Efestia Inscription
A novel Lemnian inscription has been found during excavations at Efestia on the island of Lemnos. The inscription consists of 26 letters arranged in two lines of boustrophedal script.
Transcription:
- upper line (left to right):
- hktaonosi:heloke
- lower line (right to left):
- soromš:aslaš
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