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Headword:
*kraipala=n
Adler number: kappa,2355
Translated headword: to carouse
Vetting Status: high
Translation: In reference to boasting. "Sesostris [was said] to carouse to such a degree that he built a gold-inlaid covered-carriage and attached precious stones to it and, taking a seat, harnessed the kings he had defeated".[1]
Greek Original:*kraipala=n: e)pi\ tou= a)lazoneu/esqai. to\n de\ *se/swstrin e)pi\ tosou=ton kraipala=n, w(/ste a(rma/macan sumph/casqai xrusoko/llhton li/qous te timi/ous tau/th| peribalei=n kai\ e)fiza/nwn zeugnu/ein tou\s h(tthme/nous basilei=s.
Notes:
The headword, presumably extracted from the quotation given, is present infinitive of the verb
kraipala/w.
For related words (and in more literal senses) see
kappa 2356,
kappa 2357,
kappa 2358.
[1] An approximation of Theophylact Simocatta,
Histories 6.11.11. On Sesostris see generally
sigma 268,
sigma 867. This particular tale about him is loosely paralleled in
Diodorus Siculus 1.58.2.
Translated by: David Whitehead on 3 March 2009@04:09:03.
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