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Greeks in Egypt
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description: Main inscription (Doric dialect) and some of the names cut by Greek mercenaries at Abou Simbel
catalogue number: 1429
LSAG reference: 358.48b
date: c. 591
object type: Architectural element
region: EG
sub-region: Doric Hexapolis & Neighbours
archaeological context: Abou Simbel
    publications:
Roehl, H., Imagines Inscriptionum Graecarum antiquissimarum edition 3 pp. 18f no. 1
GHI edition 2 pp. 257 f no. 4
Bernand & Masson, REG (1957) pp. 1 ff no. 5

    archival material:
    local script: Greeks in Egypt
inscription script analysis: not available
    transcription:

και Χ[- - -]
Κριθις εγρα<ψ>αμ̣ες?

    translation:

not available