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IMRef_763
IM Reference no.
IMRef_763: Name of Posokosi
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Attestation
ⲡⲟⲥⲟⲕⲟⲥⲓⲛ
Translation
Posokosi
Description
perhaps Nubian name, but etymology unknown; attested only once, unmarked for gender
Text
2857
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
probably 1000–1199
Language
Greek/Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
1
Column
Line
10
Latest edition
P. QI 4 116 fr. 1, fig. 60
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Gender not specified.
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.100: Name: local (?) (Nubian?), unknown character
Second identity marker variant
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.100:
- ethnic regional: Nubian?
Person
600755: Posokosi
Role
mentioned in letter
Name
201977: Posokosi
Name variant
301977: ⲡⲟⲥⲟⲕⲟⲥⲓ
Second name
Second name variant
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