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Lakonia
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description: Fragment of marble (part of 55?), from the precinct of Athena Chalkioikos
catalogue number: 572
LSAG reference: 201.56
date: c. 427/6 ?
object type: Stele
region: PL
sub-region: Lakonia
archaeological context: Sparta
    publications:
Woodward, BSA vol. 14 pp. 135 f
IG vol. v.1 no. 219

    archival material:
    local script: Lakonia
inscription script analysis:
writing starting point: top left  writing orientation:uncertain
writing direction:left >  number of characters:41

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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:

(part of 55?)
[- - -τ]οι Απελλ[- - -
- - - εδον τοις Λακεδ]αιμονιο[ις - - -]καλλοσι̣[- - - ὁ δεινα] εδο̅κε [ποτ τον πολεμον? - - -
- - - εδ]ον ποτ̣ [τον πολεμον - - -] εν ερ[- - -]θ̣αι αρ[γυριο ? - - -].

    translation:

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