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IMRef_1527
IM Reference no.
IMRef_1527: Name of Mena
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Attestation
ⲙⲏⲛⲁ
Translation
Menas / Mēna
Description
Greek male name deriving from the soldier and martyr celebrated at Abu Mena
Text
2790
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
probably 1280–1289
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
Column
Line
20
Latest edition
P. QI 4 70c (descr.), fig. 9
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Gender not specified.
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
601571: Mena
Role
witness
Name
4077: Menas
Name variant
54355: ⲙⲏⲛⲁ
Second name
Second name variant
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