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Lakonia
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description: Plate with fragmentary dedication from the site of Artemis Orthia
catalogue number: 505
LSAG reference: 198.02b
date: late 7th - early 6th c
object type: Plate
region: PL
sub-region: Lakonia
archaeological context: Sparta
    publications:
Dawkins, BSA vol. 16 (1909-10) pp. 28
AO pp. 73f, 169, 371
SEG vol. 2 no. 84, 86
IG vol. v.1 no. 1587-1588

    archival material:
    local script: Lakonia
inscription script analysis:
writing starting point: single line  writing orientation:horizontal
writing direction:left >  number of characters:14

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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:

[ανεθε̅]κε ται Ϝορθα̣σιαι

    translation:

not available