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IMRef_1480
IM Reference no.
IMRef_1480: Name of Theognosta
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Attestation
ⲑⲉⲱⲅⲛⲱⲥⲧⲁ
Translation
Theognoste / Theognosta / Theōgnōsta
Description
Greek female name meaning 'known by God', perhaps deriving from St Theognoste; attested 7 times in Nubia, only for women
Text
439
Provenance
Ginari
Date
600–899
Language
Greek
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
Column
Line
2–3
Latest edition
I. Ginari, p. 49 (grave 840)
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
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
601523: Theognosta
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
25501: Theognoste
Name variant
53561: ⲑⲉⲱⲅⲛⲱⲥⲧⲁ
Second name
Second name variant
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