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IMRef_2190
IM Reference no.
IMRef_2190: Name of Shigami
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Attestation
ϣⲏⲅⲁⲙⲏ
Translation
Shikami / Shigami / Shēgamē
Description
probably Nubian name, but etymology unknown; attested thrice, twice for a single man, once unmarked for gender
Text
3035
Provenance
Gebel Adda
Date
1100–1499
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
Column
Line
4
Latest edition
Łajtar 2014c, pp. 956, 958, pl. 15
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Gender not specified.
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.151: Name: local (Nubian), unknown character
Second identity marker variant
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.151:
- ethnic regional: Nubian
Person
602260: Shigami
Role
person on list
Name
202346: Shikami
Name variant
302346: ϣⲏⲅⲁⲙⲏ
Second name
Second name variant
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