IMRef_3472: Name of Iooshsha

Attestation
ⲓ̈ⲱ̇ⲟϣϣⲁⲅⲟⲛ
Translation
Iooshsha / Iōoshsha
Description
Nubian name perhaps meaning 'slave of mother'; attested twice for a single person, perhaps a man
Text
641
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
31 October 1286
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
6
Latest edition
P. QI 4 64, fig. 2
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
The meaning of the title 'arapi to the town' is unknown, but its mere occurrence with the name of Iooshsha indicates that we are dealing here with a man, as Nubian women are not attested with any titles.
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
602325: Iooshsha
Role
party of deed (seller)
Name
201209: Iooshsha
Name variant
301209: ⲓⲱⲟϣϣⲁ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
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