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Lakonia
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description: Base for a dedication by Alkibiades the elder at Delphi
catalogue number: 560
LSAG reference: 201.47a.S447
date: c. 525 - 500
object type: Base
region: PL
sub-region: Lakonia
archaeological context:
    publications:
Daux, BCH vol. 46 (1922) pp. 439 ff
IG vol. i edition 2 no. 272
Daux, BCH suppl. vol. 4 pp. 51-7
IG vol. i edition 3 no. 333-334a, b

    archival material:
    local script: Lakonia
inscription script analysis:
writing starting point: top left  writing orientation:horizontal
writing direction:left >  number of characters:17 comments:
Punctuation sign used. Two characters unclear.

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:

Daux:
[Αλ]κιβιαδ̣[ες Πυ]θ̣ια πρ[ο̄τος ? - - - | - - - | c.10 | - - - αν]εθεκε vac.
OR, Hatzfeld:
[Αλ]κιβιαδ̣[ες τ]ο̣̄ι Απε̣[λο̄νι - - - | c.? Σπαρτιατας (vel sim.)| - - - αν]εθεκε vac.

    translation:

not available