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IM Reference 307

Attestation
ⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ
Translation
Mouses / Mousis / Mōusēs
Description
Hebrew male name deriving from the Old Testament prophet and lawgiver; used in all Abrahamic religions
Text
1470
Provenance
Musawwarat el-Sofra
Date
600–1499
Language
unidentified
Linguistic context
unidentified
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
1
Latest edition
unpublished; illustration in Lepsius 1849–59: 6 (plates), 11, pl. 11, 68; mentioned in Ermann 1881, p. 114
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Gender not specified.
This may also be the name of a saint.
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
600279: Moisis
Role
author
Name
10684: Mouses
Name variant
54400: ⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 308

Attestation
ⲥⲁⲗⲟⲙⲟⲩⲛ
Translation
Solomon / Salomoun
Description
Hebrew male name meaning 'man of peace', deriving from Solomon, the King of Israel; attested thrice in Nubia, twice for men, once unmarked for gender
Text
1473
Provenance
Begrawiya
Date
900–1499
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
1
Latest edition
Zyhlarz 1928, p. 190
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
600280: Salomoun
Role
author
Name
5814: Solomon
Name variant
302027: ⲥⲁⲗⲟⲙⲟⲩⲛ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 309

Attestation
ⲙⲏⲛⲁⲥ
Translation
Means / Mēnas
Description
Greek male name deriving from the soldier and martyr celebrated at Abu Mena
Text
1476
Provenance
Tamit
Date
1000–1199
Language
unidentified
Linguistic context
unidentified
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
1
Latest edition
unpublished; mentioned in Baldassare 1967, p. 48
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
600283: Menas
Role
legend to painting
Name
4077: Menas
Name variant
54356: ⲙⲏⲛⲁⲥ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 310

Attestation
ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲩ
Translation
Paulos / Paulou
Description
Latin male name deriving from the New Testament figure of Apostle Paul (or Paul the First Anchorite)
Text
1513
Provenance
Amada
Date
600–1499
Language
Greek
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
1
Latest edition
Gauthier 1913, p. 192
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Gender not specified.
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.72: Name: foreign (Latin), male, Christian
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.72:
- gender: male
- religion: Christian
Person
600284: Paulos
Role
author
Name
4956: Paulos
Name variant
54757: ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲩ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 311

Attestation
ⲓ̈ⲱ︦ⲩ̄
Translation
Ioannes / Iōu
Description
Hebrew male name deriving from a New Testament figure (John the Evangelist or John the Baptist) or a saint (John Chrysostom)
Text
1516
Provenance
Amada
Date
600–1199
Language
Coptic
Linguistic context
Coptic
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
1
Latest edition
Barguet – Dewachter 1967: 2, p. 3, pl. 52.109; 3, p. 58
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
600285: Ioannou
Role
author
Name
3464: Ioannes
Name variant
301214: ⲓⲱⲩ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 312

Attestation
ⲥⲧ̣ⲉⲫⲏⲛ
Translation
Stephanos / Stephēn
Description
Greek male name deriving from the New Testament figure of Stephen the Protomartyr; attested 25 times, once unmarked for gneder, 21 times for men, and 3 times for women
Text
1517
Provenance
Amada
Date
600–1199
Language
Coptic
Linguistic context
Coptic
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
1
Latest edition
Barguet – Dewachter 1967: 3, p. 58
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
 
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.63: Name: foreign (Greek), unisex, Christian
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.63:
- religion: Christian
Person
600671: Stephen
Role
author
Name
5863: Stephanos
Name variant
55293: ⲥⲧⲉⲫⲏⲛ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 313

Attestation
ⲇⲓⲟⲥ
Translation
Dios
Description
Greek male name deriving from a saint from the Theban region; attested thrice in Nubia, for 3 men
Text
1519
Provenance
Amada
Date
600–1499
Language
unidentified
Linguistic context
unidentified
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
1
Latest edition
Gauthier 1913, p. 193, fig. 46
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
600287: Dios
Role
author
Name
2754: Dios
Name variant
53196: ⲇⲓⲟⲥ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
Image not available

IM Reference 314

Attestation
ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ
Translation
Maria
Description
Greco-Semitic female name deriving from Mary Mother of God
Text
1525
Provenance
Dongola
Date
circa 675–circa 725
Language
unidentified
Linguistic context
unidentified
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
1
Latest edition
Godlewski 2000, p. 201
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
 
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.53: Name: foreign (Greco-Semitic), female, Christian
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.53:
- gender: female
- religion: Christian
Person
600288: Maria
Role
addressee of delivery
Name
22425: Maria
Name variant
54292: ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 315

Attestation
ⲯⲁⲧⲉ (perhaps monogram)
Translation
Psate
Description
Egyptian male name deriving from bishop of Ptolemais martyred under Diocletian
Text
1526
Provenance
Dongola
Date
circa 675–circa 725
Language
unidentified
Linguistic context
unidentified
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
1
Latest edition
Godlewski 2000, p. 201
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
 
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.48: Name: foreign (Egyptian), male, Christian
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.48:
- gender: male
- religion: Christian
Person
600289: Psate
Role
addressee of delivery
Name
12972: Psate
Name variant
55675: ⲯⲁⲧⲉ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
Image not available

IM Reference 316

Attestation
ⲥⲗⲃ
Translation
Silbanos / Slb
Description
Latin male name deriving from the New Testament figure of Silvanus, disciple accompanying St Paul; attested once in Nubia, for a man
Text
1527
Provenance
Dongola
Date
circa 675–circa 725
Language
unidentified
Linguistic context
unidentified
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
1
Latest edition
Godlewski 2000, p. 201
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Godlewski 2000 resolves the abbreviation as ⲥ(ⲓ)ⲗⲃ(ⲁⲛⲟⲥ), but it is slightly more probable that one should read ⲥ(ⲓ)ⲗⲃ(ⲉⲥⲧⲣⲟⲥ), as the former name has not been attedted in Nubia, and the latter is found in DBMNT 404 (REF 702305).
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.72: Name: foreign (Latin), male, Christian
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.72:
- gender: male
- religion: Christian
Person
600290: Silbanos
Role
addressee of delivery
Name
7637: Silvanus
Name variant
302058: ⲥⲗⲃ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
Image not available

IM Reference 317

Attestation
ⲇ̣ⲁⲇ
Translation
Dauid / Dad
Description
Hebrew male name deriving from the Old Testament king of Judah; common in Abrahamic religions
Text
1536
Provenance
Amada
Date
1000–1499
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
1
Latest edition
Griffith 1913, p. 62 (no. 5)
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
600291: Dauid
Role
author (?)
Name
8931: Dauid
Name variant
53124: ⲇⲁⲇ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
Image not available

IM Reference 318

Attestation
ⲟⲕⲕⲉⲣⲏ
Translation
Okkeri / Okkerē
Description
Nubian name perhaps deriving from ⲟⲕⲕⲁⲣ-/ⲟⲕⲕⲣ̄-, 'to place over, attend'; attested only once, unmarked for gender
Text
1537
Provenance
Amada
Date
probably 1309–1324
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
1
Latest edition
NOM 3, no. 10
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
600292: Okkeri
Role
author
Name
201705: Okkeri
Name variant
301705: ⲟⲕⲕⲉⲣⲏ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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