Planets and stones (1)

Text
Alexander Romance (Syriac Version) 1:
Thus he (= Nectanebus) completed his representaton of the great heavens upon so small a table. He arranged a sun of crystal and a moon of adamant; and Ares, whom they call in Persian Vahrām, of a red stone, the colour of blood; Nabo the scribe, who is called in Persian Tīr, of an emerald; Bēl, who is called in Persian Hormazd, of a white stone; Baltī, who is called in Persian Anāhīd, of a sapphire stone of a dark colour, and the horoscope of copper (?) which is called in Persian Farnōj.

Source (list of abbreviations)
Alexander Romance (Syriac Version) 1

Bibliography

Amar Annus

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