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IMRef_1005
IM Reference no.
IMRef_1005: Name of Ngai
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Reference
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Attestation
ⳟⲁⲉⲛ
Translation
Ngai / Ngae
Description
probably Nubian name, but etymology unknown; attested thrice for a single person, unmarked for gender
Text
589
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
probably 1155–circa 1180
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
Column
Line
14
Latest edition
P. QI 3 31
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
600744: Ngai
Role
in filiation
Name
202396: Ngai
Name variant
302396: ⳟⲁⲉ-
Second name
Second name variant
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