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IMRef_1008
IM Reference no.
IMRef_1008: Name of Papon
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Attestation
ⲡⲁⲡⲟⲛ
Translation
Papon
Description
Nubian name perhaps deriving from ⲡⲁⲡⲟ, 'O father'; attested 11 times for 7 persons (4 men, 3 unmarked for gender)
Text
591
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 33, pl. 2 (photo at http://www.medievalnubia.info/dev/images/PQI3-32-53-59.jpg)
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Comment
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
601019: Papon
Role
witness
Name
201847: Papon
Name variant
301861: ⲡⲁⲡⲟⲛ
Second name
Second name variant
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