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description: Leges sacrae inscribed boustrophedon on two blocks (altars?) from the Eleusinion at Athens
catalogue number: 69
LSAG reference: 78.44
date: c. 500 - 480
object type: Altar (?)
region: CG
sub-region: Attica
archaeological context: Athens
    publications:
Jeffery, Hesperia vol. 17 (1948) pp. 86 ff

    archival material:
not available
    local script: Attica
inscription script analysis:
writing starting point: top left  writing orientation:horizontal?
writing direction:boustrophedon  number of characters:87 comments:
Punctuation sign used.

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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:
[- - - ?χριθο̅ν hε̅μ]ιεκτεα ḥ[ε]πτα, : ο[ινο χ-]
[οες hεχ]ς : κα[ι h]ε̅μιχον̣, [- - -]
[- - - hεκ]τευς, : με[λ]ιτος κο̣[τυλα-]
[ι οκτ]ο̅, : ε̣λαιο[:] ḥε̅μιχο[- - -]
[ - - - hε̅μ]ιτεταρ[τ]εον, [:] τυρο̣[: τρ]-
[ις] τ̣ετα̣[ρ]τ̣α̣ι̣, : [κ]υαμο̅[ν ?λευκο̅ν τ]ρις χο[ινικες, : ] μ̣ελ̣[α-
[νο̅ν τρις χοι]νικε̣[ς, - - -]
[- - - δ]υο [- - -]
[- - -]υ[- - -].
    translation:

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