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IMRef_1110
IM Reference no.
IMRef_1110: Name of Koussan
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Attestation
ⲕⲟⲩⲥⲥⲁⲛⲛⲗ̄ⲗⲟⲛ
Translation
Koussan
Description
Nubian name perhaps deriving from ⲕⲟⲩⲥ-, 'to loosen', or Arabic name Ġassān; attested 5 times, once for a man, the other ones unmarked for gender
Text
590
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
probably 1155–circa 1180
Language
Greek/Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
Column
Line
16
Latest edition
P. QI 3 32
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Gender not specified.
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.152: Name: local (Nubian) or foreign (Arabic)
Second identity marker variant
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.152:
- ethnic regional: Nubian or Arabic
Person
601126: Koussan
Role
landowner in description of plot of land
Name
201345: Koussan
Name variant
301345: ⲕⲟⲩⲥⲥⲁⲛ
Second name
Second name variant
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