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IMRef_1204
IM Reference no.
IMRef_1204: Name of Papasi
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Attestation
ⲡⲁⲡⲁⲥⲛ̄
Translation
Papasil / Papasi
Description
Greco-Nubian name meaning 'bishop'; attested 9 times, none marked for gender
Text
591
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
probably 1155–circa 1180
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
Column
Line
17
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
Gender not specified.
Interpretation of the name corrected in NOM 4, no. 4d.
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.108: Name: local (Greco-Nubian), Christian
Second identity marker variant
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.108:
- religion: Christian
- ethnic regional: Nubian
Person
601229: Papasi
Role
in designation of person's office
Name
201822: Papasil
Name variant
301829: ⲡⲁⲡⲁⲥ-
Second name
Second name variant
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