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description: Graffito abecedarium on fragments of a mug from the Heraion
catalogue number: 1253
LSAG reference: 341.01a.S471
date: c. 660 - 650 ?
object type: Mug
region: EG
sub-region: Ionic Dodekapolis
archaeological context: Samian Heraion
    publications:
Walter and Vierneisel, AM vol. 74 (1959) pp. 23-7
Walter, A. Delt vol. 18 edition B (1963) no. 290

    archival material:
    local script: Samos
inscription script analysis:
writing starting point: single line  writing orientation:horizontal
writing direction:< right  number of characters:25 comments:
Retrograde sigma

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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:

αβγδεϝζ[η]θ̣κλμ[ν]ξοπϙρστ̣υφχψωϡ[-?].

    translation:

not available