Anonymous Greek astrological writings of the 2nd century BCE, falsely ascribed to the Egyptian king Nechepsos and his priest Petosiris, and citing Hermes as their authority
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Tradition
Greek astrological Hermetica (2nd century BCE, Hellenistic Egypt). Pseudonymously attributed to King Necho II (610–595 BCE, here called Nechepsos) and the legendary priest Petese (here called Petosiris).
Translation
No public-domain continuous English translation; the fragments are scattered through the astrological compendia of Vettius Valens, Hephaestio of Thebes, and the *Catalogus Codicum Astrologorum Graecorum* (CCAG). Recommended edition: Ernst Riess, ed., *Nechepsonis et Petosiridis fragmenta magica*, in *Philologus*, Suppl. 6 (Göttingen, 1892), pp. 327-394 (Greek text with Latin notes; public domain). For the surviving astronomical / iatromathematical material see Stephan Heilen, *Hadriani genitura: die astrologischen Fragmente des Antigonos von Nikaia* (De Gruyter, 2015).
Translation pending. This book has a placeholder entry — its codex provenance is recorded so citations resolve, but no full English translation has been imported yet.