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Crete
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description: One of eight fragments of laws inscribed on the walls of the temple of Apollo Delphinios
catalogue number: 1150
LSAG reference: 315.01c
date: middle / 2nd half 7th century
object type: Wall
region: AI
sub-region: Doric Islands (S. Aegean)
archaeological context: Dreros
    publications:
van Effenterre, BCH vol. 70 (1946) pp. 588f no. 1
BCH vol. 85 (1961) pp. 547-552
ML no. 2

    archival material:
    local script: Crete
inscription script analysis:
writing starting point: top right  writing orientation:horizontal
writing direction:boustrophedon  number of characters:33

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 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.

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