Ένα περίτεχνο ωροσκόπιο
του 319 μ.Χ. και η σημασία του
για
την ελληνική αστρονομική
και αστρολογική πρακτική
Από τους Πάπυρους του Βερολίνου
(P. Berl. 9825)
Ένα από τα 350 σωζόμενα 350 ελληνικά ωροσκόπια!
Των Dorian
Greenbaum και Alexander
Jones
The discovery of this elaborate horoscope in the Berlin papyrus
collection is a milestone in the history of ancient horoscopes. The papyrus
takes its place among very few such detailed horoscopes well preserved from
antiquity. This paper discusses both the astronomical and astrological details
of P.Berl. 9825, enumerating its contents and situating it within the broader
historical and cultural context of astrological material from western
antiquity. The first section outlines the physical details of the papyrus, its
paleography, and the layout of the material among the different sections of the
papyrus. It consists of seventeen columns spread among four framed sections.
The beginning of the papyrus is lost, but enough remains to allow
reconstruction of the date and time of the horoscope, in addition to the
positions of the missing luminaries and planet (Saturn). A transcription and
translation with apparatus and textual notes follow. A commentary in three parts
follows the first section. Part 1 contains restorations, confirmations and
corrections. This includes both a tabular summary of the data given in the
horoscope, and a diagrammatic representation of the data. Part 2 consists of an
astronomical commentary, comparing the astronomical data in the papyrus with
Ptolemy’s Almagest and modern theory, to demonstrate that the horoscope was
constructed using tables distinct from Ptolemy's, though of comparable quality.
The commentary also includes analysis of solar and lunar data, planetary
latitudes, and fixed stars “co-rising” with the longitudes of the relevant
heavenly body. Part 3 is an astrological commentary. Comparisons with other
elaborate horoscopes are made, in addition to analysis of the astrological techniques
based on the data provided. Because this is the only extant example of a
documentary horoscope containing all seven of the “planetary” lots of Paulus
Alexandrinus, there is a more extensive discussion of the lots used here within
their historical and cultural context.
ΔΕΙΤΕ το εδώ: http://dlib.nyu.edu/awdl/isaw/isaw-papers/12/
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