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IMRef_2954
IM Reference no.
IMRef_2954: Name of Taurosa
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Attestation
ⲧⲁⲩⲣⲟⲥⲓⲛⲓ
Translation
Tauros / Taurosi
Description
Greek male name meaning 'bull'; attested 5 times in Nubia for 4 persons (2 men, 2 unmarked for gender)
Text
2806
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
1100–1199
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
2
Column
Line
8
Latest edition
P. QI 4 73, figs. 14–15
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Gender not specified.
Interpretation of the name corrected in NOM 4, no. 26k.
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.60: Name: foreign (Greek), male, non-religious
Second identity marker variant
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.60:
- gender: male
Person
601117: Taurosa
Role
person on list
Name
6122: Tauros
Name variant
302208: ⲧⲁⲩⲣⲟⲥⲓ
Second name
Second name variant
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