Magical gem: Chnoubis (A) Chnoubis-sign, Greek inscription (B)
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CBd-Number:
CBd-182
ID-Number:
GB-Cambridge, Corpus Christi_C 6
Collection:
GB_Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, Lewis Collection
Inventory:
C 6
References:
Henig, Lewis, no. 255; Michel, DMG, no. 11.5_12
Material:
plasma (green)
Dimensions:
15 x 13 mm
Dating:
2nd–3rd c. AD (Henig)
Iconography:
Chnoubis, lion-headed; Chnoubis-sign; rays (11)
Divine Names & Voces:
voces, unidentified; Χνουμ?; Χνουμίς?
Logoi:
σοροορ-logos
A: Lion-headed Chnoubis in profile to left, no coils, head surrounded with eleven rays. To the left, inscription: ιθι. uterine symbol? ιθι → unidentified voces.
B: Chnoubis-sign. Inscription around: βεισβεινυθεεεχνουμι[- -]ειαασοροορμερφεαγαρβαρμαφριουιριγξ (Henig) → voces including Χνουμί or Χνουμ, σοροορ-logos.
Bibliography
Henig 1975, 61, no. 255.
B: Chnoubis-sign. Inscription around: βεισβεινυθεεεχνουμι[- -]ειαασοροορμερφεαγαρβαρμαφριουιριγξ (Henig) → voces including Χνουμί or Χνουμ, σοροορ-logos.
Bibliography
Henig 1975, 61, no. 255.
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CBd-182. The Campbell Bonner Magical Gems Database (2010-), developed at the Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, editor-in-chief: Á. M. Nagy.
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