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IMRef_172
IM Reference no.
IMRef_172: Name of Ιasse
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Attestation
ⲉⲓⲁⲥⲥⲉ
Translation
Iasse
Description
perhaps variant of the Hebrew male name Yishai deriving from the Old Testament figure, father of King David; attested in Nubia only once, for a man
Text
979
Provenance
Kalabsha
Date
600–1499
Language
Greek
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
Column
Line
1
Latest edition
Łajtar – Ochała 2023, pp. 63–65 (no. 2), fig. 2
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Comment
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.13: Name: foreign (?) (Hebrew?), male (?), Christian (?)
Second identity marker variant
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.13:
- gender: male?
- religion: Christian?
Person
600142: Ιasse
Role
author
Name
200844: Iasse
Name variant
300844: ⲉⲓⲁⲥⲥⲉ
Second name
Second name variant
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