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IM Reference 3293

Attestation
ﻣﺤﻤﺪ
Translation
Muḥammad / Muhammad
Description
male name of Arabic origin meaning 'praiseworthy', deriving from the name of the Prophet
Text
513
Provenance
Komangana
Date
27 August 998
Language
Arabic
Linguistic context
Arabic
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
8
Latest edition
Säve-Söderbergh 1981, pp. 53–4, fig. on p. 53, pls. 46, 107.2 (= TEI 26098)
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
603390: Muḥammad
Role
in filiation
Name
9456: Muḥammad
Name variant
300020: ﻣﺤﻤﺪ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 3294

Attestation
ﻳﻮﺳﻒ
Translation
Ioseph / Yūsuf / Yusuf
Description
Hebrew male name deriving from the New Testament figure of Ioseph, husband of Mary; used in all Abrahamic religions
Text
513
Provenance
Komangana
Date
27 August 998
Language
Arabic
Linguistic context
Arabic
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
8–9
Latest edition
Säve-Söderbergh 1981, pp. 53–4, fig. on p. 53, pls. 46, 107.2 (= TEI 26098)
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
603391: Yūsuf
Role
in filiation
Name
3467: Ioseph
Name variant
302547: ﻳﻮﺳﻒ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 3295

Attestation
ﺍحمد
Translation
Aḥmad / Ahmad
Description
male name of Arabic origin meaning 'he who is more laudable'
Text
514
Provenance
Komangana
Date
18 September 977–16 October 977
Language
Arabic
Linguistic context
Arabic
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
5
Latest edition
Säve-Söderbergh 1981, pp. 54–5, fig. on p. 54, pls. 47, 107.3 (= TEI 26099)
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
603392: Aḥmad
Role
in filiation
Name
27263: Aḥmad
Name variant
300021: ﺍحمد
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 3296

Attestation
ⲥⲧⲁⲩⲣⲟⲫⲟⲣⲟⲩ
Translation
Staurophoros / Staurophorou
Description
Greek male name meaning 'bearing the Cross'; attested twice for a single man
Text
515
Provenance
Komangana
Date
4 December 1069
Language
Greek/Coptic
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
24
Latest edition
Hägg 1981, pp. 55–59, fig. on p. 57, pl. 105
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
 
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.115: Name: local (Greek), male, Christian
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.115:
- gender: male
- religion: Christian
- ethnic regional: Nubian
Person
602966: Staurophoros
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
202143: Staurophoros
Name variant
302143: ⲥⲧⲁⲩⲣⲟⲫⲟⲣⲟⲥ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 3297

Attestation
ⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥⲕⲟ
Translation
Angeloskol
Description
Greco-Nubian name meaning 'the one who has an angel'; attested 7 times, two of which for a single woman, the remaining unmarked for gender
Text
527
Provenance
Argin
Date
1100–1199
Language
Greek
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
25
Latest edition
I. Fitzwilliam 111, figs. on pp. 158, 159
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
 
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.106: Name: local (Greco-Nubian), female, Christian
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.106:
- gender: female
- religion: Christian
- ethnic regional: Nubian
Person
603106: Angelosko
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
200421: Angeloskol
Name variant
300421: ⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥⲕⲟ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 3298

Attestation
ⲕⲟⲥⲙⲁ
Translation
Kosma
Description
Greek male name meaning 'order, decency', deriving from St Kosma, brother of Damianos
Text
529
Provenance
el-Donga
Date
21 May 1093
Language
Greek
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
23
Latest edition
Torallas Tovar – Worp 2002, pp. 169–74, pl. after p. 170
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
603105: Kosma
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
3712: Kosmas
Name variant
54025: ⲕⲟⲥⲙⲁ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 3299

Attestation
ⳟⲥ̄ⲥⲓⳟⲁ
Translation
Ngissinga
Description
Nubian name perhaps meaning 'the one who becomes a saint'; attested twice for a single man
Text
533
Provenance
Meinarti (?)
Date
26 July 1157
Language
Greek/Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
18–19
Latest edition
I. Nubia Tibiletti Bruno 10
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
 
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.132: Name: local (Nubian), Christian
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.132:
- religion: Christian
- ethnic regional: Nubian
Person
243792: Ngissinga
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
202413: Ngissinga
Name variant
302413: ⳟⲥ̄ⲥⲓⳟⲁ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 3300

Attestation
ⲙⲓⲗⲁⳡⲁ
Translation
Milanya
Description
Semito-Nubian name probably meaning 'living Michael', deriving from the name of Archangel Michael; attested 4 times, none marked for gender
Text
533
Provenance
Meinarti (?)
Date
26 July 1157
Language
Greek/Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
19
Latest edition
I. Nubia Tibiletti Bruno 10
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
243791: Milanya
Role
in filiation
Name
201609: Milanya
Name variant
301609: ⲙⲓⲗⲁⳡⲁ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 3301

Attestation
ⲓ̈ⲏⲥⲟⲩ
Translation
Iesou / Iēsou
Description
Aramaic male name deriving from the name of Jesus Christ; used in all Abrahamic religions
Text
554
Provenance
Aniba
Date
22 September 1048
Language
Greek/Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
2
Latest edition
Łajtar – Ochała 2023, pp. 69–73 (no. 4), fig. 4
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
603393: Iesou
Role
author
Name
3410: Iesous
Name variant
300288: ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 3302

Attestation
ⲣⲏⲍⲁ
Translation
Riḍa / Rida / Riza / Rēza
Description
Arabic male name meaning 'satisfaction, contentment'; attested only once in Nubia, unmarked for gender
Text
554
Provenance
Aniba
Date
22 September 1048
Language
Greek/Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
2
Latest edition
Łajtar – Ochała 2023, pp. 69–73 (no. 4), fig. 4
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Gender not specified.
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
603394: Riza
Role
in filiation
Name
202489: Riḍa
Name variant
302550: ⲣⲏⲍⲁ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 3303

Attestation
ⲓ̈ⲥⲁⲕ
Translation
Isaak / Isak
Description
Hebrew male name deriving from the Old Testament patriarch; common in all Abrahamic religions
Text
557
Provenance
Aswan
Date
7 April 1322
Language
Greek
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
12
Latest edition
Łajtar forthcoming (d)
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
600848: Isak
Role
in prayer for salvation of several rulers
Name
3437: Isaak
Name variant
53747: ⲓⲥⲁⲕ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 3304

Attestation
ⲓ̈ⲱⲏⲗ
Translation
Ioel / Iōēl
Description
Hebrew male name deriving from the Old Testament prophet
Text
557
Provenance
Aswan
Date
7 April 1322
Language
Greek
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
8
Latest edition
Łajtar forthcoming (d)
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
602968: Ioel
Role
in prayer for salvation of several rulers
Name
30918: Ioel
Name variant
301200: ⲓⲱⲏⲗ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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