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IMRef_655
IM Reference no.
IMRef_655: Name of Masi
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Reference
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Attestation
ⲙⲁⲥⲏ̣
Translation
Masi / Masi / Masē
Description
Nubian name meaning 'doer of good'; attested 19 times, only for men
Text
1698
Provenance
Abd el-Qadir
Date
1200–1399
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
Column
Line
1
Latest edition
NOM 3, no. 14, fig. 7
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
ⲟ̣ⲙⲉ̣ⲛ ⲧⲟⲧ is ambiguous: it can designate both an office, 'tot of Ome' or filiation, 'son of Ome'.
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.145: Name: local (Nubian), male (?), non-religious
Second identity marker variant
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.145:
- gender: male?
- ethnic regional: Nubian
Person
600642: Masi
Role
author
Name
201515: Masi
Name variant
301515: ⲙⲁⲥⲏ
Second name
Second name variant
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