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IMRef_1834
IM Reference no.
IMRef_1834: Name of Papa
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Attestation
ⲡ̣ⲁ̣ⲡⲁⲛ
Translation
Papa
Description
Greek male name meaning 'father; bishop'; attested 6 times in Nubia, thrice for men, thrice unmarked for gender
Text
1559
Provenance
Abu Oda
Date
1000–1499
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
Column
Line
3
Latest edition
Monneret de Villard 1935–1957: 1, p. 175
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Gender not specified.
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.55: Name: foreign (Greek), male, Christian (?)
Second identity marker variant
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.55:
- gender: male
- religion: Christian?
Person
601889: Papa
Role
uncertain
Name
34870: Papas
Name variant
54656: ⲡⲁⲡⲁ
Second name
Second name variant
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