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browsing: glyph used as "nu" item number: 4 of 79 Attica back to browse list new search/browse     photographs:     description: Grave monument of Tettichos, Attica catalogue number: 44 LSAG reference: 77.19 date: c. 560 ? object type: Funerary monument region: CG sub-region: Attica archaeological context: Attica     publications: IG vol. i edition 2 no. 976 SEG vol. 10 no. 431 Friedlaender, P., Hoffleit, H., Epigrammata no. 135 Peek, W., Griechische Versinschriften vol. i no. 1226 EM CEG no. 13 IG vol. i edition 3 no. 1194bis     archival material: not available     local script: Attica inscription script analysis: writing starting point: top left  writing orientation:horizontal writing direction:boustrophedon  number of characters:100 comments: "The finest example of Attic boustrophedon lettering yet found." LSAG, 72. Punctuation sign used. Letter forms found in this inscription are listed below. Click on a glyph to browse other inscriptions in which it also appears. α β γ δ ε ζ α η θ ι κ λ μ ν ξ ο π M ρ σ τ υ φ χ ψ ω punct.     transcription: [ειτ' αστο]ς τ̣ι̣ς̣ ανε̅ρ ειτε χσενος αλοθεν ελθο̅ν ⋮ Τετιχον̣ οικτιρα- ς̣ ανδρ' αγαθον παριτο̅ ⋮ εν πολεμο̅ι φθιμενον, νεαραν hε̅βε̅ν ολεσαν- τα ⋮ ταυτ' αποδυραμενοι νεσθε επ- ι πραγμ' αγαθον.     translation: not available