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IMRef_1639
IM Reference no.
IMRef_1639: Name of Oshshi
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Attestation
ⲟϣϣⲓⲛⲉ
Translation
Oshshi
Description
Nubian name meaning 'slave'; attested twice, neither marked for gender
Text
637
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
circa 1268–before 1276
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
Column
Line
25
Latest edition
P. QI 4 67, fig. 5
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Gender not specified.
Ruffini interprets the phrase ⲟϣϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲡⲁⲡ̣ⲥⲏ ⲟⲏⲥⲕⲉ̣ⲗⲟ (ll. 25–26) as 'Oshshi's father, Oeske', but admits that this is doubtful.
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
601691: Oshshi
Role
in filiation (?)
Name
201790: Oshshi
Name variant
301790: ⲟϣϣⲓ
Second name
Second name variant
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