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description: Block from the base of a dedication at Olympia by Mikythos of Rhegion and Messene
catalogue number: 800
LSAG reference: 247.08
date: c. 467 - 450 ?
object type: Base
region: WC
sub-region: Euboic Colonies, Sicily (Chalkidic)
archaeological context: Olympia
    publications:
Olympia vol. 5 no. 267
Roberts, E.S., An Introduction to Greek Epigraphy vol. 1 no. 180
SGDI no. 5276
Roehl, H., Imagines Inscriptionum Graecarum antiquissimarum edition 3 pp. 78 f no. 17-18
DGE no. 794
Preuner, JdI vol. 35 (1920) pp. 59 ff
Olympia Museum no. 660 etc.
Roehl, H., IGA no. 532-3

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    local script: Rhegion
inscription script analysis: not available
    transcription:

[Μικυθος hο Χοιρο Ρε̅γινος και Μεσσε̅]νιος ϝοικεο̅ν εν Τεγεε̅ι
[τἀγαλματα ταδε θεοις ανεθε̅κε πασι]ν και θεαις πασαις·
[παιδος εκ νοσο φθιναδος σο̅θεντος κ]αι χρε̅ματο̅ν hοσσα ϝοι πλειστα εγεν-
[ετο δεκατε̅ν απερξαμε̅ν, ες Ολυνπιε̅ν] ελθο̅ν, επειτα ε̅υξαμε̅ν.

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