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IMRef_4234
IM Reference no.
IMRef_4234: Name of Abel
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Attestation
ⲁⲃⲉⲗ
Translation
Abel
Description
Hebrew male name deriving from the Old Testament figure, son of Adam and Ever, brother of Cain; attested once in Nubia
Text
3966
Provenance
Banganarti
Date
1200–1399
Language
Greek/Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Greek/Old Nubian
Side/page
Column
Line
1
Latest edition
I. Banganarti 2 790, fig. on p. 485, figs. 71, 134
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Comment
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.70: Name: foreign (Hebrew), male, Christian
Second identity marker variant
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.70:
- gender: male
- religion: Christian
Person
604184: Abel
Role
author
Name
8304: Abel
Name variant
7894: ⲁⲃⲉⲗ
Second name
Second name variant
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