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Messenia
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description: Later copy of a 5th cent. dedication by 'the (Mes)sanioi' to Apollo at Delphi
catalogue number: 601
LSAG reference: 206.08
date: c. 500 - 450 ?
object type: Base
region: PL
sub-region: Messenia
archaeological context: Delphi
    publications:
Daux, BCH vol. 61 (1937) pp. 67 ff
FD vol. 3.4 no. 451

    archival material:
    local script: Messenia
inscription script analysis:
writing starting point: top left  writing orientation:horizontal
writing direction:left >  number of characters:14 comments:
Apparently re-inscribed in 2c BC; the additional 2c text is ignored.

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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:

(below)
[Απολλο̅νι?] Πυ[θιο̅ι] ανεθεν [Μεσ]σανιοι.
(above, 2nd c. B.C.)
[Μεσσαν]ιο[ι Απο]λλων[νι Πυ]θιωι.

    translation:

not available