gentis suae litteris

English translation: with the letters of his kin

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Latin term or phrase:	gentis suae litteris
English translation:	with the letters of his kin
Entered by:	Zahraa Omar

04:06 Jul 3, 2013

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Latin term or phrase: gentis suae litteris

This is obviously invalidated by the Thugga bilingual. Cf. too Valerius Maximus i. 1. 21, Ext. 2, where Masinissa is said to have inscribed some tusks gentis suae litteris. But perhaps Punic is here intended.

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with the letters of his kin

Explanation:
Ablativus instrumentalis.

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Note added at 20 mins (2013-07-03 04:26:35 GMT)
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In other words, the Numidian king put on those tusks some letters from the alphabet used by his people.

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Note added at 21 mins (2013-07-03 04:27:55 GMT)
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'Letters' meaning just that or – more probably – actually coherent writing (archaic usage).

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Łukasz Gos-Furmankiewicz
Poland
Local time: 06:27

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with the letters of his kin

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