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IMRef_2074
IM Reference no.
IMRef_2074: Name of Zosima
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Attestation
ⲍⲱⲥⲓⲙⲁⲛ
Translation
Zosima / Zōsima
Description
Greek name meaning 'viable', perhaps deriving from St Zosimas or St Zosimos; attested only once, unmarked for gender
Text
584
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
1 November 1190
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
2
Column
Line
4
Latest edition
P. QI 3 36
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Gender not specified.
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.116: Name: local (Greek), Christian
Second identity marker variant
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.116:
- religion: Christian
- ethnic regional: Nubian
Person
602139: Zosima
Role
in filiation
Name
201021: Zosima
Name variant
301021: ⲍⲱⲥⲓⲙⲁ
Second name
Second name variant
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