Total:
68 / 3605 object(s)
Magical gem: Deities standing on uterus (A) ορωριουθ (B)
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CBd-Number:
CBd-100
ID-Number:
GB-BM-MMEu_G 1986,5-1,26
Collection:
GB_London, The British Museum
Inventory:
G 1986,5-1,26
References:
Michel, BM, no. 366; Michel, DMG, no. 54.2.c_4
Former Collections:
Ogden Collection
Material:
haematite (black)
Dimensions:
18 x 10.8 x 3 mm
Dating:
3rd c. AD (Michel)
Iconography:
Ouroboros; solar disk; rays (3); hieroglyph, name (Is.t); gesture, greeting; clothing: mantle; clothing: tunic; key (6-bitted); Anubis as mummy; Chnoubis, lion-headed; Osiris; Isis; uterus, in the form of a cupping vessel; clothing: bandage
Divine Names & Voces:
ορωριουθ
Logoi:
σοροορ-logos
A: Ouroboros encircling a uterus-symbol with a six-bitted key. Above the uterus, a group of deities, from left to right: Isis, in a long robe, in profile to right, left hand raised in greeting, head crowned with the hieroglyph indicating her name; Anubis as mummy, head to right; Chnoubis in profile to left, with three rays above the head; mummy of Osiris, in profile to left, with the solar disk on his head. Inscription outside the Ouroboros: σορο[- - -]εργ[- -]αρμαρφριουριγ → σοροορ-logos.
B: Inscription in two lines: ορωρ|ιουθ → ορωριουθ.
Bibliography
Michel, BM on CBd-100
Michel, DMG, 54.2.c_4
The British Museum Collection database on CBd-100
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