ⲥⲟⲩϧⲁⲛ
souxan

Egyptian noun

Last edited: 2024-06-24
Primary meaning friendly planet
Literal translation friendly star
Variants
ⲥⲟⲩⲛϧⲁⲛ sounxan
sw ẖnn Demotic
ⲥⲟⲩϦⲁⲛ souxan
Edited by
friendly planet astrological concept

Planet in favourable position

[ⲁϥϬⲱ ⲉⲟ]ⲩⲛⲧϥ ⲡⲣⲉ ⲺⲥⲟⲩϦⲁⲛ ⲥⲟⲩⲕⲏ ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲁⲣⳖⲁⳖⲉ

[afcô eo]untf pre–souxan soukê ntouarčače

‘If he has the sun as a friendly star with Mercury, and they were at the enmity’

— P.Lond. 98 118

Genre: horoscope
Provenance: Egypt
Date: 95

J. Černý, P.E. Kahle, and R.A. Parker, 1957, The Old Coptic Horoscope, Journal of Egyptian Archaeology 43, 86-100. 97

Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Winkler, A. (2024). ⲥⲟⲩϧⲁⲛ (Lemma #372). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/372/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Winkler, A. (2024). ⲥⲟⲩϧⲁⲛ (Lemma #372). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/372/
MLA (9th)
Winkler, A. (2024). ⲥⲟⲩϧⲁⲛ (Lemma #372). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/372/
Harvard
Winkler, A. (2024) ⲥⲟⲩϧⲁⲛ (Lemma #372), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/372/ (Accessed: February 2, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac372,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-02]},
	author = {Winkler, Andreas},
	year = {2024},
	title = {ⲥⲟⲩϧⲁⲛ ({Lemma} #372)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/372/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/372/},
}