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Lakonia
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description: Small fragment of a list of names from Sparta
catalogue number: 559
LSAG reference: 201.47
date: c. 500 ?
object type: Fragment
region: PL
sub-region: Lakonia
archaeological context: Sparta
    publications:
Tod and Wace, Cat. Sparta Mus. no. 527
IG vol. v.1 no. 357
Sparta Museum no. 527

    archival material:
    local script: Lakonia
inscription script analysis:
writing starting point: top right  writing orientation:uncertain
writing direction:< right  number of characters:6

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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:

[- - -]ευς
[- - -]οφας
[- - -]σ̣ος

    translation:

not available