Letters of the archaic alphabet of Thera: Alpha: regular oblique strokes, diagonal crossbar. Epsilon: vertical stroke extending downward, oblique bars. Iota: vertical. Pi: with a second shorter bar parallel to the main one.
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Taxonomies for ThERA controlled values
ThERA anthroponyms authority list
ThERA theonyms authority list
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The inscription, which has not been traced, is retrograde according to Hiller’s indications. Given the archaeological context, which features either simple anthroponyms in the nominative or the personal names of dedicants to deities in the genitive, it is also possible that the final letter is a san, whose fourth stroke has been lost. Regarding the dating, no information from direct autoptic verification is available. However, if Hiller’s edition is correct, a hypothetical dating to the early 5th century BCE could be proposed. Although the inscription is still retrograde, some of the surviving letters exhibit later forms (rho with a short parallel stroke, vertical iota), whereas others retain archaizing features (epsilon with an extended vertical stroke, lambda with an upper angle and a short second stroke).