Bonner, SMA, 301.
Bonner, SMA – PDF, 301.unknown meaning. The rest is pronounceable, and therefore can hardly be an ordinary numerical cipher; but while the elements resemble those in other magical logoi, they seem not to be exactly duplicated elsewhere.
Rev. Ouroboros enclosing letters, some reversed, characters and stars, six- and eight-pointed. One of the characters is a crux monogrammatica with an extra horizontal stroke; cf. Kraus, Realencykl. d. christl. Altertümer, II, 226, 227.
Onyx, almost circular, 28.5 Χ ca. 27.5.
285
Obv. Surface completely covered with a minutely engraved inscription in eighteen lines, over 240 letters, ending with four large letters, sigma, phi, the Coptic fai, and alpha. It consists of meaningless combinations of letters, mostly pronounceable, but making no Greek words nor any magical names observed elsewhere. It is not worth the trouble of transcribing, but is a good example of writing as such applied to magical use even though no reader could recognize either ordinary or magical language.
Rev. Characters with a few ordinary letters.
Haematite. Upright oval, 25 X 18 X 3.
286
Obv. Ouroboros enclosing: σαλαμαξα, three characters, βαμεαζα.
Rev. Plain.
Sard. Upright oval, 20 X 16 X 5. Obv. slightly convex, rev, flat, edges perpendicular to flat side. Perforated in longer dimension.
287
Obv. Ouroboros enclosing inscription in six lines: αvoχ ιαω πασαλovη βoρβo λωκωιεvκραβωv .αλα.ατηoυτ .jpg)
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ιει. The engraving is extremely crude and some letters are uncertain. The word division above is arbitrary. αvoχ Iαω may be “I am Iao,” and σαβαoυτ may represent σαβαωθ.
αβαoυτ καταβαιει. The engraving is extremely crude and some letters are uncertain. The word division above is arbitrary. αvoχ Iαω may be “I am Iao,” and σαβαoυτ may represent σαβαωθ.Rev. Plain.
Yellowish-gray steatite with vein of quartz. Transverse oval, 45 X 34 X 8.
288
Obv. Inscription covering most of the surface: ια αvoχ τεπιαχ μηvευς εε ἐξoρκίζω σε μέγαv θεὸv χηευε τὸv ζῶvτα ω. The η of χηευε lies on its side and may be a character rather than a letter of the ordinary alphabet. τὸv ζῶvτα shows Judaeo-Christian influence. αvoχ τεπιαχ occurs in the next two numbers also.
Rev. Plain.
Yellowish stone, not identified; density 2.41. Circular, diameter 16, thickness 4.
289
Obv. ια ια|.λχτζεεηo.|αvoχ τεπιαχ|μηvευo|o ωv|*πτυυζε|αβαριμμα. In the second line the epsilons are reversed, and the signs marked by dots are short reversed curves, ὁ ὤv indicates Jewish influence; compare No. 288.
Rev. Plain.
Bloodstone. Upright oval, 20 X 15.
290
Obv. Ouroboros enclosing the inscription ιαvoχ τεπιαχ μηvευς εφoρκιζω σoωvμ. Lambda is written for alpha in the second word.
Rev. Inscription, mostly retrograde, perhaps to be read αβoπτρoψαεψι; the first two letters lie on their sides, one omicron is triangular, the other square, and the second “alpha” is a lambda with a stroke across the apex.
Reddish-yellow carnelian. Transverse oval, 17 X 12 X 3. Chipped at r. end, but no letters lost.
291
Obv. This face was enclosed by an ouroboros, but not otherwise engraved. Unfinished.
Rev. Letters, among them Iαω, ιη, βo, and many characters, some quite elaborate, covering the entire surface.
Chalcedony. Long transverse oval, 34 X 21 X 10. Convex on both sides. From Cyprus.
292
Obv. Ouroboros enclosing four lines of characters and the letters lambda, xi, upsilon.
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