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description: Grave monument of Archias and sister, made by Phaidimos, Attica
catalogue number: 56
LSAG reference: 78.31
date: c. 540
object type: Funerary monument
region: CG
sub-region: Attica
archaeological context: Attica
    publications:
Pezopoulos, AE vol. 2 (1937) pp. 538 ff
SEG vol. 10 no. 452a
Friedlaender, P., Hoffleit, H., Epigrammata no. 169
Peek, W., Griechische Versinschriften vol. i no. 74
CEG no. 26

    archival material:
not available
    local script: Attica
inscription script analysis:
writing starting point: top left  writing orientation:horizontal
writing direction:left >  number of characters:91 comments:
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:
τοδ' Αρχιο 'στι σε̅μα : κἀ-
δελφε̅ς φιλε̅ς : Ευκο-
σμιδε̅ς : δε τουτ' εποι-
ε̅σεν καλον : στε̅λε̅-
ν : δ' επ' αυτο̅ι θε̅κε Φ-
αιδιμο<ς> σοφος.
    translation:

not available