An Aramaic text combining physiognomy and astrology (1)

Text
Qumran scrolls, 4Q186:
1.1 … And the man who will be [ … ] wide, circular [ … ] pleasant and not the flesh of … [ … ]
1.2 [ … ] impure [ … ] a granite stone [ … ] a man of [ … ...] secrets. And his thighs are long and slender, and the toes of his feet are slender and long. And he is in the second position. His place is divided into six (parts) in the house of light and three (parts) in the pit of darkness. And this is the sign in which he was born: the foot of Taurus. He will be poor. And his zodiacal sign is Taurus.
1.3 … and … [ … ] and his head [ … ] terrifying [ … ]. And his teeth are of differing lengths (?). The fingers of his hand are stumpy. His thighs are fat and each one covered in hair. His spirit has eight (parts) in the house [of darkness] and one in the house of light.
1.4 [ … ] there. These [ … ] (he) will be in the middle of [ … . … ]
2.1 … rule. His eyes are of a colour between black and stripy. His beard is … [ … ] and frizzy. The sound of his voice is simple. His teeth are sharp and well aligned. He is neither tall nor short, and like that from his birth. Then the fingers of his hands are slender and long. His thighs are smooth and the soles of his feet [ … ] are even. His spirit has eight (parts) [in the house of light] in second position, and one [in the house of darkness … ] And the sign in which he was born is [ … ] And his animal is [ … ...].

Source (list of abbreviations)
Qumran scrolls, 4Q186

Bibliography

Amar Annus

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