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description: Epitaph on the grave stele of Antigenes, Attica
catalogue number: 59
LSAG reference: 78.34
date: c. 510
object type: Grave stele
region: CG
sub-region: Attica
archaeological context: Attica
    publications:
MMNYC no. 20
AAG pp. 107 f
MM no. 15.167

    archival material:
not available
    local script: Attica
inscription script analysis:
writing starting point: top left  writing orientation:horizontal
writing direction:boustrophedon  number of characters:27 comments:
The last six letters return boustrophedon instead of starting a second line left to right. Punctuation sign used.

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:
Αντιγενει : Παναισχε̅ς επ-
εθε̅κεν.

    translation:

not available