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browsing: glyph used as "eta" item number: 112 of 166 Naxos (Cyclades) back to browse list new search/browse     photographs:     description: Statue dedicated by Nikandre on Delos catalogue number: 1039 LSAG reference: 303.02 date: c. 650 ? object type: Statue region: AI sub-region: Ionic Is. (Cen. & N. Aegean) archaeological context: Delos     publications: IG vol. xii.5.2 pp. 24 Roberts, E.S., An Introduction to Greek Epigraphy vol. 1 pp. 25 SGDI no. 5423 Roehl, H., Imagines Inscriptionum Graecarum antiquissimarum edition 3 pp. 65 no. 2 DGE no. 758 AGA pp. 27 ID no. 2 Peek, Delische Gedichte vol. 6 (1956-7) pp. 570 no. 16 Gallet de Santerre, Délos primitive et archaique (1958) pp. 253 f, 290 f CEG no. 403     archival material:     local script: Naxos (Cyclades) inscription script analysis: writing starting point: top left  writing orientation:horizontal writing direction:Boustrophedon - Schlangenschrift  number of characters:100 comments: Lines 2 and 3 - Schlangenscrift Letter forms found in this inscription are listed below. Click on a glyph to browse other inscriptions in which it also appears. α β γ δ ε ζ α η θ ι κ λ μ ν ξ ο π M ρ σ τ υ φ χ ψ ω punct.     transcription: Νικανδρη μ' ανεθε̅κεν h<ε>κηβολο̅ι ιοχεαιρηι, Ϙορη Δεινo- δικηο το Ναhσιο, εhσοχος αληο̅ν, Δεινομενεος δε κασιγνε̅τη, Φhραhσο δ' αλοχος ν<υν?>.     translation: not available