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Lakonia
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description: Stele dedicated by Damonon in the precinct of Athena Chalkioikos
catalogue number: 568
LSAG reference: 201.52
date: c. 450 - 431 ?
object type: Stele
region: PL
sub-region: Lakonia
archaeological context: Sparta
    publications:
Tod and Wace, Cat. Sparta Muds. no. 64, 176
IG vol. v.1 pp. 213
Roehl, H., Imagines Inscriptionum Graecarum antiquissimarum edition 3 pp. 100 no. 17
Tillyard, BSA vol. 13 pp. 174 ff
Moretti, L., Iscrizioni agonistiche greche no. 16
SEG vol. 14 no. 330
CEG no. 378
Sparta Museum no. 440

    archival material:
    local script: Lakonia
inscription script analysis:
writing starting point: top left  writing orientation:horizontal
writing direction:left >  number of characters:100

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:

(facsimile)
Δαμο̅νο̅ν
ανεθε̅κε Αθαναια<ι>
Πολιαχο̅ι νικαhας
ταυτα hατ' ουδες
πε̅ποκα το̅ν νυν.
ταδε ενικαhε Δαμ̣[ο̅νο̅ν]
το̅ι αυτο̅<ι> τεθιιππο̅<ι>
αυτος ανιοχιο̅ν·
εν Γαιαϝοχο τετρακι
και Αθαναια τετ[ρακι]
(κτλ.)
(photograph)
hυπο δε Αριστε̅ εφορον
ταδε ενικε̅ Δαμο̅νο̅ν·
εν Γαιαϝοχο ενhε̅βοhαις
[h]ιπποις αυτος ενιοχιο̅ν
και hο κελε̅ξ μιας αμερας·
hαμα ενικε̅ και hο hυιος
σταδιον και διαυλον και
δολιχον μιας αμερας
ενικο̅ν παντες hαμα.
hυπο δε Εχεμενε̅ εφορον
ταδε ενικε̅ Δαμο̅νο̅ν
εν Γαιαϝοχο ενhε̅βοhαι[ς]
hιπποις αυτος ανιοχιο̅ν
κ̣α̣ι̣ ḥο hυιος σταδιον κα̣[ι
διαυλον και δολιχον μιας
αμερας hαμα ενικε̅].

    translation:

not available