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Headword: Σαμψῆραι
Adler number: sigma,86
Translated headword: sampseras, samseiras
Vetting Status: low
Translation:
Barbarian blades.[1] "He brings as gifts to Trajan silk cloths and sampseras, which are barbarian blades."[2]
Greek Original:
Σαμψῆραι: σπάθαι βαρβαρικαί. δῶρα φέρει Τραιανῷ ὑφάσματα σηρικὰ καὶ σαμψήρας: αἱ δέ εἰσι σπάθαι βαρβαρικαί.
Notes:
[1] Persian šamšīr. See also Josephus, Jewish Antiquities 20.32 (web address 1), and generally LSJ s.v. ("a kind of sword of state").
[2] Arrian, Parthica fr.84 Roos.
Associated internet address:
Web address 1
Keywords: definition; dialects, grammar, and etymology; geography; historiography; history
Translated by: Catharine Roth on 25 May 2004@01:09:14.
Vetted by:
David Whitehead (expanded notes; cosmetics) on 25 May 2004@03:46:40.
Catharine Roth (added link) on 25 May 2004@11:45:23.
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