From: Wieland Willker (willker@chemie.uni-bremen.de)
Date: Fri Jul 28 2000 - 10:21:43 EDT
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Carl W. Conrad [mailto:cwconrad@artsci.wustl.edu]
> >Papyrus Egerton 2:
> >[.....]W [K]ATAKLEISAN[TOS WS] UPOTETAKTA[I] ADHLWS
> >[PWS GIN]ETAI TO BAROS AUTOU ASTATO[N ESTIN]?
>
> I wonder whether this might not have reference to the STAQMOS, the balance
> beam used to weigh things and the meaning might be "impossible to
> weigh." I
> admit this is nothing but a guess, but I think that STA- does enter into
> the realm of items that can be set in the balance pan.
Do you think ASTATON refers to a small MIKRON SPERMA which is "impossible to
weigh" because it is too light? This would require the restoration KAI
GINETAI (And it is...).
Or does it refer to the KARPOS, which is "impossible to weigh" because it is
too heavy? This would require the restoration PWS GINETAI (How can it
become...).
Do you think both is equally likely/possible? the complete thing must be a
question, because the next sentence say:
Unfortunately the fragmentary papyrus does not show anything before this
sentence.
Best wishes
Wieland
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