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Thasos
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description: Memorial erected to Glaukos by the sons of Brentes in the Agora at Thasos
catalogue number: 1123
LSAG reference: 307.61
date: c. 625 to 600 ?
object type: Memorial
region: AI
sub-region: Ionic Is. (Cen. & N. Aegean)
archaeological context: Thasos
    publications:
Pouilloux, BCH vol. 79 (1955) pp. 77 ff
SEG vol. 14 no. 565
Peek, W., Griechische Versinschriften vol. i no. 51a
ML no. 3
EG vol. 1

    archival material:
not available
    local script: Thasos
inscription script analysis:
writing starting point: top left  writing orientation:horizontal
writing direction:boustrophedon  number of characters:50

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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:

Γλαυϙω ει̣μ̣ι μ̣νη-
μα τω Λεπτινεο · ε-
θεσαν δε με ωι βρεντ-
εο παιδες.

    translation:

not available