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browsing: glyph used as "epsilon" item number: 70 of 100 Arkadia back to browse list new search/browse     photographs: not available     description: Bronze plaque inscribed with a law concerning the ritual of Demeter catalogue number: 609 LSAG reference: 214.02 date: c. 525 ? object type: Plaque region: PL sub-region: Arkadia archaeological context: Kalavryta     publications: Robinson, D.M., CP vol. 38 (1943) pp. 191 ff Beattie, CQ vol. 41 (1947) pp. 66 ff Jeffery, JHS vol. 69 (1949) pp. 30 f Buck, C.D., The Greek Dialects edition 1 no. 16 SEG vol. 12 no. 1112 SEG vol. 20 no. 320     archival material:     local script: Arkadia 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 ζ α η θ ι κ λ μ ν ξ ο π M ρ σ τ υ φ χ ψ ω punct.     transcription: [ει γυ]ν̣α̣ ϝεσε̅τοι ζτε̅ραιον λο̅πος, [ιερο]ν εναι ται Δαματρι ται Θεσμοφορο̅ι. [ει δε] με̅ υνιερο̅σει, δυμενε̅ς εασα επε ϝεργο [c. 4]ς ζ' εξολοιτυ, κα οζις τοτε δαμιοϝοργε̅ [αφαε]σται δαρχμας τριακοντα. ειδ δε με̅ αφαε̅τοι, [οφλεν] τ̣αν ασεβειαν. εχε̅ οδε κυρος δεκο ϝετεα. ενα[ι [c. 5] τ̣οδε.     translation: not available