Φαῶφι

Phaōphi

Greek · noun

variants Φαο͂φι : Phaophi , Φαῶφ : Phaōph , Φαῶ : Phaō

Edited by: Thomas Peeters
Last edited: 2024-11-03

Meanings

1. Phaophi (month II)

Literal translation

Phaophi

1. Phaophi (month II)

1.a Phaophi (month II) month, time interval

month II in the Alexandrian and Egyptian calendar

] Φαῶφι [

‘...] Phaophi [...’

— P. Oxy. LXI 4149 V: 6

Genre: mathematical astronomy: epoch table Provenance: Oxyrhynchus Date: after 166 CE

Jones, A. (ed.), 1999. Astronomical papyri from Oxyrhynchus (P. Oxy. 4133-4300a), Volumes I and II. Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society. I: 121 + II: 54-57

... Φα]ο͂φι | ιζ [...

‘... Pha]ophi | 17 [...’

— P. Stras. inv. 1097 4

Genre: mathematical astronomy: epoch table Provenance: ? Date: 1st century CE

Jones, A., 2018. P. Stras. inv. 1097: An Astronomical Epoch Table for Jupiter, Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik 207: 179-188.

...] λ | - | (ἔτος) ιθ | Φαῶφ | κε β μγ [...

‘...] 30 | - | year 19 | Phaoph(i) | 25 2 43 [...’

— P. Berol. 16511 V 4

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.

...] Φαῶ α α ι[...

‘...] Phao(phi) 1 1 1[x ...’

— P. Oxy. LXI 4159 4

Genre: mathematical astronomy: epoch table Provenance: Oxyrhynchus Date: after 235 CE

Jones, A. (ed.), 1999. Astronomical papyri from Oxyrhynchus (P. Oxy. 4133-4300a), Volumes I and II. Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society. I: 140-141 + II: 84-85

The ω is written in superscript.

Cite this entry

APA (7th)

Peeters, T. (2024). Φαῶφι (Lemma #755). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/755/

Chicago (Author-Date)

Peeters, T. (2024). Φαῶφι (Lemma #755). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/755/

MLA (9th)

Peeters, T. (2024). Φαῶφι (Lemma #755). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/755/

Harvard

Peeters, T. (2024) Φαῶφι (Lemma #755), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/755/ (Accessed: July 4, 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{zodiac755,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-07-04]},
	author = {Peeters, Thomas},
	year = {2024},
	title = {Φαῶφι ({Lemma} #755)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/755/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/755/},
}