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IMRef_3045
IM Reference no.
IMRef_3045: Name of Oliti
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Attestation
ⲟ̇ⲗⲓ̈ⲧⲓ
Translation
Oliti / Olithi
Description
Nubian name perhaps cognate with the Nobiin ⲟⲗⲓⲇ, 'light; fast, active'; attested 9 times for 8 persons (2 men, 6 unmarked for gender)
Text
637
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
circa 1268–before 1276
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
Column
Line
9
Latest edition
P. QI 4 67, fig. 5
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
The title ⲕⲟⲩⲣⲕⲉⲧⲓ ⳟⲉϣϣⲁ ⲛⲛ̄ may designate Oliti, who is also styled 'algou' in the protocol; it, however, may refer to another person, whose name was omitted due to a scribal error (see Ochała, 'NOM 4', no. 20b).
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
603154: Oliti
Role
in protocol
Name
201707: Oliti
Name variant
301711: ⲟⲗⲓⲧⲓ
Second name
Second name variant
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