Talismans - Magical gem: Uterus, deities (A) ορωριουθου (B)

Magical gem: Uterus, deities (A) ορωριουθου (B)

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CBd-Number:

CBd-1052

ID-Number:

US-AA-SCL_Bonner 24

Collection:

US_Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Special Collections Library

Inventory:

SCL-Bonner 24

References:

Bonner, SMA D. 135; Michel, DMG, no. 54.6_4

Former Collections:

Bonner, Campbell (1876 Nashville – 1954 Ann Arbor)

Material:

haematite (black)

Dimensions:

17 x 11 x 3 mm

Iconography:

Isis; gesture, arms crossed; uterus, in the form of a cupping vessel; crown, double feathers?; clothing: bandage; crown, atef; gesture, protective; key (6-bitted); Ouroboros; Osiris; Nephthys; clothing: garment

Divine Names & Voces:

ορωριουθ, variants; vocales, αεηιουω

A: Ouroboros encircling a uterus-symbol with a six-bitted key, both upside-down. Uterus, with fallopian tubes and ligaments, inscribed (? - υυυ). Above the uterus, three crowned figures of deities, feet missing. In the center, the mummy of Osiris in bandage, with arms crossed in front of the chest, wearing the atef, complete with ram's horns and uraeus. Flanking him, Isis and Nephthys with wings held in a gesture of protection, both wearing the double feather crown (?). Around the uterus at the bottom, from right to left: αεηιουω → the Greek vowel series.
B: Inscribed in one line: ορωριουθου → variant of ορωριουθ.

Bibliography
Bonner, SMA on CBd-1052

Images
http://www.lib.umich.edu/files/libraries/hsl/slide135.JPEG" target="_blank">Image of A in the Amulet Collection of the Special Collections Library
http://www.lib.umich.edu/files/libraries/hsl/135rev.JPEG" target="_blank">Image of B in the Amulet Collection of the Special Collections Library

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CBd-1052. The Campbell Bonner Magical Gems Database (2010-), developed at the Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, editor-in-chief: Á. M. Nagy. Retrieved from: cbd.mfab.hu/cbd/1052 on 18-11-2024.