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IMRef_2012
IM Reference no.
IMRef_2012: Name of Iokaja
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Attestation
ⲓ̈ⲱ̇ⲕⲁⳝⲁⲗⲟ
Translation
Iokaja / Iōkaja
Description
Nubian name perhaps meaning 'the one who keeps mother'; attested twice, once for a man, once unmarked for gender
Text
582
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
probably 1155–circa 1180
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
Column
Line
39
Latest edition
P. QI 3 34 (i)
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Gender not specified.
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
602077: Iokaja
Role
witness
Name
201205: Iokaja
Name variant
301205: ⲓⲱⲕⲁⳝⲁ
Second name
Second name variant
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