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Miletos
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description: Part of a calendar of offerings on blocks of a wall rebuilt into the later Delphinion at Miletos.
catalogue number: 1301
LSAG reference: 343.33
date: c. 525 - 500 ?
object type: Block
region: EG
sub-region: Ionic Dodekapolis
archaeological context: Miletos
    publications:
Rehm, Milet vol. 1 edition 3 pp. 134,162ff,401f no. 31
Kern, O., Inscriptiones Graecae
DGE no. 725
Rehm, Handbuch d. ArchUaologie vol. 1 pp. 217 ff
Sokolowski, Lois sacrées de l'Asie Mineure (1955) no. 41
SEG vol. 30 no. 1283
Berlin Museum no. 851,1471

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    local script: Miletos
inscription script analysis:
writing starting point: top left  writing orientation:horizontal
writing direction:boustrophedon  number of characters:100

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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:

Only partially illustrated in LSAG plate.
Ηρηι Ανθεηι ⋮ οις λευκη ⋮ εγκυαρ ⋮ λευκωι αν-
αβεβαμενη ⋮ χους τηι ιερηι διδοται ⋮ και ξυλων ⋮ ο[- - -]
[- - - η]μιεκτο ⋮ες το ιερεως ⋮ διδοται χους ξυλα ⋮ κἀπι βωμο-
ν ⋮ αμφορευς οινο ⋮ τετραδι επι δεκα ⋮ Δι Νοσιωι ⋮ [c. 10]ι ⋮ οις αρσην ⋮ εκτευς πυρων ⋮ εκτευς κριθεων ⋮ εκτη οι-
νο ⋮ ξυλα ⋮ μελι ⋮ αλειφα ⋮ Λευκωι ⋮ οις αρσην ⋮ Αργηι [- - -]
[- - - εκ?]τηι ισταμενο ⋮ εορτη κηρυσσεται ⋮ Απολλωνος Δελφιν-
[ιο - - -].

    translation:

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