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Richardson, Rufus Byam: A sacrificial calendar from the Epakria
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A SACRIFICIAL CALENDAR FROM THE EPAKRIA.
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of the gap it becomes easy to supply missing letters. On the
left side, although the edge of the stone remains, there is a sur-
face break of varying width running down the whole length. It
is .06 m. wide at the 7th line, .115 m. at the 47th, .09 m. at the
52d. A maximum of twelve letters is missing where this gap is
widest; but as the inscription is not cut stoichedon, there is in
most cases a choice ranging between nine letters and twelve.
The inscribed surface of the stone is .39 m. broad at the 23d line
and .40 m. broad at lines 52-54.
A curious feature of the inscription is that it is divided very
unevenly into two columns, the right-hand column being about
double the width of the left-hand column. Furthermore, the
columns overlap somewhat, and some lines look as if they ran
continuously across the stone, there being absolutely no interven-
ing space between the last letter of the first column line and the
first letter of the second column line.
The right-hand column may practically be read entirely. The
left-hand column is more difficult to restore than might be ex-
pected with the help afforded by the other column. But even
here a good deal may be provisionally supplied. 'JovftaTcp, in line
50, is especially tantalizing.
JRestorations, Column 1.
2. Tr~\paicTripio<; is used as an epithet of Tu%?7, Aesch. Suppl., 523.
4 ft'. TpiTv<;, which entails the following month names, was sug-
gested by rexa'pr???, 20. But, as at 27-29 a quarter is omitted in
the enumeration, the restoration is not certain. It fills the space,
however, better than Seirre/ja?, with the month names of the
second quarter.
25. rpiTT) is given sirmply as one way of filling the space.
26. 'AttoWcopi,1 is demanded by the space, whereas in 34 there
is room only for Ah or ra>.
39. Spap.oavvT] is probable, but we know next to nothing of the
connection at this point.
52. Ail Ei!r/3]o\et would naturally be supplied, except that it
would not fill the whole space.
55. 'KdtfliaLa 'EXXtaJxtSt seems the only proper restoration.
1'ATroTp6*a.M as epithet of Apollo, Ar. Vesp. 161 ; Av. 01 ; Plut. 359, 854.
375
of the gap it becomes easy to supply missing letters. On the
left side, although the edge of the stone remains, there is a sur-
face break of varying width running down the whole length. It
is .06 m. wide at the 7th line, .115 m. at the 47th, .09 m. at the
52d. A maximum of twelve letters is missing where this gap is
widest; but as the inscription is not cut stoichedon, there is in
most cases a choice ranging between nine letters and twelve.
The inscribed surface of the stone is .39 m. broad at the 23d line
and .40 m. broad at lines 52-54.
A curious feature of the inscription is that it is divided very
unevenly into two columns, the right-hand column being about
double the width of the left-hand column. Furthermore, the
columns overlap somewhat, and some lines look as if they ran
continuously across the stone, there being absolutely no interven-
ing space between the last letter of the first column line and the
first letter of the second column line.
The right-hand column may practically be read entirely. The
left-hand column is more difficult to restore than might be ex-
pected with the help afforded by the other column. But even
here a good deal may be provisionally supplied. 'JovftaTcp, in line
50, is especially tantalizing.
JRestorations, Column 1.
2. Tr~\paicTripio<; is used as an epithet of Tu%?7, Aesch. Suppl., 523.
4 ft'. TpiTv<;, which entails the following month names, was sug-
gested by rexa'pr???, 20. But, as at 27-29 a quarter is omitted in
the enumeration, the restoration is not certain. It fills the space,
however, better than Seirre/ja?, with the month names of the
second quarter.
25. rpiTT) is given sirmply as one way of filling the space.
26. 'AttoWcopi,1 is demanded by the space, whereas in 34 there
is room only for Ah or ra>.
39. Spap.oavvT] is probable, but we know next to nothing of the
connection at this point.
52. Ail Ei!r/3]o\et would naturally be supplied, except that it
would not fill the whole space.
55. 'KdtfliaLa 'EXXtaJxtSt seems the only proper restoration.
1'ATroTp6*a.M as epithet of Apollo, Ar. Vesp. 161 ; Av. 01 ; Plut. 359, 854.