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IM Reference 645

Attestation
ⲉⲩⲇⲟⲝⲓⲁ
Translation
Eudoxia
Description
Greek female name meaning 'good repute, honour', perhaps deriving from St Eudoxia from Kanopos; attested thrice in Nubia for a single woman
Text
629
Provenance
unknown
Date
700–899
Language
Greek/Coptic
Linguistic context
Coptic
Side/page
2
Column
 
Line
1
Latest edition
P. Lond. Copt. 448, pp. 211–12
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Eudoxia is recorded in TM People under three numbers: 101309, 105872, and 106547.
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.56: Name: foreign (Greek), female, Christian
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.56:
- gender: female
- religion: Christian
Person
101309: Eudoxia
Role
party of deed (1st person)
Name
9337: Eudoxia
Name variant
53349: ⲉⲩⲇⲟⲝⲓⲁ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
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IM Reference 646

Attestation
ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ
Translation
Maria
Description
Greco-Semitic female name deriving from Mary Mother of God
Text
629
Provenance
unknown
Date
700–899
Language
Greek/Coptic
Linguistic context
Coptic
Side/page
2
Column
 
Line
1
Latest edition
P. Lond. Copt. 448, pp. 211–12
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Maria occurs here together with Sion and Athanasia, which allows supposing that the three women were sisters, but their relation is not explicitly stated.
Maria is recorded in TM People under three numbers: 101312, 105874, and 106548.
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
101312: Maria
Role
party of deed (3rd person)
Name
22425: Maria
Name variant
54292: ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 647

Attestation
ⲥⲉⲓⲱⲛ
Translation
Sion / Seiōn
Description
Greek unisex name, hypocoristic for Jerusalem; attested 6 times in Nubia, only for women
Text
629
Provenance
unknown
Date
700–899
Language
Greek/Coptic
Linguistic context
Coptic
Side/page
2
Column
 
Line
1
Latest edition
P. Lond. Copt. 448, pp. 211–12
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Sion occurs here together with Maria and Athanasia, which allows supposing that the three women were sisters, but their relation is not explicitly stated.
Sion is recorded in TM People under two numbers: 101315 and 105876.
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.56: Name: foreign (Greek), female, Christian
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.56:
- gender: female
- religion: Christian
Person
101315: Sion
Role
party of deed (3rd person)
Name
8652: Sion
Name variant
55133: ⲥⲉⲓⲱⲛ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 648

Attestation
ⲧⲁⲡⲁⲣⲁ
Translation
Tapara
Description
Nubian name perhaps meaning 'the one who loosens'; attested only for men
Text
1020
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
1155–1180
Language
Greek/Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
2
Column
 
Line
1
Latest edition
Weschenfelder 2015, pp. 284–287 (partial)
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
600464: Tapara
Role
addressee of letter
Name
201033: Tapara
Name variant
302176: ⲧⲁⲡⲁⲣⲁ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
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IM Reference 649

Attestation
ⲡⲉⲥⲁⲛ
Translation
Pesa
Description
Nubian name, probably meaning 'sibling'; attested twice, for a single person, unmarked for gender
Text
1038
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
1190–1199
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
2
Column
 
Line
1
Latest edition
P. QI 3 54, pl. 6 (side i)
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
600181: Pesa
Role
mentioned in letter
Name
201941: Pesa
Name variant
301941: ⲡⲉⲥⲁ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
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IM Reference 650

Attestation
ⲙⲏⲛⲁ
Translation
Menas / Mēna
Description
Greek male name deriving from the soldier and martyr celebrated at Abu Mena
Text
2233
Provenance
Gebel Adda
Date
circa 1050–before 1092
Language
Greek/Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
2
Column
 
Line
1
Latest edition
Łajtar 2014c, pp. 956–8, pl. 14
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
600637: Mena
Role
addressee of letter
Name
4077: Menas
Name variant
54355: ⲙⲏⲛⲁ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 651

Attestation
ⳟⲁⲛⲛⲓ
Translation
Ngal / Ngan
Description
Nubian name meaning 'son'; attested 5 times, none marked for gender, but the meaning strongly suggests male name
Text
2791
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
1100–1199
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
2
Column
 
Line
1
Latest edition
P. QI 4 71, figs. 10–11
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Gender not specified.
There is a lacuna before this word, which means that this could be either a separate simple name Ngal or an element of a composite name. Alternatively, this could be treated as a common noun 'son'.
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.138: Name: local (Nubian), male, non-religious
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.138:
- gender: male
- ethnic regional: Nubian
Person
600638: Ngal
Role
person on list
Name
202393: Ngal
Name variant
302393: ⳟⲁⲗ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 652

Attestation
ⲇⲁⲛⲓ
Translation
Dani
Description
Nubian name probably deriving from ⲇⲁⲣ-, ⲇⲁⲛ-, 'to be, exist'; attested thrice, none marked for gender
Text
2828
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
probably 1100–1299
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
2
Column
 
Line
1
Latest edition
P. QI 4 85, fig. 27
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
600540: Dani
Role
addressee of letter
Name
200719: Dani
Name variant
300714: ⲇⲁⲛⲓ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 653

Attestation
ⲥⲟⳟⲟⳝⲓ
Translation
Songoja / Songoji
Description
Nubian name meaning 'songoj, eparch'; attested for 12 men and 1 woman
Text
1038
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
1190–1199
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
1
Column
 
Line
2
Latest edition
P. QI 3 54, pl. 6 (side i)
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
 
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
600640: Songoja
Role
mentioned in letter (receiving grain)
Name
202116: Songoja
Name variant
302132: ⲥⲟⳟⲟⳝⲓ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 654

Attestation
ⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫ
Translation
Ioseph / Iōsēph
Description
Hebrew male name deriving from the New Testament figure of Ioseph, husband of Mary; used in all Abrahamic religions
Text
628
Provenance
unknown
Date
696 or 697–after 710
Language
Greek/Coptic
Linguistic context
Coptic
Side/page
2
Column
 
Line
9
Latest edition
P. Lond. Copt. 447, pp. 209–211
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
It cannot be excluded that this is the same person as in Refs 700631 and 702155.
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
603489: Ioseph
Role
uncertain
Name
3467: Ioseph
Name variant
53829: ⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 655

Attestation
ⲙⲁⲥⲏ̣
Translation
Masi / Masi / Masē
Description
Nubian name meaning 'doer of good'; attested 19 times, only for men
Text
1698
Provenance
Abd el-Qadir
Date
1200–1399
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
1
Latest edition
NOM 3, no. 14, fig. 7
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
ⲟ̣ⲙⲉ̣ⲛ ⲧⲟⲧ is ambiguous: it can designate both an office, 'tot of Ome' or filiation, 'son of Ome'.
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
600642: Masi
Role
author
Name
201515: Masi
Name variant
301515: ⲙⲁⲥⲏ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
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IM Reference 656

Attestation
ⲭⲁⲏⲗ
Translation
Chael / Chaēl
Description
Hebrew male name, hypocoristic of the name of Archangel Michael
Text
2086
Provenance
Faras
Date
1150–1499
Language
unidentified
Linguistic context
unidentified
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
1
Latest edition
NOM 1, no. 10, fig. 10
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Interpretation of inscription corrected in NOM 1, no. 10.
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
600643: Chael
Role
owner
Name
12862: Chael
Name variant
55627: ⲭⲁⲏⲗ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
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