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Dipylon Inscription, Old Written Greek

Dipylon Inscription, Old Written Greek


‎The archaic Greek sentence written on this wine jug or “oinochoe” is known as the Dipylon Inscription. One of the oldest known inscriptions featuring identifiable Greek characters, it means, “Whoever of all these dancers now plays/dances most delicately, to him this …” Experts on Greek ceramics believe this jug, made in about 740 B.C. and found in the ancient Dipylon Cemetery in Athens, was a prize in a dance contest.

‎John 19:20, Rev 1:8, Rev 21:6, Rev 22:13
‎Image by user Durutomo, from Wikimedia Commons. License: CC BY-SA 3.0

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