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IMRef_1874
IM Reference no.
IMRef_1874: Name of Manoshshi
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Attestation
ⲙⲁⲛⲟϣϣⲓ
Translation
Manoshshi
Description
Nubian name meaning 'slave of joy'; attested only once, unmarked for gender
Text
2828
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
probably 1100–1299
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
1
Column
Line
3
Latest edition
P. QI 4 85, fig. 27
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Comment
Gender not specified.
Ruffini points out that it is uncertain whether this word should be understood as an anthroponym or the phrase 'that Oshshi' or 'that slave'.
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.147: Name: local (Nubian), non-religious
Second identity marker variant
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.147:
- ethnic regional: Nubian
Person
601933: Manoshshi
Role
mentioned in letter
Name
201394: Manoshshi
Name variant
301394: ⲙⲁⲛⲟϣϣⲓ
Second name
Second name variant
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