Eusebius Riddle 30: De atramentorio
ALEXANDRAREIDER
Date: Mon 27 Dec 2021Original text:
Armorum fueram vice meque tenebat in armis
Fortis, et armigeri gestabar vertice tauri.
Vas tamen intus habens sum nunc intestina amara
Viscera, sed ructans bonus ibit nitor odoris.
Translation:
I was in the weapons’ role, and a strong one held me
In battle, and I was carried on the head of an armed bull.
I am now a vessel, however, holding bitter entrails and viscera
Inside, but when I belch, good and elegant perfume will issue.
On the inkhorn
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