Θώθ
Thōth

Greek noun
loaned from Egyptian

Last edited: 2024-11-03
Primary meaning Thoth (month I)
Literal translation Thoth
Variants
Θώθ Thōth
Θωύθ Thōuth
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Thoth (month I) month, time interval

month I in the Alexandrian and Egyptian calendar

...].θ | κ | Θώθ | η μ. [...

‘x9 | 20 | Thoth | 8 4x [...’

— P. Oxy. LXI 4153 15

Genre: mathematical astronomy: epoch table
Provenance: Oxyrhynchus
Date: after 215 CE

Jones, A. (ed.), 1999. Astronomical papyri from Oxyrhynchus (P. Oxy. 4133-4300a), Volumes I and II. Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society. I: 125-126 + II: 68-69

...]ϛ ιε | - | (ἔτος) ιη | Θωύθ | κ λβ νδ κ[...

‘...]6 15 | - | year 18 | Thoth | 20 32 54 2[x ...’

— P. Berol. 16511 V 3

Genre: mathematical astronomy: epoch table
Provenance: Oxyrhynchus
Date: after 79 CE

Jones, A. (ed.), 1999. Astronomical papyri from Oxyrhynchus (P. Oxy. 4133-4300a), Volumes I and II. Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society. I: 145-148 + II: 88-91

This papyrus is part of P. Oxy. LXI 4160.
Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Peeters, T. (2024). Θώθ (Lemma #724). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/724/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Peeters, T. (2024). Θώθ (Lemma #724). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/724/
MLA (9th)
Peeters, T. (2024). Θώθ (Lemma #724). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/724/
Harvard
Peeters, T. (2024) Θώθ (Lemma #724), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/724/ (Accessed: February 2, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac724,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-02]},
	author = {Peeters, Thomas},
	year = {2024},
	title = {Θώθ ({Lemma} #724)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/724/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/724/},
}