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IMRef_113
IM Reference no.
IMRef_113: Name of Papsa
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Illustration
Attestation
ⲡⲁⲡⲥⲁⲛⲓ
Translation
Papasa / Papsa
Description
Greco-Nubian male name deriving from the Greek loanword ⲡⲁⲡⲁⲥ, 'bishop'; attested 21 times, out of which 13 for men, the remaining ones unmarked for gender
Text
2897
Provenance
Sonqi Tino
Date
1000–1399
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
Column
Line
1
Latest edition
unpublished; in preparation by Sonqi Tino Collaborative; mentioned in Donadoni 1975, p. 33
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Gender not specified.
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.107: Name: local (Greco-Nubian), male, Christian
Second identity marker variant
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.107:
- gender: male
- religion: Christian
- ethnic regional: Nubian
Person
600081: Papsa
Role
in filiation
Name
33404: Papasa
Name variant
301873: ⲡⲁⲡⲥⲁ
Second name
Second name variant
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