Christ was born on the 29th of Choiak. He came by descending upon the earth. He rebuked all the poisonous snakes. Your word, lord, is the lamp of my feet, and it is the light of my path.
Translation following Neal Kelsey, in: Meyer, Smith, Ancient Christian Magic (1994), 102.
Choiak 29 is the date of Coptic christmas
Alpha, Leon, Phone and Aner are the names of the four living creatures worshipping next to the throne of God. The names mean:
Alpha: Ox (from Hebrew “Aleph”), Leôn: Lion (Greek), Phônê: Eagle (Greek = Sound of the voice), Anêr: Man (Greek)
In Ezekiel 1:14 they are described as carrying the throne of God. They are again mentioned in Revelation 4:6-8:
“And before the throne there was a sea of glass like unto crystal: and in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, were four beasts full of eyes before and behind.
And the first beast was like a lion, and the second beast like a calf, and the third beast had a face as a man, and the fourth beast was like a flying eagle.
And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him; and they were full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come.”
The combination of the Sator square and the four names of the throne bearers is preserved well into the Islamic Period.
The names Melchior, Tthattasia and Fathisora to the very right have been interpreted as the names of the three wise men.
Yale University, Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, inv. no. P.CtYBR inv. 1792 qua
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