Bonner, SMA – PDF, D. 99.

Ruthven 1

Obv. Lion-headed god to l., six rays round head, wearing short-sleeved tunic, forming a kilt below the waist, and cuirass. In r. hand, two short daggers, points upward, in l., two stalks of grain, the ears bending over the l. shoulder. Below the waist the body is that of a serpent, forming coils to r. and l., as in many examples of the ordinary Chnoubis type, which has no human parts. The present type has been reported in only three other specimens, the next two numbers and the stone found at Byblos and published by M. Dunand (see p. 56). Round the margin, beginning at the top, σοροορμερφεργαρμαρμαφρειουριγξ, a formula usually found on uterine amulets.

Rev. Χνουβις νααβις βιενυθ  γιγαντορηκτα βαροφιτα. For these words see pp. 168 f., 199. The sign is used to divide the parts of the formula. Chnoubis symbol at bottom.

Gray-green steatite. Upright oval, 25 Χ 17 Χ 5. Obv. convex, rev. flat. Better work than most specimens, and perfectly preserved.