for gender
Text
585
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
probably 1190–1198
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
31
Latest edition
P. QI 3 37
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Gender not specified.
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.173: Name: unidentified
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
Person
602022: Kesiami
Role
in filiation
Name
201278: Kesiami
Name variant
301279: ⲕⲉⲥⲓⲁⲙ-
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
Image not available

IM Reference 1959

Attestation
ⲓ︦ⲏ︦ⲗ︦ⲇⲉ
Translation
Israel / Iēl
Description
Hebrew male name deriving from the desigantion of the Promised Land or the second name of Patriarch Jacob
Text
1018
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
1100–1299
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
1
Column
 
Line
31
Latest edition
Weschenfelder 2015, pp. 288–299
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Gender not specified.
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.70: Name: foreign (Hebrew), male, Christian
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.70:
- gender: male
- religion: Christian
Person
601140: Israel
Role
mentioned in letter
Name
14312: Israel
Name variant
301076: ⲓⲏⲗ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
Image not available

IM Reference 1960

Attestation
ⲍⲁⲭⲁⲣⲟⲩ
Translation
Zacharias / Zachariou
Description
Hebrew male name deriving from either an Old Testament figure (prophet or king of Judah) or the New Testament one (father of John the Baptist); common in all Abrahamic religions
Text
1872
Provenance
Faras
Date
900–1299
Language
unidentified
Linguistic context
unidentified
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
31
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 1.66: Name: foreign (Hebrew), male, Biblical
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.66:
- gender: male
Person
602024: Zacharou
Role
person on list
Name
6440: Zacharias
Name variant
301015: ⲍⲁⲭⲁⲣⲟⲩ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
Image not available

IM Reference 1961

Attestation
ﻣﺤﻤﺪ
Translation
Muḥammad / Muhammad
Description
male name of Arabic origin meaning 'praiseworthy', deriving from the name of the Prophet
Text
494
Provenance
unknown
Date
23 July 916
Language
Arabic
Linguistic context
Arabic
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
32
Latest edition
Grohmann 1935, pp. 19–30, pls. 2–3
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
 
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.28: Name: foreign (Arabic), male, Muslim
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.28:
- gender: male
- religion: Muslim
Person
602025: Muḥammad
Role
witness
Name
9456: Muḥammad
Name variant
300020: ﻣﺤﻤﺪ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
Image not available

IM Reference 1962

Attestation
ⲡⲁⲡⲁⲥⲁ
Translation
Papasa
Description
Greco-Nubian male name deriving from the Greek loanword ⲡⲁⲡⲁⲥ, 'bishop'; attested 21 times, out of which 13 for men, the remaining ones unmarked for gender
Text
582
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
probably 1155–circa 1180
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
32
Latest edition
P. QI 3 34 (i)
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
It is uncertain whether the designation 'chief' refers to Papasa or to his father, Douriko.
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.107: Name: local (Greco-Nubian), male, Christian
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.107:
- gender: male
- religion: Christian
- ethnic regional: Nubian
Person
602026: Papasa
Role
witness
Name
33404: Papasa
Name variant
65285: ⲡⲁⲡⲁⲥⲁ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
Image not available