Re: [tied] The Scythians of Dobrudja

--- Piotr Gasiorowski <gpiotr@...> wrote:

> I'm game, and at least some of the names look easily
> etymologisable, but I'd appreciate some more
> detailed info. Where do the names come from? Local
> epigraphic sources, or foreign authors?

*****GK: These names are known exclusively from
surviving coins, all dated to the 3rd-2nd c. BC. I
haven't seen the coins, and have transcribed the names
from a book. I am reasonably sure that the
transcription of 4 of them is correct. But ELI could
be ELIAS, and SARIA could be SARI or SARIAS. The coins
were of the same type as that of ATEAS. Greek of
course.******

If the

> latter, is the source contemporary or later? In what
> context do they appear? What's the precise spelling
> (in Greek, I presume)?
>
> Piotr
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: george knysh
> To: cybalist@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2002 2:47 AM
> Subject: [tied] The Scythians of Dobrudja
>
>
> Six royal names are known:
>
> KANIT
>
> KHORAPS
>
> APROS
>
> SARIA
>
> ELI
>
> TANOUS
>

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