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IMRef_2424
IM Reference no.
IMRef_2424: Name of Axos
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Attestation
ⲁ̇ⲝⲟⲥ
Translation
Aksos
Description
Greek male name deriving from ἀξιόω, 'deem worthy'; attested thrice for one man
Text
1847
Provenance
Faras
Date
1200–1299
Language
Greek
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
Column
Line
5
Latest edition
I. Faras Copt., pp. 172–3, fig. 52
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Gender is not specified, but we are surely dealing with the same man as in Refs 700309 and 702222.
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.118: Name: local (Greek), male, non-religious
Second identity marker variant
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.118:
- gender: male
- ethnic regional: Nubian
Person
600309: Axos
Role
author
Name
200539: Axos
Name variant
300539: ⲁⲝⲟⲥ
Second name
Second name variant
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