Philologos: Elephants of Khartoum

Zvi Rabbie writes from Los Gatos, Calif., to ask: “With the impending partition of Sudan in the news lately, it would be interesting if you could address the multiple uses of the Hebrew word ḥartom. Besides resembling Khartoum, Sudan’s capital, it’s the word used in the Book of Exodus for Pharaoh’s magicians, while it also

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The elephant quadriga

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SEA Heritage & History - 🇹🇳 𝗔𝗙𝗥𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗡 𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗣𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗧 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗖𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗚𝗜𝗡𝗜𝗔𝗡 𝗔𝗥𝗠𝗬 𝗜𝗜𝗜 𝗖𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗬 𝗕𝗖 Importing pachyderms from India must have been particularly expensive for the Hellenistic Mediterranean kingdoms, so

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I'm interested in how an elephant's trunk works. They use them for everything, including grabbing dirt. Then they draw up water to blow into their mouth. Are they not getting dirt as