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Lakonia
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description: Fragments of bone flutes, from Artemis Orthia
catalogue number: 506
LSAG reference: 198.03
date: late 7th - early 6th c.
object type: Flute
region: PL
sub-region: Lakonia
archaeological context: Sparta
    publications:
Woodward, BSA vol. 24 no. 115
AO pp. 370,169 no. 26-27
SEG vol. 2 no. 82-83

    archival material:
    local script: Lakonia
inscription script analysis:
writing starting point: single line  writing orientation:vertical
writing direction:left >  number of characters:8 comments:
Some uncertainties in transcription.

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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:

a
[- - -] ται Ϝο̣ρθα[ιαι].
b
Αυ̣τ̣αρετος (?)

    translation:

not available