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IMRef_1488
IM Reference no.
IMRef_1488: Name of Theodosia
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Attestation
ⲑⲉⲟⲇⲱⲥⲓ[ⲁ]
Translation
Theodosia / Theodōsia
Description
Greek female name meaning 'gift of God' deriving from St Theodosia of Tyre (3rd c.) or St Theodosia of Constantinople (7th–8th c.); attested thrice in Nubia for women
Text
662
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
700–899
Language
Greek/Coptic
Linguistic context
Coptic
Side/page
Column
Line
2–3
Latest edition
I. QI 34, fig. on p. 131
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
601531: Theodosia
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
9508: Theodosia
Name variant
9975: ⲑⲉⲟⲇⲱⲥⲓⲁ
Second name
Second name variant
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