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Aitolia
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description: Grave stele of Promethos, found north of Molykreion
catalogue number: 699
LSAG reference: 226.01
date: 7th c. ?
object type: Grave stele
region: NW
sub-region: Aitolia
archaeological context: Vlachomandra
    publications:
Rhomaios, A. Delt. vol. 2 (1916) pp. par. 46
Klaffenbach, Sb. Ak. Berliin (1935) pp. 714 no. 2
Lerat, Les Locriens de l'Ouest edition 1 (1952) pp. xi and ii no. 27
Peek, W., Griechische Versinschriften vol. i no. 55
CEG no. 140

    archival material:
    local script: Aitolia
inscription script analysis:
writing starting point: single line  writing orientation:horizontal
writing direction:left >  number of characters:29 comments:


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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:

Προμαθο τοδε σαμα φιλοξενο ανδρος.

    translation:

not available