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IMRef_299
IM Reference no.
IMRef_299: Name of Powese
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Attestation
ⲡⲟⳣⲉⲥⲏ
Translation
Powesi / Powesē
Description
Nubian name, perhaps cognate with the Kenzi/Dongolawi bōw, 'to swim, bathe'; attested only once, unmarked for gender
Text
1460
Provenance
Musawwarat el-Sofra
Date
900–1499
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
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Column
Line
1
Latest edition
Zyhlarz 1928, p. 190
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
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
600271: Powese
Role
author
Name
201990: Powesi
Name variant
301990: ⲡⲟⳣⲉⲥⲏ
Second name
Second name variant
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