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larnax

larnax

English

a larnax

Noun

larnax ‎(plural larnakes)

(archaeology) A small closed coffin, box or cinerary urn often used as a container for human remains in Ancient Greece.

Translations

small closed coffin, box or cinerary urn

Armenian:
Old Armenian: լեառնակ ‎(leaṙnak)

German: Larnax
Greek: λάρναξ (el) ‎(lárnax), λάρνακα (el) ‎(lárnaka)
Ancient: λάρναξ ‎(lárnax)