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Aigina
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description: Painted dedication on a sherd from the Apollo temple at Aigina
catalogue number: 245
LSAG reference: 112.01
date: c. 710 - 700 ?
object type: Sherd
region: CG
sub-region: Aigina
archaeological context: Aigina
    publications:
Boardman, BSA vol. 49 (1954) pp. 183 ff

    archival material:
    local script: Aigina
inscription script analysis:
writing starting point: single line  writing orientation:horizontal
writing direction:left >  number of characters:10 comments:
Two characters unclear.

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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:

[¯ ˘ ˘ ¯ Λυ?]σ̣ο̅νος Επιστ̣[αμο̅ν ανεθε̅κε ?].
    translation:

not available