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description: Gravestone of Demandros from the necropolis at Myli, Samos
catalogue number: 1257
LSAG reference: 341.02
date: c. 600 - 575 ?
object type: Gravestone
region: EG
sub-region: Ionic Dodekapolis
archaeological context: Myli
    publications:
Roehl, H., IGA no. 383
Roberts, E.S., An Introduction to Greek Epigraphy vol. 1 no. 151
SGDI no. 5718
Roehl, H., Imagines Inscriptionum Graecarum antiquissimarum edition 3 pp. 23 no. 30
DGE no. 713
Buschor, AM vol. 58 (1933) pp. 24 f

    archival material:
    local script: Samos
inscription script analysis:
writing starting point: bottom right  writing orientation:vertical
writing direction:boustrophedon  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:

Δημανδρο το̣
Π̣ρωτοχαριος.

    translation:

not available