SHORT ARROWS CALLED ‘GADFLIES’ IN EGYPT

Peter Pormann

doi:10.1017/S0009838825100888

SHORT ARROWS CALLED ‘GADFLIES’ IN EGYPT

Peter Pormann^*

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Classics, Ancient History & Egyptology

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In Paul of Aegina’s Pragmateia, the reading μυωτά for a type of short arrow has attracted scholarly attention. Das argued that an Arabic parallel supports the emendation μύωπα, but this has been questioned by Moseley. By looking at Graeco-Arabic translation technique, this short note shows that Das’s emendation μύωπα is probably right.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1-2
Number of pages	2
Journal	The Classical Quarterly
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S0009838825100888
Publication status	Published - 12 Jan 2026

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