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IM Reference 198

Attestation
ⲡⲉⲗⲗⲁ
Translation
Pella
Description
Nubian name perhaps deriving from ⲡⲉⲗ-, 'to come out, be'; attested only once, unmarked for gender
Text
1028
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
1155–1199
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
1
Latest edition
P. QI 3 44
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Gender not specified.
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.147: Name: local (Nubian), non-religious
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.147:
- ethnic regional: Nubian
Person
600168: Pella
Role
in filiation
Name
201919: Pella
Name variant
301919: ⲡⲉⲗⲗⲁ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 199

Attestation
ⲧⲁⲙⲥⲓ
Translation
Tamsi
Description
Nubian name, perhaps cognate with the Nobiin ⲧⲁⲙ-, 'to speak (in sleep); wish; guess'; attested 6 times for 5 persons (2 men, 3 unmarked for gender)
Text
1030
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
1100–1199
Language
Greek/Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
2
Column
 
Line
1
Latest edition
P. QI 3 46, pl. 5 (photo at http://www.medievalnubia.info/dev/images/PQI3-61-46-43.jpg)
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
P. QI 3 45 edits the title of of Tamsi as ⲉ̇ⲡⲁⲣ⸌ⲭ⸍ ⲛⲟ⸌ⲃ⸍ ⲕ⸌ⲁ⸍ⲧ⸌ⲱ⸍, ‘eparch of Lower Nobadia’, but the final ⲧ⸌ⲱ⸍ definitely stands for the Greek article τῷ, as in other addresses of Old Nubian letters from Qasr Ibrim; the meaning of ⲕ⸌ⲁ⸍ is unknown.
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.147: Name: local (Nubian), non-religious
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.147:
- ethnic regional: Nubian
Person
600169: Tamsi
Role
sender
Name
202165: Tamsi
Name variant
302165: ⲧⲁⲙⲥⲓ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 200

Attestation
ⲙⲁϣϣⲟⲩⲇⲁ
Translation
Mashshouda
Description
Nubian name of unclear etymology, probably connected with 'sun'; attested 27 times, of which 22 times for men
Text
1030
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
1100–1199
Language
Greek/Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
2
Column
 
Line
1
Latest edition
P. QI 3 46, pl. 5 (photo at http://www.medievalnubia.info/dev/images/PQI3-61-46-43.jpg)
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
 
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.138: Name: local (Nubian), male, non-religious
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.138:
- gender: male
- ethnic regional: Nubian
Person
600170: Mashshouda
Role
addressee
Name
200113: Mashshouda
Name variant
301540: ⲙⲁϣϣⲟⲩⲇⲁ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 201

Attestation
ⲛⲁ⸌ⲇ⸍
Translation
Nad( )
Description
unidentified abbreviated name; attested only once, for a man
Text
1032
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
1100–1199
Language
Greek/Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
2
Column
 
Line
1
Latest edition
P. QI 3 48, pl. 4
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
 
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.173: Name: unidentified
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
Person
600171: Nad( )
Role
sender
Name
201675: Nad( )
Name variant
301675: ⲛⲁ⸌ⲇ⸍
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 202

Attestation
ⲙⲁϣϣⲟⲩ⸌ⲇ⸍
Translation
Mashshouda / Mashshoud( )
Description
Nubian name of unclear etymology, probably connected with 'sun'; attested 27 times, of which 22 times for men
Text
1032
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
1100–1199
Language
Greek/Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
2
Column
 
Line
1
Latest edition
P. QI 3 48, pl. 4
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Gender not specified.
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.138: Name: local (Nubian), male, non-religious
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.138:
- gender: male
- ethnic regional: Nubian
Person
600170: Mashshouda
Role
addressee
Name
200113: Mashshouda
Name variant
301379: ⲙⲁϣϣⲟⲩ⸌ⲇ⸍
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
Image not available

IM Reference 203

Attestation
ⲁⳝⳝⲉⳝⲓⲛⲁ
Translation
Ḥajjāj / Hajjaj / Ajjaji / Ajjeji
Description
Arabic name meaning 'quarelsome; tyrant; the one who makes frequent pilgrimages to Mekka', originally male, but in Nubia apparently used also for women (attested 8 times, once for a man and once for a woman; the remaining attestations unmarked for gender)
Text
1033
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
1190–1199
Language
Greek/Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
2
Column
 
Line
1
Latest edition
P. QI 3 49 (photo of side i at http://www.medievalnubia.info/dev/images/PQI3-38-42-49.jpg)
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Gender not specified.
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.35: Name: foreign (Arabic) unisex, Muslim (?)
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.35:
- religion: Muslim?
Person
600173: Ajjaji
Role
mentioned in letter
Name
200623: Ḥajjāj
Name variant
300639: ⲁⳝⳝⲉⳝⲓ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
Image not available

IM Reference 204

Attestation
ⲕⲉⲧⲧⲟⲩⲇⲛ̄
Translation
Kettoudi
Description
Nubian name perhaps meaning 'securer of the way'; attested only once, unmarked for gender
Text
1035
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
1155–1200
Language
Greek/Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
1
Column
 
Line
1
Latest edition
P. QI 3 51, pl. 5
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Gender not specified.
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.147: Name: local (Nubian), non-religious
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.147:
- ethnic regional: Nubian
Person
600174: Kettoudi
Role
mentioned in letter
Name
201282: Kettoudi
Name variant
301282: ⲕⲉⲧⲧⲟⲩⲇ-
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
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IM Reference 205

Attestation
ⲁⲇⲁⲙ
Translation
Adam
Description
Hebrew male name deriving from Old Testament's first man; used in all Abrahamic religions
Text
1035
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
1155–1200
Language
Greek/Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
2
Column
 
Line
1
Latest edition
P. QI 3 51, pl. 5
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
 
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.66: Name: foreign (Hebrew), male, Biblical
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.66:
- gender: male
Person
600175: Adama
Role
sender
Name
8335: Adam
Name variant
52619: ⲁⲇⲁⲙ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
Image not available

IM Reference 206

Attestation
ⲇⲟⲩⲇⲇⲓ
Translation
Douddil / Douddi
Description
Nubian name perhaps cognate with the Nobiin ⲇⲟⲩⲇⲟⲩ, 'baby, child', or ⲇⲟⲩⲇⲟⲩ, 'thunder'; attested 12 times for 5 persons: 4 men, one unmarked for gender
Text
1035
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
1155–1200
Language
Greek/Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
2
Column
 
Line
1
Latest edition
P. QI 3 51, pl. 5
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Argate is referred to in the text as 'your mother'. As the addressee is Douddil, we can assume that the pronoun 'your' refers to him.
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.146: Name: local (Nubian), male (?), unknown character
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.146:
- gender: male?
- ethnic regional: Nubian
Person
600176: Douddil
Role
addressee
Name
200798: Douddil
Name variant
300799: ⲇⲟⲩⲇⲇⲓ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
Image not available

IM Reference 207

Attestation
ⲥⲟⳟⲟⳝⲁ
Translation
Songoja
Description
Nubian name meaning 'songoj, eparch'; attested for 12 men and 1 woman
Text
1036
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
1100–1199
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
 
Column
 
Line
1
Latest edition
P. QI 3 52, pl. 4
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
 
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.155: Name: local (Nubian), unisex, non-religious
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.155:
- ethnic regional: Nubian
Person
600177: Songoja
Role
mentioned in letter
Name
202116: Songoja
Name variant
302116: ⲥⲟⳟⲟⳝⲁ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
Image not available

IM Reference 208

Attestation
ⲁⲛⲛⲁⲗⲟ
Translation
Anna
Description
Hebrew female name of New Testament origin deriving from the mother of the Virgin Mary; the name is female, but at least once in Nubia attested for a man
Text
1037
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
1100–1199
Language
Greek/Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
1
Column
 
Line
1
Latest edition
P. QI 3 53, pl. 6 (side i; side ii at http://www.medievalnubia.info/dev/images/P.QI_3-53-62.jpg)
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
 
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.68: Name: foreign (Hebrew), unisex, Christian
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.68:
- religion: Christian
Person
600178: Anna
Role
mentioned in letter
Name
2046: Anna
Name variant
52792: ⲁⲛⲛⲁ
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
Image not available

IM Reference 209

Attestation
ⲙⲁϣϣⲟⲩ⸌ⲇ⸍
Translation
Mashshouda / Mashshoud( )
Description
Nubian name of unclear etymology, probably connected with 'sun'; attested 27 times, of which 22 times for men
Text
1037
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
1100–1199
Language
Greek/Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
2
Column
 
Line
1
Latest edition
P. QI 3 53, pl. 6 (side i; side ii at http://www.medievalnubia.info/dev/images/P.QI_3-53-62.jpg)
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
 
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.138: Name: local (Nubian), male, non-religious
Second identity marker variant
 
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.138:
- gender: male
- ethnic regional: Nubian
Person
600170: Mashshouda
Role
sender
Name
200113: Mashshouda
Name variant
301379: ⲙⲁϣϣⲟⲩ⸌ⲇ⸍
Second name
 
Second name variant
 
Source
 
Image
Image not available