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IMRef_1295
IM Reference no.
IMRef_1295: Name of Petro
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Reference
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Attestation
ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟ
Translation
Petros / Petro
Description
Greek male name deriving from the New Testament figure of Peter the Apostle
Text
565
Provenance
Aswan
Date
19 April 962
Language
Coptic
Linguistic context
Coptic
Side/page
Column
Line
2
Latest edition
Dijkstra – Van der Vliet 2003, pp. 31–9, figs. 1–2
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
It is uncertain whether Petro was a Nubian or an Egyptian.
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
601329: Petro
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
5124: Petros
Name variant
54880: ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟ
Second name
Second name variant
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