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Eretria
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description: Part of a grave-stele from a necropolis west of Eretria
catalogue number: 93
LSAG reference: 88.11
date: c. 525 - 500 ?
object type: Grave stele
region: CG
sub-region: Euboia
archaeological context: Eretria
    publications:
Kourouniotes, AE (1911) no. 37
SGDI vol. 4 no. 852
IG vol. xii.9 no. 288
Peek, W., Griechische Versinschriften vol. i no. 60
CEG no. 106

    archival material:
    local script: Eretria
inscription script analysis:
writing starting point: top left  writing orientation:vertical
writing direction:boustrophedon  number of characters:17 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:

[- - -] τοδε ⋮ σε̅μα
τετυκται.
    translation:

not available