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Euboia
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description: Damaged Herm dedicated to Artemis (?) by Kephalon, from Histiaia
catalogue number: 109
LSAG reference: 88.24b.S433
date: c. 470 - 460
object type: Herm
region: CG
sub-region: Euboia
archaeological context: Histiaia
    publications:
Cairns, Phoenix vol. 37 (1983) pp. 15-37
CEG vol. 2 no. 785

    archival material:
    local script: Euboia
inscription script analysis:
writing starting point: top left  writing orientation:vertical
writing direction:left >  number of characters:100

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α β γ δ ε Digamma ζ α η Heta θ ι κ λ μ ν ξ ο π M Koppa ρ σ τ υ φ χ ψ ω Sampi punct.

    transcription:

[- 5-7 - Λε]τ̣οιδα̅ι Κεφαλο̅ν hεγε̅μονος hυιος
εσ̣[τε̅]σεν τεμενος ποσσικροτου φυλακα
λισσ[ο]μενος δε θεο̅ι νικε̅ς hαβρεν hε̅ρετο κυδος
α̣ρ̣[- - - -]στε[φ]ανο̅ι κα̣λ̣λ̣ικιθον̣ι̣[?̣2̣]ρ̣οι

    translation:

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