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description: Gravestone from the Athenian Kerameikos for the Argive allies who fell at Tanagra
catalogue number: 433
LSAG reference: 169.30
date: c. 458-457
object type: Gravestone
region: PL
sub-region: Argos
archaeological context: Athens
    publications:
Roehl, H., IGA no. 36
Roehl, H., Imagines Inscriptionum Graecarum antiquissimarum edition 3 pp. 37 no. 7
IG vol. i edition 2 no. 931-2
GHI edition 2 pp. 259 f no. 28
Peek, Kerameikos vol. 3 pp. 34 ff
Meritt, B.D.M., Hesperia vol. 14 (1945) pp. 134 ff
Meritt, B.D.M., Hesperia vol. 21 (1952) pp. 351 ff
SEG vol. 10 no. 407
EM no. 10274-6
BM
Agora Museum no. I 2006a-c, 5
IG vol. i edition 3 no. 1149a-e

    archival material:
    local script: Argos
inscription script analysis:
writing starting point: top left  writing orientation:horizontal / vertical
writing direction:left >  number of characters:100 comments:
Stoichedon.

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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:

Αργε[ιο̅ν τοι]δ' εθ̣[ανον Ταν]αγραι Λακ[εδαιμο-
νιο̅ν hυπο χερσ]ι, πενθο[ς δ' ετλασα-
ν γας πε]ρ̣ι μαρναμ[ενοι].
Col. I:     Col. II:     Col. III:     Col. IV:
hυλεες     [2]τριος     [- - -]ο̣ς     Αντ̣[- - -]
[Π]ολλιχος     [Α[ρ̣ιστιο̅ν     [- - -]     Θε̣[- - -]
[Αλ]κ̣ι̣σ̣θ̣ενε̅ς̣     [Σ]φενδονιο̅ν     [- - -]ος     Ε[5]ς
[7]ο̣ς̣     [Λ]υκινος     [- - -]     Φ̣ο̣ινιξ
[- - -]     [ϝ]αναξιλας     [- - -]ς     [Φ]ι̣λεας
[4]μα[- - -]     [Δ]ερλετος     [- - -]     [Β]ραχας
[3]θισ[- - -]     [Εχ]ε̣μενε̅ς          Τ̣ελεσστας
[hι]π̣ποσ[θενες]     [5]ις          Δαμοφανε̅ς
[Νι]κεας     [- - -]          Θυμαρε̅ς
[Α]ριστοβι̣[ος]                    Δαικλε̅ς
Τελεστας                    Συλιχος
Αιθε̅ρ               Δερκετος
Φιλοκρατε̅ς               Λυϙοδορκας
Στιλπο̅ν               Κλεο̅ν
Ε̣π̣ι̣τ̣ι̣μ̣ο̣ς̣               Κρατιαδας
[- - -]               [Α]ι̣σχυλος
               [Ευα]ρχι[δ]α̣ς̣
               [- - -]

    translation:

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