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IMRef_1720
IM Reference no.
IMRef_1720: Name of Sophia
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Attestation
ⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ
Translation
Sophia
Description
Greek female name meaning 'wisdom', deriving from 3rd-c. Egyptian martyr; attested thrice in Nubia, only for women
Text
418
Provenance
Ginari
Date
600–899
Language
Greek
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
Column
Line
3
Latest edition
I. Ginari, p. 47 (grave 270?)
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Comment
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.56: Name: foreign (Greek), female, Christian
Second identity marker variant
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.56:
- gender: female
- religion: Christian
Person
601773: Sophia
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
12241: Sophia
Name variant
55268: ⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ
Second name
Second name variant
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