The inscription looks somewhat strange (as others have already said:
firing, incision, hand, etc.), but whether or not it is a fake, has
anyone considered = diakhristou? - Diakhriston "ointment" (and
similar) is found in medical texts and recipes (at least from
Dioscorides), but it is also well attested in later sources, e.g., in
Aetius' (compilations of) medical writings. Incidentally, I note that
among his innumerable recipes (and abbreviations as well as
expressions of "recipe language") one frequently finds "gost./goist.",
e.g., "elaiou kalou goist. etoi oug. is", "asprou goist.", etc. etc.,
but this may not be relevant for the present case. - O might stand for
o(inou) [e.g. diakhristou, o(inou)... a(na) ic] rather than for a
numeral...? - Needless to say, this is pure guesswork (and a lot
depends on the dating of the text).
-MK.
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Wieland Willker kirjoitti 18.9.2008 kello 15.17:
I have asked "Der Spiegel" and they sent me an image of the back.
Thank you very much!
Have a look here:
http://tinyurl.com/6amr2e
What does that mean?
Comments welcome!
Best wishes
Wieland
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