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browsing: glyph used as "alpha" item number: 15 of 212 Attica back to browse list new search/browse     photographs: not available     description: Epigram on the base of a bronze four-horse chariot dedicated by Athens for a victory in 506 over Boiotia and Chalkis; Acropolis. catalogue number: 68 LSAG reference: 78.43 date: c. 506 object type: Base region: CG sub-region: Attica archaeological context: Athens     publications: IG vol. i edition 2 no. 394 II Raubitschek, A.E., DAA no. 168 Friedlaender, P., Hoffleit, H., Epigrammata no. 145 ML no. 15 CEG no. 179 EM no. 6286 IG vol. i edition 3 no. 501 A     archival material: not available     local script: Attica inscription script analysis: writing starting point: top left  writing orientation:horizontal writing direction:left >  number of characters:16 comments: 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 ζ α η θ ι κ λ μ ν ξ ο π M ρ σ τ υ φ χ ψ ω punct.     transcription: [δεσμο̅ι εν αχνυθεντι σιδε̅ρεο̅ι εσβεσαν hυβ]ριν ⋮ παιδε̣[ς Αθε̅ναιο̅ν, εργμασιν εμ πολεμο] [εθνεα Βοιο̅το̅ν και Χαλκιδεο̅ν δαμασαντες]⋮ το̅ν hιππος̣ δ̣[εκατε̅ν Παλλαδι τασδ' εθεσαν].     translation: not available