Name 202659: Tamal

Name
Tamal
Gender
male
Structure
unknown
Type
monolingual
Genealogy
Nubian or Blemmyan/Beja
Origin
local
Etymology
If this is a Nubian name, it could be connected with ⲧⲁⲙⲁⲛⲛ-, 'helper', or cognate with the Nobiin ⲧⲁⲙⲁⲗ-, 'to carry; to support, help'. Otherwise, this could be a Blemmyan/Beja name, identical with the name Tamal (TM Nam 35159) attested for a Blemmyan king of the late 4th/5th cent.
Literature
Łajtar – Ochała 2017a, p. 249; I. Banganarti 2, comm. to no. 723
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Religious character
 
Secular character
 
Unknown character
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