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description: Stele dedicated by Aigletes to Apollo, from Sparta
catalogue number: 534
LSAG reference: 199.22
date: c. 530 - 500 ?
object type: Stele
region: PL
sub-region: Lakonia
archaeological context: Sparta
    publications:
Woodward, BSA vol. 15 (1908-9) pp. 81 ff
IG vol. v.1 no. 222
DGE no. 9
Friedlaender, P., Hoffleit, H., Epigrammata no. 50
Moretti, L., Iscrizioni agonistiche greche no. 9
SEG vol. 14 no. 329
CEG no. 374

    archival material:
    local script: Lakonia
inscription script analysis:
writing starting point: top right  writing orientation:horizontal
writing direction:boustrophedon  number of characters:95 comments:
Two letters are carried down left- and right-hand edge, and appear vertical.

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 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:

Αιγλατας το̅ι Καρνειο̅[ι
τ]οδ' αγαλμ' α̣νεθε̅κε πε-
νπακι νικασ̣ας τον̣
μ[ακ]ρ̣ον, και ποτεθε̣̅-
κε τ]ον δολιχ̣ον τρι
ακισ Αθεναιοις ε[ν αγο̅-
σιν?, h]α̣ιπερ συρμαια̣
[- - -].

    translation:

not available