IMRef_1121: Name of Maranya

Attestation
ⲙⲁⲣⲁⳡⲁ
Translation
Marianya / Maranya
Description
Semito-Nubian name meaning 'Mary lives'; attested 10 times, once for a man, the remaining attestations unmarked for gender
Text
1001
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
1150–1199
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
16
Latest edition
P. QI 3 34 (ii)
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
The meaning of the title 'arapi' is unknown, but its mere occurrence with the name suggests that we are dealing here with a man, as Nubian women are not attested with any titles.
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
601137: Maranya
Role
witness
Name
34736: Marianya
Name variant
65136: ⲙⲁⲣⲁⳡⲁ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
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