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IMRef_936
IM Reference no.
IMRef_936: Name of Barnabas
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Attestation
ⲃⲁⲣⲛⲁⲃⲁⲥ
Translation
Barnabas
Description
Aramaic male name meaning 'son of consolation' deriving from Barnabas, apostle and companion of St Paul; attested only once in Nubia
Text
570
Provenance
Adindan
Date
31 March 711 or 31 March 712
Language
Greek
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
Column
Line
13
Latest edition
Smith 1962, pp. 6–8, fig. on p. 8, pl. 1.2
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.41: Name: foreign (Aramaic), male, Christian
Second identity marker variant
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.41:
- gender: male
- religion: Christian
Person
600939: Barnabas
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
8966: Barnabas
Name variant
9055: ⲃⲁⲣⲛⲁⲃⲁⲥ
Second name
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