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IMRef_1652
IM Reference no.
IMRef_1652: 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
587
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
probably 1198–1199
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
Column
Line
26
Latest edition
P. QI 3 39, pl. 2
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Comment
This is certainly the same man as Menas mentioned in the protocol (Ref 703094).
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
600544: Mena
Role
witness
Name
4077: Menas
Name variant
54355: ⲙⲏⲛⲁ
Second name
Second name variant
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