δρόμος
dromos

Greek noun

Last edited: 2024-12-09
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δρόμος dromos
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path planetary motion, astronomical concept, spatial concept

[ἕ- βδο]μον σελίδιν δρόμος σε- λήν]ης οὗ ὅρος δʹ κʹεʹ κʹζʹ [εʹ

‘Seventh column, course of the moon, if which limit 4;25,27,5’

— PSI XV 1491 17-19

Genre: astronomical treatise
Provenance: Egypt
Date: II CE

Jones, A., 2002. Babylonian Lunar Theory in Roman Egypt: Two New Texts. In: J. M. Steele and A. Imhausen, eds. Under One Sky: Astronomy and Mathematics in the Ancient Near East, Alter Orient und Altes Testament, 297. Münster: Ugarit-Verlag, 167–174.


Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). δρόμος (Lemma #2712). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2712/

Chicago (Author-Date)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). δρόμος (Lemma #2712). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2712/

MLA (9th)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). δρόμος (Lemma #2712). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2712/

Harvard
Meinhardt, K. (2024) δρόμος (Lemma #2712), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2712/ (Accessed: February 2, 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{zodiac2712,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-02]},
	author = {Meinhardt, Kierán},
	year = {2024},
	title = {δρόμος ({Lemma} #2712)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2712/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2712/},
}