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IMRef_1859
IM Reference no.
IMRef_1859: Name of Tobias
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Attestation
ⲧⲱⲃⲓⲁⲥ
Translation
Tobias / Tōbias
Description
Hebrew male name deriving from an Old Testament figure, the son of Tobit; attested thrice in Nubia, twice for men, once unmarked for gender
Text
2624
Provenance
Debeira West
Date
probably 900–999
Language
Coptic
Linguistic context
Coptic
Side/page
2
Column
Line
3
Latest edition
Shinnie – Shinnie 1978, p. 98 (no. 200), pl. 52.200
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Gender not specified.
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.70: Name: foreign (Hebrew), male, Christian
Second identity marker variant
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.70:
- gender: male
- religion: Christian
Person
601915: Tobias
Role
witness (?)
Name
6314: Tobias
Name variant
55472: ⲧⲱⲃⲓⲁⲥ
Second name
Second name variant
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