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IMRef_1718
IM Reference no.
IMRef_1718: Name of Christophoros
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Attestation
ⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲫⲟⲣⲟⲥ
Translation
Christophoros
Description
Greek male name meaning 'bearing Christ', deriving from St Christophoros; attested thrice in Nubia, for 3 men
Text
412
Provenance
Ginari
Date
600–899
Language
Greek
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
Column
Line
3
Latest edition
I. Ginari, p. 46 (grave 246)
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
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
601771: Christophoros
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
12928: Christophoros
Name variant
55666: ⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲫⲟⲣⲟⲥ
Second name
Second name variant
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