One final thought, if the cup and inscription are proven to genuine it could be satirical regarding the Eucharist. This sort of thing is reminiscent of the satirical crucified horse sgrafitto in Rome with the adorer throwing a kiss to his god. Enough said!
John N. Lupia III New Jersey, USA; Beirut, Lebanon http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Roman-Catholic-News/ God Bless Everyone --- On Thu, 9/18/08, Giovanna Menci <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Giovanna Menci <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [PAPY] OGOISTAIS > To: [email protected] > Date: Thursday, September 18, 2008, 10:18 AM > Dear John, > > mi dispiace per Traianos, ma trovo più plausibile > Trisagios: non sarebbe > il primo e unico anagramma connesso alla religione. Non so > che cosa tu > pensi di Pater Noster e il quadrato Sator. > > All the best, > Giovanna > P.S. Un anagramma italiano di "Traianos Gagos" è > "Sarà gas ignoto" (He > will be an unknown gas); un'altro "Sogno 'sta > giara" (I have a dream: > this jar)! > ------------------------------------- > > Giovanna Menci > Centro Studi Istituto Papirologico «G. Vitelli» > Università degli Studi di Firenze > Borgo degli Albizi, 12 > I-50122 Firenze > Italia > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > John Lupia ha scritto: > > Cara Giovanna: > > > > If we begin to surmise like this it seems there are > limitless possibilities with one possible wild > interpretation that the back inscription is a jumble of the > proper name Traianos Gagos > > > > John N. Lupia III > > New Jersey, USA; Beirut, Lebanon > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Roman-Catholic-News/ > > God Bless Everyone > > > > > > --- On Thu, 9/18/08, Giovanna Menci > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >> From: Giovanna Menci > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> Subject: [PAPY] OGOISTAIS > >> To: [email protected] > >> Date: Thursday, September 18, 2008, 9:27 AM > >> Dear All, > >> > >> OGOISTAIS could be an anagram. If one of the > letters O is a > >> mistake for > >> /rho/, the word anagrammatized could be TRISAGIOS; > and it > >> would be a > >> very early attestation. > >> > >> Best wishes > >> Giovanna Menci > >> > >> > >> --------------------------------- > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > >
