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5 +3 | with the letters of his kin |
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with the letters of his kin Explanation: Ablativus instrumentalis. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 20 mins (2013-07-03 04:26:35 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- In other words, the Numidian king put on those tusks some letters from the alphabet used by his people. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 21 mins (2013-07-03 04:27:55 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- 'Letters' meaning just that or – more probably – actually coherent writing (archaic usage). |
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