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browsing: glyph used as "omicron" item number: 26 of 661 Attica back to browse list new search/browse     photographs: not available     description: Altar dedicated in the Pythion at Athens by Peisistratos son of Hippias catalogue number: 62 LSAG reference: 78.37 date: c. 520 - 510 ? object type: Altar region: CG sub-region: Attica archaeological context: Athens     publications: IG vol. i edition 2 no. 761 Kirchner, J., IIA vol. II Meritt, B.D.M., Hesperia vol. 8 (1939) pp. 62 ff Raubitschek, A.E., DAA pp. 449 f SEG vol. 10 no. 318 CEG no. 305 ML no. 11 EM no. 6787 IG vol. i edition 3 no. 948     archival material: not available     local script: Attica inscription script analysis: writing starting point: single line  writing orientation:horizontal writing direction:left >  number of characters:56 comments: "Beautiful lettering" LSAG, 75. Several characters unclear. 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: μνε̅μα τοδε hε̅ς αρχε̅ς Πεισισ̣τ̣[ρατος hιππιο h]υιος θε̅κεν Απολλο̅νος Πυ̣θ̣[ι]ο̣ εν τεμενε[ι].     translation: not available