Σύινον
lard
Translated by David Whitehead18 Mar 2010Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[Lard] oil and sesame [sc. oil]; those who had gone on campaign with Cyrus rubbed themselves down with it.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Σύινον ἔλαιον καὶ σησάμινον, ᾧ ἐχρίοντο οἱ σὺν Κύρῳ στρατευθέντες.
Betacode
*su/inon e)/laion kai\ shsa/minon, w(=| e)xri/onto oi( su\n *ku/rw| strateuqe/ntes.
Notes
- An incompetent cross-reference to sigma 341, q.v.
Linked from2 entries
- σ341Σησαμοῦςsesamous[Sesamous] and sesame are different: [a] sesamous [is] a kind of cake, but sesame is what we call sesamis. Also [sc. attested is] 'sesame oil' and lard; those who had gone on campaign with Cyrus rubbed themselves down…
- σ1317ΣυηναῖοςSuenaios, Syenian[*Suhnai=os]; and [sc. also attested is] suh/nh, [meaning] a leather case. But sui/+nh [means] a fig-tree.
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Revision history3 revisions · last 2 Jan 2014
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- Translated — David Whitehead