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description: Poros pillar bearing a dedication by Thales, Aigina
catalogue number: 249
LSAG reference: 112.05
date: c. 550 - 525 ?
object type: Pillar
region: CG
sub-region: Aigina
archaeological context: Aigina
    publications:
Peek, AM vol. 59 (1934) pp. 42 f
SEG vol. 11 no. 1

    archival material:
    local script: Aigina
inscription script analysis:
writing starting point: single line  writing orientation:other
writing direction:< right  number of characters:22 comments:
Five characters are 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:

Θαλε̅ς
μ[ε] αν[εθε̅]κ̣εν
[c. 4?]
Θε̅βασ̣<σ>ι̣μαχο̅ι̣.

    translation:

not available