A: At the top: Ouroboros with head to right, enclosing seven Greek letters: ζξε|πσυε. On the two sides of the Ouroboros: four eight-pointed stars. Inscription in eleven lines:
αγωσασαωααω|νσεμεσειααμαβρα|εσξζυρραγηακραμα|κραμμλκαμαρισσε|γγενβααφαρανγησ||
εμεσσιααμωβαημε|ενιαμβωναρουαν|ταμιχαηλαμορ|ασλχειφυλασ|ετεμαιαv||νω → voces including vocales (1), variant of σεμεσειλαμ, variant of Ἀβρασάξ (2), variant of Ἀκραμμαχαμαρεί (3-4), variant of σεσεγγενβαρφαραγγης (4-5), variant of σεμεσειλαμ, variant of ωρθμενχινιαμβων (6-7), αρουαντα (7-8), Μιχαήλ (8), variant of αμουραχθη (8-9), φύλασσετε Μαιανω ? (9-11).
B: Inscription in eleven lines:
οντεσωτ|ουαριαωρ|εωηλφονα|ωραιητοσωα|ιμαωαηαοι||
ωλουηαηιοα|λπειυωασεε|ωηαωηνιφιη|λωηααεψσει|σμηαιην||σιη → voces including chiefly vocales.
Post-antique. Copy after Chifletius–Macarius XVII 69. See also:
1) Carnelian: CBd-981
2) Haematite: CBd-2188
3) Garnet: King, Gnostics, 289; , No. 264.
4) Dark red agate, once Whelan collection: King, Gnostics, 290.
Bibliography
Chifletius–Macarius, Abraxas, XVII 69.
Michel, BM on CBd-982
http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/search_the_collection_database/search_object_details.aspx?objectid=60685&partid=1&searchText=Michel+2001+623&fromADBC=ad&toADBC=ad&numpages=10&orig=%2fresearch%2fsearch_the_collection_database.aspx¤tPage=1" target="_blank">The British Museum Collection database on CBd-982