IMRef_1479: Name of Merchani

Attestation
ⲙⲉⲣⲭⲁⲛⲓ
Translation
Merchani
Description
perhaps Blemmyan/Beja female name meaning 'I lead'; attested only once in Nubia, for a woman
Text
437
Provenance
Ginari
Date
600–899
Language
Greek
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
2–3
Latest edition
I. Ginari, p. 49 (grave 838)
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
 
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.43: Name: foreign (Blemmyan/Beja?), non-religious
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.43:
- ethnic regional: Blemmyan/Beja?
Person
601522: Merchani
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
201580: Merchani
Name variant
301580: ⲙⲉⲣⲭⲁⲛⲓ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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