Epigram 14.12 — Anthologia Graeca

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urn:cts:greekLit:tlg7000.tlg001.ag:14.12

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April 20, 2021

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May 31, 2022

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ἓξ μνῶν ἓξ φιάλας Κροῖσος βασιλεὺς ἀνέθηκεν
δραχμῇ τὴν ἑτέρην μείζονα τῆς ἑτέρης.
— Paton edition

Croesus the king dedicated six bowls weighing six minae, each one drachm heavier than the other.
*Solution*: The weight of the first is 97 1/2 drachm, and so on.
— Paton edition

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énigme fra adivinanza spa indovinello ita riddle eng aenigma lat charada por

Scholia

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One mina = 100 drachms. (W.R. Paton, Greek Anthology volume 5, p. 33)

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[2022-05-31 18:47 UTC] Epigram 14.12: Association of énigme (1447) by “LuizCapelo”

[2022-05-31 18:47 UTC] Epigram 14.12: Addition of Comment (PK 946) by “LuizCapelo”

[2022-05-31 18:45 UTC] Epigram 14.12: Addition of [eng] Croesus the king dedicated six bowls … by “LuizCapelo”

[2021-11-21 22:04 UTC] Epigram 14.12: First revision

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