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Lakonia
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description: Bronze disk dedicated by Melas from Kosmas (Thornax?)
catalogue number: 519
LSAG reference: 199.14
date: c. 600 - 550 ?
object type: Disk
region: PL
sub-region: Lakonia
archaeological context: Kosmas
    publications:
Th. Arvanitopoullou, Polemon vol. 3 (1948) pp. 152 ff
SEG vol. 11 no. 890

    archival material:
    local script: Lakonia
inscription script analysis:
writing starting point: single line  writing orientation:other
writing direction:< right  number of characters:18

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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:

Μελας μ' ενικε Πυθαιει.

    translation:

not available