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IM Reference 3109

Attestation
ⲁ̇ⲛⲉⲛ
Translation
Ane
Description
Nubian name meaning 'speech'; attested 8 times, twice for men, the remaining ones unmarked for gender
Text
2850
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
1100–1299
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
1
Column
 
Line
9
Latest edition
P. QI 4 109, figs. 52–3
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
603229: Ane
Role
mentioned in document, party of transaction
Name
202541: Ane
Name variant
302637: ⲁⲛⲉ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 3110

Attestation
ⲓ̈ⲏ̇ⲥⲟⲩ
Translation
Iesou / Iēsou
Description
Aramaic male name deriving from the name of Jesus Christ; used in all Abrahamic religions
Text
2842
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
1125–1175
Language
Greek/Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
1
Column
 
Line
9
Latest edition
P. QI 4 101, fig. 44
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
 
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
603230: Iesou
Role
mentioned in letter
Name
3410: Iesous
Name variant
300288: ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 3111

Attestation
ⲁⲣⲕⲓⲛ
Translation
Arki
Description
Nubian name perhaps cognate with the Nobiin ⲁⲣⲕⲓ, 'clay'; attested 3 times, none marked for gender
Text
2853
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
1000–1399
Language
Greek/Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
1
Column
 
Line
9
Latest edition
P. QI 4 112, fig. 56
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
603231: Arki
Role
mentioned in letter
Name
200573: Arki
Name variant
300574: ⲁⲣⲕⲓ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 3112

Attestation
ⲓ̈ⲱⲏⲗ
Translation
Ioel / Iōēl
Description
Hebrew male name deriving from the Old Testament prophet
Text
723
Provenance
Tamit
Date
circa 1460–circa 1490
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
9
Latest edition
Donadoni 1967, pp. 61–4, no. 1, pls. 20, 1; 22
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
600029: Ioel
Role
uncertain
Name
30918: Ioel
Name variant
301200: ⲓⲱⲏⲗ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 3113

Attestation
ⲧⲁⲡⲁⲣⲁ
Translation
Tapara
Description
Nubian name perhaps meaning 'the one who loosens'; attested only for men
Text
588
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
16 August 1199
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
9
Latest edition
P. QI 3 40
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
600731: Tapara
Role
in protocol
Name
201033: Tapara
Name variant
302176: ⲧⲁⲡⲁⲣⲁ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 3114

Attestation
ⲁ̇ⲇⲁⲙⲁ
Translation
Adam / Adama
Description
Hebrew male name deriving from Old Testament's first man; used in all Abrahamic religions
Text
585
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
probably 1190–1198
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
9
Latest edition
P. QI 3 37
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
600175: Adama
Role
in protocol
Name
8335: Adam
Name variant
300439: ⲁⲇⲁⲙⲁ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 3115

Attestation
ⲉ̇ⲓⳡⲧ̄ⲧⲁ
Translation
Inyitta / Einyitta
Description
Nubian name meaning 'the wealth/the wealthy one'; attested for both men and women
Text
610
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
17 September 1186
Language
Greek/Coptic
Linguistic context
Coptic
Side/page
1
Column
 
Line
96
Latest edition
unpublished; translation in Adams 1996, pp. 227–9
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Gender is not specified, but given the fact Einyitta was the scribe of the letter, we can assume that he was a man.
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
603235: Inyitta
Role
scribe
Name
200927: Inyitta
Name variant
300927: ⲉⲓⳡⲧ̄ⲧⲁ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 3116

Attestation
[ⲓⲥ]ⲁⲁⲕ
Translation
Isaak
Description
Hebrew male name deriving from the Old Testament patriarch; common in all Abrahamic religions
Text
957
Provenance
Tamit
Date
700–999
Language
Greek
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
2
Column
 
Line
lower vertical arm
Latest edition
I. Khartoum Greek, p. 156
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
603236: Isak
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
3437: Isaak
Name variant
53744: ⲓⲥⲁⲁⲕ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 3117

Attestation
Gapoiapa (unpublished form)
Translation
Gapoiapa
Description
most probably Nubian name, but its etymology unknown; attested only once, unmarked for gender
Text
2271
Provenance
Gebel Adda
Date
1200–1299
Language
Greek/Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Greek/Old Nubian
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
?
Latest edition
unpublished; mentioned in Ruffini 2015, p. 57
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
603237: Gapoiapa
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
200194: Gapoiapa
Name variant
300194: Gapoiapa (unpublished form)
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 3118

Attestation
ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ
Translation
Paulos
Description
Latin male name deriving from the New Testament figure of Apostle Paul (or Paul the First Anchorite)
Text
2351
Provenance
Amara
Date
600–1499
Language
unidentified
Linguistic context
unidentified
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
1
Latest edition
Monneret de Villard 1935–57: 1, p. 236
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
603239: Paulos
Role
author
Name
4956: Paulos
Name variant
3585: ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 3119

Attestation
ⲅⲉⲱⲣⲅⲓⲟ̣
Translation
Georgios / Georgio / Geōrgio
Description
Greek male name deriving from St George, soldier and martyr
Text
1451
Provenance
Fagirinfenti
Date
600–1499
Language
unidentified
Linguistic context
unidentified
Side/page
1
Column
 
Line
1
Latest edition
unpublished; mentioned in Edwards 2012, p. 157, figs. 6.18, 6.19)
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Gender 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
603240: Georgios
Role
owner (?)
Name
3343: Georgios
Name variant
300136: ⲅⲉⲱⲣⲅⲓⲟ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 3120

Attestation
ⲑⲉⲟⲇⲟⲣⲟ̣
Translation
Theodoros / Theodoro
Description
Greek male name meaning 'gift of God' deriving from St Theodore Stratelates
Text
1451
Provenance
Fagirinfenti
Date
600–1499
Language
unidentified
Linguistic context
unidentified
Side/page
3
Column
 
Line
1
Latest edition
unpublished; mentioned in Edwards 2012, p. 157, figs. 6.18, 6.19)
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Gender 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
603241: Theodoro
Role
owner (?)
Name
5490: Theodoros
Name variant
300137: ⲑⲉⲟⲇⲟⲣⲟ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
Image not available