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IMRef_1263
IM Reference no.
IMRef_1263: Name of Athanasios
Stable url
Trismegistos
TM
namref 539101
Reference
Illustration
Attestation
ⲁⲛⲑⲁⲛⲁⲥⲓⲟⲥ
Translation
Athanasios
Description
Greek male name deriving from bishop of Alexandria, d. 373, martyr in Klysma under Diocletian and Maximian, or magician converted by George during martyrdom; attested 14 times in Nubia, once unmarked for gender
Text
2056
Provenance
unknown
Date
probably 800–899
Language
Greek/Coptic
Linguistic context
Coptic
Side/page
Column
Line
19
Latest edition
SB Kopt. 1 37
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.57: Name: foreign (Greek), male, Christian
Second identity marker variant
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.57:
- gender: male
- religion: Christian
Person
399209: Athanasios
Role
uncertain
Name
8352: Athanasios
Name variant
303300: ⲁⲛⲑⲁⲛⲁⲥⲓⲟⲥ
Second name
Second name variant
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