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description: Graffito on the rim of a dinos from the Heraion
catalogue number: 1252
LSAG reference: 341.01
date: c. 650 - 600 ?
object type: Dinos
region: EG
sub-region: Ionic Dodekapolis
archaeological context: Samian Heraion
    publications:
Technau, AM vol. 54 (1929) pp. 64
Eilmann, AM vol. 58 (1933) pp. 109 f
Friedlaender, P., Hoffleit, H., Epigrammata no. 94
CEG no. 458
Samos vol. 6 edition 1 no. 179

    archival material:
    local script: Samos
inscription script analysis:
writing starting point: single line  writing orientation:horizontal
writing direction:left >  number of characters:21

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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:

[- - -με]γαλης αντι φιλημ[οσυνης].

    translation:

not available