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Miletos
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description: Part of a stele from the Delphinion concerning sacrifices to Herakles
catalogue number: 1307
LSAG reference: 343.39
date: c. 500 - 480 ?
object type: Stele
region: EG
sub-region: Ionic Dodekapolis
archaeological context: Miletos
    publications:
Rehm, Milet vol. 1 edition 3 pp. 276 f no. 132
Sokolowski, Lois Sacrées de l'Asie Mineure no. 42
Berlin Museum no. 675

    archival material:
    local script: Miletos
inscription script analysis:
writing starting point: top left  writing orientation:horizontal
writing direction:boustrophedon  number of characters:88

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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:

[- - -]ες [:] ες μελ̣α̣[c. 5]
[- - -] μηροι καιωνται, π̣[α-
ρ]α τοισι μηριοισ[ι - - -]
[- - - πα]ρατιθεναι· ε̣ρ̣δεν ο-
[ι]μ μελαιναν ολ̣[- - -]
[- - -] π̣α̣ρ τομ βον ε̣[π-]
[ι]π̣εσσεν : ηδε [- - -]
[- - -]ο : και εσσ̣[c. 2]
[- - -].

    translation:

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