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IMRef_1677
IM Reference no.
IMRef_1677: Name of Epil
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Attestation
ⲉ̇ⲡⲗ̄
Translation
Epil
Description
Nubian name probably meaning 'taker, receiver'; attested only once, for a man
Text
587
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
probably 1198–1199
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
Column
Line
28
Latest edition
P. QI 3 39, pl. 2
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Comment
Epil is surmised to be a male name only on the account of the presence of a title. Although meaning of 'chaerimata' is unknown, Nubian women do not seem to occur with titles.
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
601729: Epil
Role
witness
Name
200974: Epil
Name variant
300974: ⲉⲡⲗ̄
Second name
Second name variant
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