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E01155: Bronze leaf with a charm invoking God, the Archangels *Michael (S00181) and *Raphael (S00481), and other figures, as protectors from injuries. Probably Christian, Jewish or syncretistic. Found at Hierapolis (Phrygia, west central Asia Minor). Probably late antique.
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posted on 2016-02-26, 00:00 authored by pnowakowskiA bronze leaf, folded and enclosed in a silver tube. H. 0.082 m; W. 0.041 m. Found in a tomb, in the northern necropolis at Pamukkale (ancient Hierapolis).
Inscription:
ἐνορκίζομαί
σοι τὸν θεὸν τ̣ὸ-
ν κτίσαντα τὴν ̣γ-
4 ̣ῆν καὶ τοὺς οὐ-
ρανούς, ἐνορ-
κίζομαί σο-
ι τοὺς ἀγγέλο-
8 υς ̣Χερουβειν,
ἄνω ἁρμον-
ίαν, Μιχαήλ,
̣Ῥ̣α̣φαήλ, Ἀβ-
12 ρασαξ . . . [. .]
ἀποστραπῆναι ἀ̣π[ὸ]
̣τ̣ραυματίου
'I adjure you by God who founded the earth and the heavens, I adjure you by the angels, Cherubim, the harmony (above?), Michael, Raphael, Abrasax, [- - -] to be averted fro[m] injury.'
Text and translation: Aydaş 2004, no. 6.
Inscription:
ἐνορκίζομαί
σοι τὸν θεὸν τ̣ὸ-
ν κτίσαντα τὴν ̣γ-
4 ̣ῆν καὶ τοὺς οὐ-
ρανούς, ἐνορ-
κίζομαί σο-
ι τοὺς ἀγγέλο-
8 υς ̣Χερουβειν,
ἄνω ἁρμον-
ίαν, Μιχαήλ,
̣Ῥ̣α̣φαήλ, Ἀβ-
12 ρασαξ . . . [. .]
ἀποστραπῆναι ἀ̣π[ὸ]
̣τ̣ραυματίου
'I adjure you by God who founded the earth and the heavens, I adjure you by the angels, Cherubim, the harmony (above?), Michael, Raphael, Abrasax, [- - -] to be averted fro[m] injury.'
Text and translation: Aydaş 2004, no. 6.
History
Evidence ID
E01155Saint Name
Michael, the Archangel : S00181 Raphaēl, the Archangel : S00481Saint Name in Source
Μιχαήλ ῬαφαήλRelated Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Inscriptions - Inscribed objects Images and objects - Other portable objects (metalwork, ivory, etc.) Literary - Magical texts and amuletsLanguage
- Greek