Papyri.info

sign in

151 P. Mich. 3 = Trismegistos 64124 = LDAB 5343 = michigan.apis.3161



open in editor
Canonical URI: http://papyri.info/dclp/64124

DCLP/LDAB Data [xml]

Title P. Mich. 3 151
Content astronomical table
Principal Edition P.Mich. 3 151
Fragments Ann Arbor, Michigan University, Library P. 924; Heidelberg, Institut für Papyrologie P. G 4144
Support Material papyrus
Date 200 - 299
More from the period between 200 CE and 299 CE
Origin Found: Egypt; written: Egypt
More from Found: Egypt; written: Egypt
Form and Layout papyrus (columns: 0, pagination: 0)
Genre astronomy; table
Culture science
Images papy.zaw.uni-heidelberg.de/.../4144_Neugebauer
Print Illustrations Hist.-filos. Meddelelser 39 (1960), p.8
Availability © Digital Corpus of Literary Papyri. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Trismegistos: 64124 [source]

Publications P. Mich. 3 151 (1936)
Inv. no. Ann Arbor, Michigan University, Library P. 924; Heidelberg, Institut für Papyrologie P. G 4144
Date AD 200 - 299
Language Greek
Provenance Egypt[found & written]

Catalog Record: michigan.apis.3161 [xml]

Title Astronomical Table
Author Unknown
Summary Astronomical table for the calculation of the longitudes of the planet Mars, based on a division of the ecliptic into six zones coinciding with consecutive pairs of zodiacal signs, as in the Babylonian System A scheme for computing the phases of Mars; to each zone coresponds one table, in which a specific constant is multiplied by 1/3, 2/3, 1 ... 30 (right number in each column; the left number is the result of the multiplication). However, these constants are not those from the Babylonian theory, but have been modified to bring the Babylonian arithmetical scheme into agreement with a Greek geographical model of Mars's motion, with the result that the papyrus predicts very inaccurate longitudes
Citations Robbins FE, PMich III, 151, 1936 Neugebauer O, Historisk-filosofiske Meddelelser udgivet af det Kgl. Danske Videnskabernes Selskab 39, 1, 1-8, 1960, pl.
Inv. Id P.Mich.inv. 924
Support/Dimensions 1 papyrus ; 11.5 x 5.5 cm
Condition Broken off at the top, left, and right, as well as between the two fragments
Lines col. I - 29;;col. II - 30;;col. III - 23;;col. IV - 22
Recto/Verso Source of description: Recto, cols i-iv
Hands Written in an upright literary hand, with well and regularly formed letters of fair size (Robbins); lines dividing and separating the colums are traced in red ink
Origin Unknown
More from Unknown
Language Greek
Date IIIrd century A.D.
More from the period between 200 CE and 299 CE
Note (general) Location: Ann Arbor
Note (general) Pub. status: Recto; Verso is blank
Note (related) + P.Heid. inv. 4144
Subjects Astrology; Mars (Planet);vCharts, diagrams, etc.; Zodiac.; Papyrus; Subliterary: Astrology
Images Recto thumbnail
Images Recto medium
Images Recto large
License Creative Commons License This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 License.

APIS Translation (English)

(Col. I);;[- - -];[. . . 1] <Table of Pisces and Aries? - Constant = 1;46×?>;[. . . ] 2;[. . . ] 3;[. . . 4];[. . . ] 5;[. . . ] 6;[. . . ] 7;[. . . ] 8;[. . . ] 9;[. . . ] 10;[. . . ] 11;[. . . ] 12;[. . . ] 13;[. . . ] 14;[. . . ] 15;[. . . ] 16;[. . . 17];[. . . 18];[. . . 19];[. . . 20];[. . . 21];[. . .] 22;[. . .] 23;[. . .]4 24;[. . .] 25;[. . .]36(?) 26;[. . . ]9(?) 27;[. . . ]30(?) 28;[. . . ]4(?) 29;[. . . ]6(?) 30;;(Col. II);;[- - -] <Table of Capricorn and Aquarius? - Constant = 1;54×>;24; . . [. . .];28;[. . .];30;24× [16];32;18× [17];34;12× [18];3[6];6× [19];38;0× [20];39;54× [21];41;48× 22;43;42× 23;45;30× 24 <read: 45;36×>;47;30× 25;49;2[4]× 26;51;1[8]× 27;56;12× 28 <read: 53;12×>;55;6× 29;[57;0×] 30;[Of Cancer and Leo?] <Constant = 1;21,30×>;[. . . 1/3];[. . . 2/3];1;21× 1;2;43× 2;4;30× 3 <read: 4;4,30×>;9;26× 4 <read: 5;26×>;6;47× 5;8;9× 6;<9;30,30× 7>;10;52× 8;12;13× 9;13;35× 10;14;56× 11;;(Col. III);;[- - -];[. . .×] 2 <Table of Virgo and Libra? - Constant = 1;32,18×>;4;36× 3;6;9× 4;[7];41× 5;9;13× 6;10;46× 7;12;18× 8;13;50× 9;15;23× 10;[16;55× 11];[18;27× 12];[19;59× 13];[21;32× 14];[23;4×] 15;24;35× 16;26;9× 17;27;41× 18;29;13× 19;30;36× 20 <read: 30;46×>;32;18× 21;33;50× 22;35;22× 23;35;55× 24 <read: 36;55×>;;(Col. IV);;[- - -];[2]8;55× [16] <Table of Scorpio and Sagittarius? - Constant = 1;48,27×>;30;43× 1[7];32;38× 18 <read: 32;32×>;34;8× 19 <read: 34;20×>;36;9× 20;37;[5]7× 21;39;45× 22;41;[3]4× 2[3];[. . .× 24];[. . .× 25];[. . .× 26];[. . .× 27];[. . .× 28];52;45× 29 <read: 52;25×>;54;13× 30;Of Taurus (and) Gemini <Constant = 1;29,48×>;0;29,56× 0;20;0;59,52× 0;40;0;22,48× 1 <read: 1;29,48×>;2;49,36× 2;4;29× 3;5;59× 4;;[- - -]