Magical gem: Chnoubis (A) Greek inscription (A-B)
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CBd-Number:
CBd-214
ID-Number:
DE-Berlin-Aeg_11926
Collection:
DE_Berlin, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Ägyptisches Museum
Inventory:
11926
References:
Philipp, Mira et Magica, no. 130; Michel, DMG, no. 11.4.a_3
Former Collections:
Stosch, Philipp von, Collection
Material:
jasper, yellow
Dimensions:
22 x 16 x 9 mm
Dating:
turn of the 2nd–3rd c. AD (H. Philipp)
Iconography:
Chnoubis, lion-headed; base; rays (13)
Divine Names & Voces:
αβραμμαωθ and variants; Χνουβίς; Χνουφίς
A: The lion-headed Chnoubis, head to left and surrounded with thirteen rays. Below Chnoubis, a cylindrical base with a profiled rim. Around, inscription: χνουβσχνουφιφεηιμουραιμουριραι → voces including variants of Χνουβίς, Χνουφίς.
B: Inscription in three lines: ορχανθωχρα|αβραμαω|ραιαλχμη → voces including variant of αβραμμαωθ.
Bibliography
Philipp, Mira et Magica on CBd-214
Michel, DMG, 11.4.a_3.
Images
Cast of CBd-214 obverse and reverse in the Gem Impressions Collection of Cornell University Library
B: Inscription in three lines: ορχανθωχρα|αβραμαω|ραιαλχμη → voces including variant of αβραμμαωθ.
Bibliography
Philipp, Mira et Magica on CBd-214
Michel, DMG, 11.4.a_3.
Images
Cast of CBd-214 obverse and reverse in the Gem Impressions Collection of Cornell University Library
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CBd-214. 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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