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description: Fragmentary dedication for the Egyptian campaign, probably from the Heraion
catalogue number: 1282
LSAG reference: 342.21
date: c. 459 - 454
object type: Base
region: EG
sub-region: Ionic Dodekapolis
archaeological context: Samian Heraion
    publications:
Peek, Klio vol. 32 (1939) pp. 289 ff
ML no. 34
CEG no. 421

    archival material:
not available
    local script: Samos
inscription script analysis:
writing starting point: top left  writing orientation:horizontal
writing direction:left >  number of characters:92

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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:

[τοδ'] εργο πολλοι π̣α̣ρ̣α̣ [μαρτ]υ̣ρ̣ε̣[ς, ευτ' επι Νειλωι]
[Μεμ]φιος αμφ' ερατης νηυσιν εθηκ̣[ε μαχην]
[θου]ρος Αρης Μηδων τε και Ελλην[ων, Σαμιοι δε]
[νη]α̣ς Φοινικων πεντε τε και δ[εκ' ελον·]
[αλλ'] Η̣γησαγ̣ορην Ζωιιλοτο και [˘ ˘ ¯ ˘]
[- - -].

    translation:

not available