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IMRef_2041
IM Reference no.
IMRef_2041: Name of Sion
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Reference
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Attestation
ⲥⲓⲱⲛ
Translation
Sion / Siōn
Description
Greek unisex name, hypocoristic for Jerusalem; attested 6 times in Nubia, only for women
Text
306
Provenance
Sakinya
Date
700–999
Language
Coptic
Linguistic context
Coptic
Side/page
Column
Line
4
Latest edition
I. Mina 226
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.56: Name: foreign (Greek), female, Christian
Second identity marker variant
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.56:
- gender: female
- religion: Christian
Person
602106: Sion
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
8652: Sion
Name variant
55227: ⲥⲓⲱⲛ
Second name
Second name variant
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