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IMRef_2819
IM Reference no.
IMRef_2819: Name of Mousoul
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Attestation
ⲙⲟⲩⲥⲟⲩⲕⲕⲁ
Translation
Mousoul
Description
perhaps Nubian name cognate with the Nobiin ⲙⲟⲩⲥⲟ, 'Wednesday' or with the Kenzi musul, 'mourn, grieve deeply; be angry'; attested only once, unmarked for gender
Text
2842
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
1125–1175
Language
Greek/Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
1
Column
Line
7
Latest edition
P. QI 4 101, fig. 44
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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
602923: Mousoul
Role
mentioned in letter
Name
201655: Mousoul
Name variant
301655: ⲙⲟⲩⲥⲟⲩⲗ
Second name
Second name variant
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