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IMRef_2185
IM Reference no.
IMRef_2185: Name of Mamou
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Attestation
ⲙⲁⲙⲟⲩ
Translation
Mamou
Description
Nubian name possibly cognate with the Nobiin ⲙⲁⲙⲉ-, 'root, basis, fundament'; attested only once, unmarked for gender
Text
2867
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
probably 1000–1199
Language
Greek/Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
2
Column
Line
4
Latest edition
P. QI 4 121, fig. 66
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
602255: Mamou
Role
mentioned in letter
Name
27609: Mamou
Name variant
59936: ⲙⲁⲙⲟⲩ
Second name
Second name variant
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