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Magical gem: Greek inscription (A) Greek inscription (B)
CBd-Number:
CBd-3833
ID-Number:
Fr-BnF-CdM_Froehner 2826
Collection:
FR_Paris, Cabinet des Médailles
Inventory:
Froehner 2826
References:
Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 461; Michel, DMG, no. 28.8.c; Mastrocinque 2014, no. 604
Former Collections:
Froehner, Wilhelm (1834–1925)
Material:
jasper, green and red
Dimensions:
18 x 15 x 4.1 mm
Divine Names & Voces:
voces, unidentified

Description: Transverse oval, both faces flat. Shape 8–9. Brown jasper. Intact. From Rome (1888).

A: Greek inscription in eight lines: επικλου|μεσεκυριει|βαιθβρυθιθα|φιαημεθωρσφωι|ιεφημινενρουχλν|ανεμεσηρινθρα| eight characteres |μην → voces including a Greek text: ἐπικ<α>λοῦμ<αι> σε κύριε Ι Βαῖθ Βρῖθ 'I invoke you, Lord Βαῖθ Βρῖθ', ἐφ’ἡμῖν 'on you', ἀμήν 'Amen.'
B: Greek inscription in seven lines: εβαλαλου|σημινασθε|νσιεαπαλλα|ξονπρισκον|αποτουπον|ουτουηπα|τοσ → voces including a Greek text: ἀπάλλαξον Πρίσκον ἀπὸ τοῦ πόνου τοῦ ἥπατος 'Deliver Priscos from the pain of the liver!'

Bibliography
Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 461.
Mastrocinque 2014, no. 604.

Last modified: 2019-10-30 17:06:59
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CBd-3833. 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/3833 on 09-03-2025.

Image-ID 10755

Credits Photo: A. Mastrocinque

Rights © Bibliothèque nationale de France, Cabinet des Médailles

Notes Side A and B