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description: Altar dedicated by the Chians at Delphi
catalogue number: 1327
LSAG reference: 343.46
date: c. 479 ?
object type: Altar
region: EG
sub-region: Ionic Dodekapolis
archaeological context: Delphi
    publications:
SIG edition 3 no. 19
FD vol. 2 pp. 119 ff
FD vol. 3 pp. 173 f no. 212
Chios pp. 205-18
Delphi Museum no. 940

    archival material:
    local script: Chios
inscription script analysis:
writing starting point: single line  writing orientation:horizontal
writing direction:left >  number of characters:20

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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:

Χιοι Απολλωνι τον βωμον.

    translation:

not available