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IMRef_2938
IM Reference no.
IMRef_2938: Name of Isto
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Attestation
ⲉⲓⲥⲧⲟⲇⲉ
Translation
Istotil / Eisto
Description
perhaps Semito-Nubian name meaning 'Jesus's child'; attested 6 times, twice for men, the remaining ones unmarked for gender
Text
1029
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
after 1190–after 1199
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
Column
Line
8
Latest edition
P. QI 3 45, pl. 4
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Gender not specified.
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.169: Name: local (Semito-Nubian), Christian
Second identity marker variant
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.169:
- religion: Christian
- ethnic regional: Nubian
Person
603043: Isto
Role
party of deed (buyer)
Name
200916: Istotil
Name variant
300916: ⲉⲓⲥⲧⲟ
Second name
Second name variant
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