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Lakonia
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description: Fragment from a victory-dedication (?) from Mistra
catalogue number: 554
LSAG reference: 201.42
date: 6th c. second half ?
object type: Fragment
region: PL
sub-region: Lakonia
archaeological context: Mistra
    publications:
Tod and Wace, Cat. Sparta Mus. no. 72
IG vol. v.1 no. 2
Sparta Musum no. 599

    archival material:
    local script: Lakonia
inscription script analysis:
writing starting point: top left  writing orientation:
writing direction:boustrophedon  number of characters:29 comments:
Several characters unclear. Punctuation sign used.

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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:

[- - -]μ̣εσο αι[- - -]ν τον ) δαμ[οσια?- - -]ον τουτο γ̣[- - -
- - -] προτερον [- - -].

    translation:

not available