IMRef_3676: Name of Medjou

Attestation
ⲙⲉⲇⳝⲟⲩ
Translation
Medjou
Description
Nubian name meaning 'slave, servant'; attested 4 times, none securely marked for gender
Text
2829
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
probably 1100–1299
Language
Old Nubian & Arabic
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
1
Column
 
Line
7
Latest edition
P. QI 4 86, fig. 28
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Gender not specified.
Ruffini points out in the commentary that it is uncertain how to understand this word: as an anthroponym, title, or common noun.
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
603703: Medjou
Role
sender of letter
Name
201564: Medjou
Name variant
301564: ⲙⲉⲇⳝⲟⲩ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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