Σούσινον

Sousiane, Susiana

Translated by David Whitehead21 Nov 2003Vetting: high5 revisions

2 notes · 15 words

Translation

Name of a place.1 Also [sc. attested is] sousinon, the perfume.2 Or the white lily.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Σουσιανή· ὄνομα τόπου. καὶ Σούσινον, τὸ μύρον. ἢ τὸ κρίνον.

Betacode
*sousianh/: o)/noma to/pou. kai\ *sou/sinon, to\ mu/ron. h)\ to\ kri/non. 

Notes (2)

  1. 1A region in what is nowadays Iran; Barrington Atlas map 93 grids E-F. ↩
  2. 2Made from lilies; see Athenaeus, Deipnosophists 15.689D (15.39 Kaibel), and generally LSJ s.v. ↩

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Revision history5 revisions · last 15 Jan 2015
  1. coding — Catharine Roth
  2. tweaks — David Whitehead
  3. tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
  4. augmented note 2 — David Whitehead
  5. set status — Catharine Roth
  6. Translated — David Whitehead

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