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IMRef_1929
IM Reference no.
IMRef_1929: Name of Athanasios
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Attestation
ⲁⲑⲁⲛⲁⲥⲓⲟⲥ
Translation
Athanasios
Description
Greek male name deriving from bishop of Alexandria, d. 373, martyr in Klysma under Diocletian and Maximian, or magician converted by George during martyrdom; attested 14 times in Nubia, once unmarked for gender
Text
469
Provenance
Arminna
Date
600–899
Language
Coptic
Linguistic context
Coptic
Side/page
Column
Line
3–4
Latest edition
Junker 1925a, pp. 151–2 (no. 6)
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.57: Name: foreign (Greek), male, Christian
Second identity marker variant
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.57:
- gender: male
- religion: Christian
Person
601992: Athanasios
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
8352: Athanasios
Name variant
52639: ⲁⲑⲁⲛⲁⲥⲓⲟⲥ
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