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Lakonia
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description: Stele bearing the 'hymn to Athena' (athletic dedication?) from the precinct of Athena Chalkioikos
catalogue number: 535
LSAG reference: 199.23
date: c. 530 -= 500 ?
object type: Stele
region: PL
sub-region: Lakonia
archaeological context: Sparta
    publications:
Woodward, BSA vol. 29 (1927-8) pp. 45 ff
SEG vol. 11 no. 652
CEG no. 375

    archival material:
not available
    local script: Lakonia
inscription script analysis:
writing starting point: top left  writing orientation:vertical
writing direction:left >  number of characters:15

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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.

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