Ostr. Elephantine, excavation DAIK O 4683   (More information about the Object)
Publication No.
Modern Title astronomical text
Summary Small fragment from an astronomical text, mentioning Saturn(?), Venus and Aquarius.
   

Edition

convex
x+1
x+2[///] ⸢Pꜣ-⸣di͗-ꜣs.t [_] ⸢..?..⸣
x+3x+2| [///]⸢a n⸣1Or are we to read it as a Fallen enemy det.? A noun is expected to precede nb. The sign is curved at the top which fits with ꜥn, however. The earlier reading of kꜣ is probably incorrect: there is no star determinative and what first appeared as the middle stroke of the Bull sign appears on a clearer picture to be a darkened salt stain. nb ⸢..?..⸣2Perhaps two words? Could the second be m-sꜣ? nꜣ rmṯ(.w)3What do we do with the oblique stroke after “rmṯ(.w)”. ⸢..?..⸣
x+4x+3| [///] nṯr-dwꜣ (n) rpyt(?)
x+54Traces of ink protruding from below.

1 Or are we to read it as a Fallen enemy det.? A noun is expected to precede nb. The sign is curved at the top which fits with ꜥn, however. The earlier reading of kꜣ is probably incorrect: there is no star determinative and what first appeared as the middle stroke of the Bull sign appears on a clearer picture to be a darkened salt stain.
2 Perhaps two words? Could the second be m-sꜣ?
3 What do we do with the oblique stroke after “rmṯ(.w)”.
4 Traces of ink protruding from below.

Translation

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x+1[///] ⸢..?..⸣
x+2[///] Peteese [_] ⸢..?..⸣
x+3x+2| [/// Sa]turn ⸢..?..⸣ the people ⸢..?..⸣
x+4x+3| Venus in Aquarius
x+5[///] ⸢..?..⸣
 
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