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Magical gem: Thoth, falcons, scarab, ibis, crocodile, Ἰαεω‑palindrome (A) voces (B) voces (C)
CBd-Number:
CBd-3270
ID-Number:
Fr-BnF-CdM_58.2180B
Collection:
FR_Paris, Cabinet des Médailles
Inventory:
58.2180B
References:
Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 194; Michel, DMG, no. 27.4.c_1; Mastrocinque 2014, no. 98
Material:
greywacke
Dimensions:
27 x 20 x 3.3 mm
Iconography:
Thoth; animal: crocodile; solar disk; bird: falcons (2); scarab; standard; shoes: boots; hieroglyph, ankh; clothing: kilt; bird: ibis
Divine Names & Voces:
Ἀβρασάξ; voces, unidentified; Βαρβαριώθ and variants
Logoi:
Ἰαεω‑palindrome

Description: Upright oval, both faces flat. Shape 8–9. Greywacke. Small damage at the top right edge of side A, chip at the top.

A: The ibis-headed Thoth trampling on a crocodile, facing left, wearing a kilt and boots, his left hand carrying the ankh-sign and his right hand holding a standard ending in a scarab and topped with a falcon. On the top right side of Thoth: a falcon crowned with the solar disk. At bottom left: an ibis. Inscription all around: ιαεωβα[φ]ρενεμουνοοιλαρικριφιαευεαιφιρκινερφαβωραλιθονυομεαι → part of Ἰαεω-palindrome.
B: Greek inscription in nine lines: ρεμμ|αλωαμμ|ιμελμρβ|υοιαγουρ|γουβερια|μβωβερβ|εριουθα|βρασα|ξ → voces including a variant of Βαρβαριώθ, Ἀβρασάξ.
C: Inscription around the edge: αραραχαραραεφθεσικηρειαβεζερηκισιθφημ̣ε → voces.

BIbliography
Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 194.
Mastrocinque 2014 on CBd-3270

The Cabinet des Médailles database on CBd-3270

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CBd-3270. 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/3270 on 09-03-2025.

Image-ID 9997

Credits Photo: A. Mastrocinque

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Notes Side A and B