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IM Reference 3582

Attestation
Raphaelanya (unpublished form)
Translation
Raphaelanya
Description
Semito-Nubian name meaning 'living Raphael' or 'Raphael lives'; attested thrice, twice for a single man, once unmarked for gender
Text
1276
Provenance
Meinarti
Date
1300–1399
Language
Greek/Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
?
Latest edition
unpublished; fragmentary translation in Adams 2003, p. 35, pl. 7b
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
 
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
603285: Raphaelanya
Role
author
Name
202011: Raphaelanya
Name variant
302011: Raphaelanya (unpublished form)
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 3583

Attestation
ⲃⲁⲛⲉ
Translation
Bane
Description
Egyptian male name meaning 'date palm' or 'swallow', deriving from St Bane, 4th-century ascete, founder of the monastery Deir Abu Fana
Text
1291
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
600–799
Language
Coptic
Linguistic context
Coptic
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
1
Latest edition
unpublished; mentioned in Adams 2010, pp. 205, 304 (inventory), pl. 40b
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Gender not specified.
The text remains unpublished. Reading by G. Ochała on the basis of the photo.
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
603626: Bane
Role
owner (?)
Name
8948: Bane
Name variant
52952: ⲃⲁⲛⲉ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
Image not available

IM Reference 3584

Attestation
ⲥⲉⲩⲏⲣⲟⲩ
Translation
Seueros / Seuērou
Description
Latin male name deriving from the patriarch of Anthioch
Text
1311
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
probably 900–999
Language
unidentified
Linguistic context
unidentified
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
l. 1
Latest edition
unpublished; mentioned in Aldsworth 2010, pp. 119 (no. 10), 143, pl. 226, fig. 59
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Gender not specified.
It is uncertain whether the name refers to a saint or a living person.
The inscription remains unpublished; reading from the photo by G. Ochała.
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
603627: Seueros
Role
uncertain
Name
7628: Severus
Name variant
55188: ⲥⲉⲩⲏⲣⲟⲩ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
Image not available

IM Reference 3585

Attestation
[---]ⲁⲣϥⲁ
Translation
---arfa
Description
unidentified name; attested only once
Text
1374
Provenance
Nag' el-Sheima
Date
700–999
Language
Coptic
Linguistic context
Coptic
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
10
Latest edition
SB Kopt. 2 925
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
603628: ---arfa
Role
witness
Name
202615: ---arfa
Name variant
302730: ---ⲁⲣϥⲁ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
Image not available

IM Reference 3586

Attestation
ⲍⲱⲙⲗ
Translation
Somas / Zōml
Description
unidentified name; attested only once
Text
1374
Provenance
Nag' el-Sheima
Date
700–999
Language
Coptic
Linguistic context
Coptic
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
12
Latest edition
SB Kopt. 2 925
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Gender not specified.
Satzinger in Bietak – Schwarz 1987 suggests that ⲍⲱⲙⲁ may be an alternative reading. If so, the form would most probably be a variant of the name Somas.
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.173: Name: unidentified
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
Person
603629: Zoml
Role
witness
Name
23438: Somas
Name variant
302731: ⲍⲱⲙⲗ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
Image not available

IM Reference 3587

Attestation
[---]ⲓⲥⲓ
Translation
---isi
Description
unidentified name; attested only once
Text
1374
Provenance
Nag' el-Sheima
Date
700–999
Language
Coptic
Linguistic context
Coptic
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
13
Latest edition
SB Kopt. 2 925
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
603630: ---isi
Role
witness
Name
202617: ---isi
Name variant
302732: ---ⲓⲥⲓ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
Image not available

IM Reference 3588

Attestation
ⲓ̄ⲱ︦ⲩ̄
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
4464
Provenance
Sai
Date
probably 700–999
Language
Greek
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
1
Latest edition
Monneret de Villard 1935–57: 1, p. 239 (no. 1)
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
600681: Ioannes
Role
commemorated person (?)
Name
3464: Ioannes
Name variant
301214: ⲓⲱⲩ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
Image not available

IM Reference 3589

Attestation
ⲅⲉⲟⲣⲅⲓⲟ[ⲥ]
Translation
Georgios
Description
Greek male name deriving from St George, soldier and martyr
Text
1427
Provenance
unknown
Date
700–899
Language
Coptic
Linguistic context
Coptic
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
5
Latest edition
P. Lond. Copt. 451, p. 215
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
89374: Georgios
Role
in protocol
Name
3343: Georgios
Name variant
53054: ⲅⲉⲟⲣⲅⲓⲟⲥ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
Image not available

IM Reference 3590

Attestation
ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ
Translation
Maria
Description
Greco-Semitic female name deriving from Mary Mother of God
Text
1428
Provenance
unknown
Date
700–899
Language
Coptic
Linguistic context
Coptic
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
?
Latest edition
P. Lond. Copt. 454, p. 217
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Gender not specified.
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
89375: Maria
Role
party of deed
Name
22425: Maria
Name variant
54292: ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 3591

Attestation
ⲩ̇ⲡⲁⲇ
Translation
Ipad / Upad
Description
unidentified name; attested only once
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
Gender not specified.
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.173: Name: unidentified
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
Person
603633: Ipad
Role
in filiation
Name
202618: Ipad
Name variant
302733: ⲩⲡⲁⲇ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
Image not available

IM Reference 3592

Attestation
ⲡⲉⲧⲏⲣ
Translation
Petir / Petēr
Description
perhaps Egyptian name, but etymology unknown; attested once in Nubia, unmarked for gender
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
Gender not specified.
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.8: Name: foreign (?) (Egyptian?), unknown character
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
Person
603634: Petir
Role
in filiation
Name
35400: Petir
Name variant
302734: ⲡⲉⲧⲏⲣ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
Image not available

IM Reference 3593

Attestation
ⲥ̇ⲧⲉⲫⲁⲛⲟⲥ
Translation
Stephanos
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
1550
Provenance
Abu Oda
Date
1000–1499
Language
Greek
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
1
Latest edition
Griffith 1913, p. 67 (no. 15f)
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Griffith 1913, no. 15f, reads the title of Stephanos as ⲙⲉ⸌ⲅ⸍ ⲙ̣ⲟⲩ ⲅ, but the photo allows correcting the reading to ⲙⲉ⸌ⲅ⸍ ⲏ̣̇ⲥⲟⲩ ⳦.
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
603635: Stephanos
Role
author/commemorated person
Name
5863: Stephanos
Name variant
55289: ⲥⲧⲉⲫⲁⲛⲟⲥ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
Image not available