DIA XRHSTOYThe hand looks OK for i/ii CE, and XRHSTOS for XRISTOS is not a problem. But OGOSTAIS is a problem. There are very few Greek words that begin OGO or O (definite article) GO to choose from. The pot itself is also a bit small for a cauldron. Does it have any signs still of use on a fire? Or, if its [L]OGO ..., how much does it hold - does it correspond to any common measure of volume? Cheers John Whitehorne ----- Original Message ----- From: Rauchhaupt, Ulf von To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2008 10:15 PM Subject: [PAPY] DIA XRHSTOY
This is already in the german media: http://www.spiegel.de/spiegel/0,1518,578055,00.html concerning this I'd have two questions to the experts: 1) is the connection of OGOISTAIS to magic practices or a deity called OGO scholarly sound? 2) the replacement of the iota in XRISTOS by an eta (to XRHSTOS) - is this a commong thing, also found in early christian writings? thanks and regards Ulf von Rauchhaupt Dr. rer. nat. Ulf von Rauchhaupt Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung Redaktion Sonntagszeitung - Wissenschaft Mail: 60267 Frankfurt am Main, Germany Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: The papyrological bulletin '[email protected]' [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Im Auftrag von Wieland Willker Gesendet: Mittwoch, 17. September 2008 13:17 An: [email protected] Betreff: [PAPY] Mysterious DIA CRESTOU inscription Another enigmatic inscription has surfaced: DIA CHRESTOU OGOISTAIS Have a look here: http://tinyurl.com/6amr2e Unfortunately I do not have an image of the back, so I cannot judge the letters OGOISTAIS. I hope I will get one soon. Best wishes Wieland <>< Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung GmbH Hellerhofstraße 2-4 · 60327 Frankfurt am Main HRB 7344 . Amtsgericht Frankfurt am Main Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrats: Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Bernhardt Geschäftsführung: Tobias Trevisan (Sprecher), Dr. Roland Gerschermann ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
