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Teos
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description: Graffiti dedications to Aphrodite and Apollo at Naukratis
catalogue number: 1346
LSAG reference: 344.59
date: c. 600 - 550 ?
object type: Sherd
region: EG
sub-region: Ionic Dodekapolis
archaeological context: Naukratis
    publications:
Petrie, Naukratis vol. 1
Petrie, Naukratis vol. 2
SGDI no. 5637-8

    archival material:
    local script: Teos
inscription script analysis:
writing starting point:   writing orientation:
writing direction:left >  number of characters:55 comments:
Three different fragments

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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:

[ὁ δεῖνα ανεθη]κεν : τἀφρο[διτηι - - -]ο ο Τηιος
Ερμαγορης μ' ανεθηκε ο Τ[ηιος] τὠπολλωνι
[- - -]χιδεω [τἀ]φροδιτηι ο Τηιος

    translation:

not available