πίναξ

pynꜥks
Egyptian · noun
variants : pynꜥks , : pyngs , : pyngꜣ.t , : pyngs , : pynkꜣ
Edited by: Andreas Winkler
Last edited: 2025-05-11
Meanings
Literal translation
Wooden board
Categories
artefact of astral science

1. Astrological board

1.a Astrological board artefact of astral science

k.t-md.t (n) rs ẖn tꜣ s.t ꜥꜣ(.t) ı͗.ı͗r⸗k sẖ ı͗.ı͗r⸗k pꜣy⸗k pynkꜣ pꜣy⸗k gꜣy-rḫ n.ı͗m⸗w ꜥn r-tm dı͗.t ı͗r pꜣy ḫl gm pꜣy⸗k gꜣy-rḫ

‘Another matter in relation to waking in the great place. When you write and arrange your astrological board and your calculations, do not allow the young boy to discover your calculations’

— O.Narm.Dem. II 82 1-7

Genre: school text Provenance: Narmouthis Date: 2nd century CE

Gallo, Paolo 1998. Ostraca demotici e ieratici dall'archivio bilingue de Narmouthis II (nn. 34-99). Quaderni di Medinet Madi 3. Pisa: Ed. ETS

Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Winkler, A. (2025). πίναξ (Lemma #1938). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1938/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Winkler, A. (2025). πίναξ (Lemma #1938). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1938/
MLA (9th)
Winkler, A. (2025). πίναξ (Lemma #1938). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1938/
Harvard
Winkler, A. (2025) πίναξ (Lemma #1938), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1938/ (Accessed: July 4, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac1938,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-07-04]},
	author = {Winkler, Andreas},
	year = {2025},
	title = {πίναξ ({Lemma} #1938)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1938/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1938/},
}