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IMRef_2715
IM Reference no.
IMRef_2715: Name of Theophilos
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Attestation
ⲑⲉⲟ̣[ⲫⲓ]ⲗ̣ⲟⲥ
Translation
Theophilos
Description
Greek male name meaning 'loved by God' deriving from an Egyptian martyr under Decian; attested thrice in Nubia, twice for men, once unmarked for gender
Text
95
Provenance
Faras
Date
4 December 738
Language
Coptic
Linguistic context
Coptic
Side/page
Column
Line
7
Latest edition
SB Kopt. 2 1061
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.57: Name: foreign (Greek), male, Christian
Second identity marker variant
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.57:
- gender: male
- religion: Christian
Person
602811: Theophilos
Role
author/scribe
Name
5492: Theophilos
Name variant
53536: ⲑⲉⲟⲫⲓⲗⲟⲥ
Second name
Second name variant
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