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IMRef_2969
IM Reference no.
IMRef_2969: Name of Asi Oukkissi
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Attestation
ⲁ̇ⲥⲓ ⲟⲩⲕⲕⲥ̄ⲥⲓⲛⲕⲟ
Translation
Asi Oukkissi
Description
Nubian name perhaps deriving from ⲁⲥ-, 'daughter' and ⲟⲩⲗ(ⲟⲩ)ⲅ-, 'ear, leaf'; attested only once, unmarked for gender, but the meaning strongly suggests female name
Text
2857
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
probably 1000–1199
Language
Greek/Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
1
Column
Line
8
Latest edition
P. QI 4 116 fr. 1, fig. 60
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Gender not specified.
It is uncertain whether this is a proper name or another kind of formation.
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.136: Name: local (Nubian), female, non-religious
Second identity marker variant
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.136:
- gender: female
- ethnic regional: Nubian
Person
603077: Asi Oukkissi
Role
mentioned in letter
Name
200593: Asi Oukkissi
Name variant
300593: ⲁⲥⲓ ⲟⲩⲕⲕⲥ̄ⲥⲓ
Second name
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