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IMRef_2965
IM Reference no.
IMRef_2965: Name of Tapara
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Attestation
ⲧⲁⲡⲁⲣⲁ
Translation
Tapara
Description
Nubian name perhaps meaning 'the one who loosens'; attested only for men
Text
2845
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
probably 1100–1199
Language
Greek/Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
1
Column
Line
8
Latest edition
P. QI 4 104, fig. 47
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Comment
Gender not specified.
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.145: Name: local (Nubian), male (?), non-religious
Second identity marker variant
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.145:
- gender: male?
- ethnic regional: Nubian
Person
603073: Tapara
Role
mentioned in letter
Name
201033: Tapara
Name variant
302176: ⲧⲁⲡⲁⲣⲁ
Second name
Second name variant
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