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IMRef_1290
IM Reference no.
IMRef_1290: Name of Drosis
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Trismegistos
TM
namref 600721
Reference
Illustration
Attestation
ⲇⲣⲱⲥⲏⲥ
Translation
Drosis / Drosēs
Description
Greek female name meaning 'dew' deriving from St Drosis, daughter of Hadrian, martyred with female companion Junia; attested only once in Nubia
Text
499
Provenance
unknown
Date
2 June 699
Language
Greek
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
Column
Line
2
Latest edition
I. Nubia Tibiletti Bruno 43
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
TM People qualifiy the name as a variant of Drosos (NAM 41116).
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.56: Name: foreign (Greek), female, Christian
Second identity marker variant
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.56:
- gender: female
- religion: Christian
Person
449829: Drosis
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
9199: Drosis
Name variant
300834: ⲇⲣⲱⲥⲏⲥ
Second name
Second name variant
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