Adam Bremer-McCollum

Nimmo-Smith's ed. (p88):

ὑπενοήθη δὲ ὅτι καὶ τῷ Ἀλκιβιάδῃ συγγίνεται κατὰ τὸν αἰσχρὸν ἔρωτα. οἱ δὲ περὶ Σωκράτους λέγοντες λέγουσιν ὅτι συνεγένετο πᾶσιν οὐ κατὰ τὸν ἐμπαθῆ ἔρωτα ἀλλὰ κατὰ τὸν ἔνθεον.

The Arm. tr. of ps-Nonnos is based on the Grk; there are also Syriac and Georgian translations.

my ET of the Armenian:

"It was also suspected that his relationship with Alkibiades was based on a detestable desire, but the Socratics remark, saying, 'His relationship with everybody was based on divine desire, not the desire of the passions.'"

Old Armenian word of the day
շաղաշարեմ
entwine, combine, connect

as 2x in ps.-Nonnos, ed. Manandian, 253.15-17

Այլ կասկած եղեւ թէ եւ ընդ Աղկիպիադեայ շաղաշարի ըստ գարշելի տռփութեանն. բայց սովկրատեանքն ասելով ասեն, թէ շաղաշարեցաւ ընդ ամենայն ոչ ախտատռփութեամբ, այլ աստուածայնովն։

my ET (+ Grk) ⬇️

Kiss My Ass YouTube video by Country Joe McDonald - Topic

“1, 2, 3, 4: we don’t want your fuckin’ war"

Two media playing game-changers from OCT 1973:

More JBA cats (from my grammar notes):

That's the Aramaic font; in case you meant the other, it's Junicode, incl. italic.

Raanana

More JBA cats (from my grammar notes):

Sokoloff's always well-chosen examples (DJBA 1121b):

For the first cf. Arb قطّ /qiṭṭ/, etc., and for the last cf. JBA שונ(א)רא /šunnårå/ (DJBA 1121b), Arb سنّور /sinnawr/, and Akk /šurānu/. (š-r-n variants also known in Syr & JBA)

Some memorable Akkadian exx. from omens (CAD Š/3 340a):

From Bar Bahlul (ed. Duval), cols. 1760-1761, some cat-words in Syriac 🐈 🐈‍⬛

ܩܛܘ
/qaṭṭu/ cat, big cat

ܩܛܘܢܬܐ ܘܩܛܘܣܬܐ
/qaṭṭontå/ or /qaṭṭostå/ (small) cat, kitten

ܫܘܢܪܐ
/šunnårå/ cat

Brava! 😎

ፍሥሓ፡ is spelled -/ḥä/ here rather than -/ḥa/ (a perpetual alternative for gutturals).

Also NB ይሰምዕ፡ out of context could be either G /yəsämməʕ/ or tG /yəssämməʕ/ (w/ assimilated -t-), but here it's the latter.

“There was abounding ecstasy like never before, and like there won’t be again, until an ecstatic sound is heard before God by those at his right hand.”

/wä-konä bä-həyyä ʕäbiyä fəśśəḥä, zä-ʔi-konä käma-hu ʔəm-qədmä ʕaläm, wä-ʔi-yəkäwwən, ʔəskä ʔämä yəssämməʕ qalä təfśəḥt ʔəm-ḫäbä ʔəgziʔä-bḥer lä-ʔəllä bä-yäman-u/

Eng. translation ⬇️

Gəʕəz word of the day
ፍሥሓ፡ and ትፍሥሕት፡
/fəśśəḥa/ and /təfśəḥt/
“happiness, delight”

as in EMML 2147, f. 6rb-c
ወኮነ፡በህየ፡ዐቢየ፡ፍሥሐ፡ዘኢኮነ፡ከማሁ፡እምቅድመ፡ዓለም፡ወኢይከውን፡እስከ፡አመ፡ይሰምዕ፡ቃለ፡ትፍሥሕት፡እምኀበ፡እግዚአብሔር፡ለእለ፡በየማኑ፨

ET and transcription ⬇️

ፍሥሓ፡ is spelled -/ḥä/ here rather than -/ḥa/ (a perpetual alternate for gutturals).

Also NB ይሰመዕ፡ out of context could be either G /yəsämməʕ/ or tG /yəssämməʕ/, but here it's the latter.

“There was abounding ecstasy like never before, and like there won’t be again, until an ecstatic sound is heard before God by those at his right hand.”

/wä-konä bä-həyyä ʕäbiyä fəśśəḥä, zä-ʔi-konä käma-hu ʔəm-qədmä ʕaläm, wä-ʔi-yəkäwwən, ʔəskä ʔämä yəssämməʕ qalä təfśəḥt ʔəm-ḫäbä ʔəgziʔä-bḥer lä-ʔəllä bä-yäman-u/

Eng. translation ⬇️

“There was abounding ecstasy like never before, and like there won’t be again, until an ecstatic sound is heard before God by those at his right hand.”

we are curing the wound, when whang come the arrows all round; Sagittarius, or the Archer, is amusing himself

Sandro Brugnolini - Impressiànico [Italy, Library, Jazz, Funk, Psychedelic Rock] (1970) God damn, what a killer bass line!

Sandro Brugnolini - Impressiànico [Italy, Library, Jazz, Funk, Psychedelic Rock] (1970) God damn, what a killer bass line!
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https://youtu.be/UfgQCrLSiUw

About this time last year I looked out the window and saw my mare embellishing the early morning springtime landscape. There are not many things more beautiful to me than a horse.

#Horses #Springtime #Kentucky

Les manuscrits syriaques du Seminario Arcivescovile Maggiore de Florence et un format particulier de manuscrits Séance du 12 mars 2026 du séminaire Manuscrits en Méditerranée, par Margherita Farina (Laboratoire d’Histoire des théories linguistiques, CNRS UMR7597). La bibliothèque du Seminario Arcivescovile Magg...

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Arabic word of the day
درفيل
/darfīl/
"dolphin"

as in PO 16 211.2

فلما طرحوه في البحر امر الرب درفيل قد حمله واتی به الی الاسكندرية

"when they tossed him into the sea, the Lord commanded a dolphin, which carried him and brought him to Alexandria"

Ottomans and the Supernatural: Nature and the Limits of Knowledge in the Early Modern Ottoman Empire Abstract. Man is part of nature, we say, and perhaps for most of us nature includes all that exists (at least in a tangible way—i.e. if we want to exclude

My latest book, on open access!

Ottomans and the Supernatural: Nature and the Limits of Knowledge in the Early Modern Ottoman Empire url: academic.oup.com/book/61617

მებოძირი
crossing, (w/ გზისა or გზათა) crossroad(s)

Acts of Thekla, ed. Abuladze, 102/56.4-5

მიმოვლიდეს და ეძიებდეს იგინი მებოძირებსა გზისასა და არა ჰპოებდეს

"They kept sending people out, searching the crossroads, but without finding her"

cf. Mt 22:9 for მებოძირები გზათაჲ "crossroads"

Live music options in NYC, March 1976

Historical illustration of Physalia pelagica, a Portuguese man o' war jellyfish, featuring a translucent, inflated, bladder-like float at the top with a pinkish hue and faint striping. Numerous long, dark blue and purple, coiled trailing tentacles hang beneath the float against a dark, muted background, emphasizing the jellyfish's delicate and venomous structures. The image is detailed with careful shading and texture to highlight the organism’s unique anatomy. The text on the page includes the title "Physalia Pelagica," the artist's signature "M.J. Vésine," and printing details from Paris, 1922.

🎣 Animaux venimeux et venins: la fonction venimeuse chez tous les animaux
Paris, Masson & co., 1922.

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