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IMRef_3763
IM Reference no.
IMRef_3763: Name of Makarios
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Attestation
ⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟ̇ⲥ
Translation
Makarios
Description
Greek male name meaning 'blessed', perhaps deriving from St Makarios the Egyptian; attested 6 times in Nubia
Text
3244
Provenance
Banganarti
Date
1200–1399
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
Column
Line
1
Latest edition
I. Banganarti 2 19, fig. on p. 106, fig. 81
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
ⲥⲟⲩⲅⲟ ⲧⲟⲧ is ambiguous: it can designate both an office, 'tot of Sougo' or filiation, 'son of Sougo'.
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.57: Name: foreign (Greek), male, Christian
Second identity marker variant
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.57:
- gender: male
- religion: Christian
Person
603767: Makarios
Role
author
Name
10475: Makarios
Name variant
11162: ⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ
Second name
Second name variant
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