Ἀσφαλτῖτις λίμνη
Bituminous Lake
Translated by Jennifer Benedict5 Feb 2002Vetting: high6 revisions
Translation
[A/the place] whence bitumen comes. Bitumen is a dessicative, like pitch. And doctors also use this.
Also [sc. attested is the noun]a)sfa/ltwsis ["laying over with bitumen"], [meaning] pitching-over.
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Also [sc. attested is the noun]
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Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἀσφαλτῖτις λίμνη· ἔνθα ἡ ἄσφαλτος γίνεται. ἄσφαλτος δὲ ξηρίον ἐστὶ πίττῃ ὅμοιον. χρῶνται δὲ ταύτῃ καὶ οἱ ἰατροί. καὶ Ἀσφάλτωσις, ἡ πίσσωσις. ζήτει ἐν τῷ Ἀδιαβηνή.
Betacode
*)asfalti=tis li/mnh: e)/nqa h( a)/sfaltos gi/netai. a)/sfaltos de\ chri/on e)sti\ pi/tth| o(/moion. xrw=ntai de\ tau/th| kai\ oi( i)atroi/. kai\ *)asfa/ltwsis, h( pi/sswsis. zh/tei e)n tw=| *)adiabhnh/.