Φαρμουθί

Pharmouthi

Translated by David Whitehead17 Nov 2003Vetting: high5 revisions

12 words

[sc. Name of a month] amongst Egyptians, April in the Roman system.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Φαρμουθί· παρ' Αἰγυπτίοις, κατὰ Ῥωμαίους Ἀπρίλλιος.

Betacode

*farmouqi/: par' *ai)gupti/ois, kata\ *(rwmai/ous *)apri/llios.

Notes

Mentioned in Plutarch's learned disquisition on different calendar systems (Romulus 12, web address 1); see also e.g. Josephus, Jewish Antiquities 2.311 (web address 2).

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Web address 2 perseus.tufts.edu

Neighbouring entries

φ108Φαρμάξαςhaving poisoned φ109Φαρμάττωνpoisoning, bewitching φ110ΦαρμουθίPharmouthi φ111ΦάρνουτιςPharnoutis φ112Φάροςmantle

Revision history5 revisions · last 13 Jan 2023

13 Jan 2023added links — Catharine Roth
12 Jan 2023coding — Catharine Roth
4 Dec 2013Revised — David Whitehead
5 Jan 2005expanded note — David Whitehead
17 Nov 2003upped status — Ross Scaife ✝
17 Nov 2003Translated — David Whitehead