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IMRef_4116
IM Reference no.
IMRef_4116: Name of Ijini
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Attestation
ⲏⳝⲏⲛⲏ
Translation
Ijini / Ējēnē
Description
Nubian name perhaps meaning 'scorpio'; attested only once, for a man
Text
3810
Provenance
Banganarti
Date
1200–1399
Language
Greek/Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Greek/Old Nubian
Side/page
Column
Line
1
Latest edition
I. Banganarti 2 618, figs. 54, 121
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Comment
The phrase ⲡⲛ̄ⲛⲉ ⲑⲉⲅⲛⲁ̇ is ambiguous. It may be understood as either patronymic ('son of Pinne') or designation of office ('thegna of Pinne').
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
604088: Ijini
Role
author
Name
202854: Ijini
Name variant
303061: ⲏⳝⲏⲛⲏ
Second name
Second name variant
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