Φαρμοῦθι
Pharmouthi

Greek noun
loaned from Egyptian

Last edited: 2024-11-03
Primary meaning Pharmouthi (month VIII)
Literal translation Pharmouthi
Variants
Φαρμοῦθι Pharmouthi
Φαρμοῦ Pharmou abbreviation
Φαρμο Pharmo abbreviation
Φαρμ Pharm abbreviation
Φαρ Phar abbreviation
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Pharmouthi (month VIII) month, time interval

month VIII in the Alexandrian and Egyptian calendar

Φαρμ[οῦθι ... // ... Φαρ]μοῦθι Φαῶφι

‘Pharm[outhi ... // ... Phar]mouthi Phaophi’

— P. Oxy. LXI 4206 fr. 1, R: 8 + V: 9

Genre: mathematical astronomy: five-day almanac
Provenance: Oxyrhynchus
Date: after 274 CE

Jones, A. (ed.), 1999. Astronomical papyri from Oxyrhynchus (P. Oxy. 4133-4300a), Volumes I and II. Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society. I: 220-221 + II: 298-301

...] Φαρμοῦ | ιβ .. [...

‘...] Pharmou(thi) | 12 .. [...’

— P. Oxy. LXI 4154 8

Genre: mathematical astronomy: epoch table
Provenance: Oxyrhynchus
Date: 2nd/3rd century CE

Jones, A. (ed.), 1999. Astronomical papyri from Oxyrhynchus (P. Oxy. 4133-4300a), Volumes I and II. Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society. I: 126-128 + II: 70-71

...] | | Φαρμο | ιε [...

‘...] | | Pharmo(uthi) | 15 [...’

— P. Oxy. LXI 4153 17

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

...] η μ. | - | (ἔτος) β | Φαρμο | δ ι .[...

‘...] 8 4x | - | year 2 | Pharmo(uthi) | 4 10 x[x ...’

— P. Berol. 16511 V 9

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. The ο is written in superscript.

Φαρμ / α ιε λα / ϛ ιε ι / ια ιδ νζ / ιϛ ιδ λζ / κα ιδ ιε / κϛ ιγ νγ

‘Pharm(outhi) / 1 15 31 / 6 15 10 / 11 14 56 / 16 14 37 / 21 14 15 / 26 13 53’

— P. Oxy. LXI 4211 8-14

Genre: mathematical astronomy: five-day almanac
Provenance: Oxyrhynchus
Date: after 307 CE

Jones, A. (ed.), 1999. Astronomical papyri from Oxyrhynchus (P. Oxy. 4133-4300a), Volumes I and II. Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society. I: 225 + II: 312-313

...] Φαρμ [... // ... Φα]ρμ Μεσορ´ κ ι β ιζ [...

‘...] Pharm(outhi) [... // ... Pha]rm(outhi) Mesor(e) 20 10 2 17 [...’

— P. Oxy. LXI 4212 2, 6

Genre: mathematical astronomy: five-day almanac
Provenance: Oxyrhynchus
Date: after 218 CE

Jones, A. (ed.), 1999. Astronomical papyri from Oxyrhynchus (P. Oxy. 4133-4300a), Volumes I and II. Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society. I: 226 + II: 314-315

The μ of Φαρμ is both times written in superscript.

α (ἔτους) Φιλ[ί]ππων κ[ατ᾽ Αἰγυ]π[τ]ίων Φαρ κδ ο.. [... Με]χείρ ιζ ὡρ γ νυκ[τος.

‘In year 1 of the Philips, according to the Egyptians Phar(mouthi) 24, which is Mecheir 17, hou(r) 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

A tilde is written above the ρ of Φαρ to indicate that it is an abbreviation.
Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Peeters, T. (2024). Φαρμοῦθι (Lemma #761). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/761/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Peeters, T. (2024). Φαρμοῦθι (Lemma #761). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/761/
MLA (9th)
Peeters, T. (2024). Φαρμοῦθι (Lemma #761). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/761/
Harvard
Peeters, T. (2024) Φαρμοῦθι (Lemma #761), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/761/ (Accessed: February 2, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac761,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-02]},
	author = {Peeters, Thomas},
	year = {2024},
	title = {Φαρμοῦθι ({Lemma} #761)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/761/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/761/},
}