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Akarnania
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description: Stone slab with fragments of a decree or an epitaph from Stratos
catalogue number: 710
LSAG reference: 229.02
date: 6th c.
object type: Slab
region: NW
sub-region: Akarnania & Epeiros
archaeological context: Stratos
    publications:
Kirsten, Neue Jahrb. (1940) no. 304
IG vol. ix.1 edition 2 no. 398

    archival material:
    local script: Akarnania
inscription script analysis:
writing starting point: bottom right  writing orientation:vertical
writing direction:left >  number of characters:77 comments:
False Boustrophedon / Schlangenschrift

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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:

[- - -]δ̣ας ⋮ ταν̣[· ·]τον α̣θ̣υ̣μ̣[- - -]
[- - -]σε̣ν εμαις τ̣ον οπα[- - -]
[- - -]ρ̣εοι h[· · ·]εκαπ̣ι̣σ̣δ̣ο[- - -]
[- - -]ο Θεμιστιο[- - -]
[- - -]ομενος δυ[- - -]
[- - -]ατ[· ·]πλαθ[- - -]
[- - -]ο αιτιον̣ [- - -]
[- - -] αμα[·]ι̣π̣[- - -]
[- - -]σ[- - -]
[- - -].

    translation:

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