Πετόσιρις
Petosiris
Translated by David Whitehead29 Feb 2004Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
of Egypt, philosopher. Just as the Greeks and the Egyptians [?] he arranged concerning the gods [...] selections from the sacred books: Astrological Matters, and On the Egyptians' Mysteries.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Πετόσιρις, Αἰγύπτιος, φιλόσοφος, καθὰ Ἕλληνες καὶ Αἰγύπτιοι τὰς περὶ θεῶν διετάξατο ἐπιλογὰς ἐκ τῶν ἱερῶν βιβλίων, Ἀστρολογούμενα, καὶ Περὶ τῶν παρ' Αἰγυπτίοις μυστηρίων.
Betacode
*peto/siris, *ai)gu/ptios, filo/sofos, kaqa\ *(/ellhnes kai\ *ai)gu/ptioi ta\s peri\ qew=n dieta/cato e)piloga\s e)k tw=n i(erw=n bibli/wn, *)astrologou/mena, kai\ *peri\ tw=n par' *ai)gupti/ois musthri/wn.
Notes
- Before C2 BCE. FGrH 663; E. Riess (ed.), 'Nechepsonis et Petosiridis fragmenta magica', Philologus suppl.6 (1891-1893) 332-387.
Bernhardy believed (and Jacoby agreed) that the text of the present testimonium is corrupt, with a lacuna after 'arranged' that should be filled with (e.g.)fh/mas 'tales' and then a new sentence beginning: [he wrote] 'Selections...'.
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Revision history5 revisions · last 30 Aug 2021
- supplemented translation — Catharine Roth
- Revised — David Whitehead
- Revised — David Whitehead
- augmented note — David Whitehead
- coded titles, set status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — David Whitehead