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IMRef_1519
IM Reference no.
IMRef_1519: Name of Persia
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Attestation
ⲡⲉⲣⲥⲓⲁⲗⲟ
Translation
Persia
Description
Nubian name, possibly cognate with the Nobiin ⲡⲁⲣⲥⲓ, 'twin'; attested twice, unmarked for gender
Text
590
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
probably 1155–circa 1180
Language
Greek/Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
Column
Line
20
Latest edition
P. QI 3 32
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Gender not specified.
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.147: Name: local (Nubian), non-religious
Second identity marker variant
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.147:
- ethnic regional: Nubian
Person
601562: Persia
Role
witness
Name
201928: Perisa
Name variant
301936: ⲡⲉⲣⲥⲓⲁ
Second name
Second name variant
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