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IMRef_1541
IM Reference no.
IMRef_1541: Name of Mashankissi
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Attestation
ⲙⲁϣⲁⲛⲕⲥ̄ⲥⲓ
Translation
Mashankissi / Mashankissi
Description
Nubian name meaning 'church of the sun'; attested thrice for 2 persons (1 woman, 1 unmarked for gender)
Text
582
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
probably 1155–circa 1180
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
Column
Line
21
Latest edition
P. QI 3 34 (i)
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Comment
Since Mashankissi was Mouna's mother and Mashalko his father, they most probably were husband and wife.
This is most probably the same person as Ref 702191.
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
601587: Mashankissi
Role
mentioned as previous owner of piece of land
Name
201533: Mashankissi
Name variant
301534: ⲙⲁϣⲁⲛⲕⲥ̄ⲥⲓ
Second name
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