Talismans - Magical gem: Horus seated on a throne, Ἀβλαναθαναλβα, Greek inscription

Magical gem: Horus seated on a throne, Ἀβλαναθαναλβα, Greek inscription

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CBd-Number:

CBd-3123

ID-Number:

Fr-BnF-CdM_Reg.M.6752

Collection:

FR_Paris, Cabinet des Médailles

Inventory:

Reg.M.6752

References:

Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 130; Michel, DMG, no. 25.2.a_1; Mastrocinque 2014, no. 46

Material:

jasper, green and red

Dimensions:

32 x 25 x 5 mm

Iconography:

Horus; crook; crown, double; flail; gesture, hand raised to mouth; throne; headdress; clothing, unspecified

Divine Names & Voces:

Ἀβλαναθαναλβα, palindrome

Description: Transverse oval, flat. Shape 8. Green and red jasper. Intact.

A: Horus seated on a throne, facing right, in a robe reaching below the knees, holding the crook and the flail in his right hand and touching his lips with his left hand. His head is topped with a wig, the nemes and the double crown. Inscription on the right in pterygoma form: αβλαναθαναλβα|βλαναθαναλβ|λαναθαναλ|αναθανα|ναθαν|αθα|θ|δοσμοιχαρ|ιν → Ἀβλαναθαναλβα-palindrome, δός μοι χάριν 'Give me favour!'.
B: Plain.

Bibliography
Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 130.
Mastrocinque 2014 on CBd-3123

The Cabinet des Médailles database on CBd-3123

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CBd-3123. 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/3123 on 09-03-2025.

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Credits Photo: A. Mastrocinque

Notes Side A