κατ’ Αἰγυπτίων

kat’ Aiguptiōn
Greek · adverb
variant κατὰ τοὺς Αἰγυπτίους : kata tous Aiguptious
Edited by: Kierán Meinhardt
Last edited: 2026-10-22
Meanings
Literal translation
according to the Egyptians
Categories
calendrical concept
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1. according to the Egyptian calendar

1.a according to the Egyptian calendar calendrical concept

referring to the ancient Egyptian civil calendar in which each year consists of 12 months of 30 days, followed by 5 epagomenal days

κατὰ τοὺς Αἰ[γυπτίους ὥρᾳ γʹ νυκ[τός.

‘according to the Egyptians [... hour 3 of (the) night.’

— P. Oxy. LXI 4249 3-4

Genre: horoscope Provenance: Oxyrhynchus Date: 172 (?) CE

Jones, A. (ed.), 1999. Astronomical papyri from Oxyrhynchus (P. Oxy. 4133-4300a), Volumes I and II. Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society. I: 262-263 + II: 386-387

αʹ (ἔτους) Φιλ[ί]ππων κ[ατ’ Αἰγυ- πτίων Φαρ(μοῦθι) κδʹ ο [... Μ]εχεὶρ ιζʹ ὥρ(ᾳ) γʹ νυκ[τός.

‘(Year) 1 of the Philips, according to the Egy- ptians Pharmouthi 24, which (is) Mecheir 17, hour 3 of (the) night.’

— P. Oxy. LXI 4251 2-4

Genre: horoscope Provenance: Oxyrhynchus Date: after 244 CE

Jones, A. (ed.), 1999. Astronomical papyri from Oxyrhynchus (P. Oxy. 4133-4300a), Volumes I and II. Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society. I: 264 + II: 388-391

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APA (7th)
Meinhardt, K. (2026). κατ’ Αἰγυπτίων (Lemma #2625). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2625/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Meinhardt, K. (2026). κατ’ Αἰγυπτίων (Lemma #2625). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2625/
MLA (9th)
Meinhardt, K. (2026). κατ’ Αἰγυπτίων (Lemma #2625). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2625/
Harvard
Meinhardt, K. (2026) κατ’ Αἰγυπτίων (Lemma #2625), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2625/ (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac2625,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	author = {Meinhardt, Kierán},
	year = {2026},
	title = {κατ’ Αἰγυπτίων ({Lemma} #2625)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2625/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2625/},
}