# The inscriptions on the fragments (parapegma, back-cover guide, dial legends)

> Many letters survive only inside the corrosion and are readable in the CT slices. They name the planets, the dials and the month names; they name no…

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# The inscriptions on the fragments (parapegma, back-cover guide, dial legends)

PhotographCC BY 4.0Letter forms late third to mid first century BC

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The inscriptions on the fragments (parapegma, back-cover guide, dial legends): transcription

Many letters survive only inside the corrosion and are readable in the CT slices. They name the planets, the dials and the month names; they name no maker or city.

Freeth, T., Higgon, D., Dacanalis, A. et al., 2005. CC BY 4.0

## Copies 2

**Transcription** Alexander Jones, Mike Edmunds, Tony Freeth, Yanis Bitsakis and others (Inscriptions of the Antikythera Mechanism) · archive.nyu.edu · 2016 · free to read (NYU Faculty Digital Archive)2 steps from the original

[Where it's published](https://archive.nyu.edu/bitstream/2451/71597/5/IAM%202%20jones-2016-historical-background-and-general-observations.pdf)

**Transcription** Freeth, T., Higgon, D., Dacanalis, A. et al. · commons.wikimedia.org · 2021-03-12 · CC BY 4.02 steps from the original

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## Where it was made

[Antikythera shipwreck](https://mysteriesdept.com/records/PLC0D3FQ1544VAE/antikythera-shipwreck) · Shipwreck site

## Sources 1

- [The Inscriptions of the Antikythera Mechanism. 2. Historical Background and General Observations](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D3FPXZJ76EP/the-inscriptions-of-the-antikythera-mechanism-2-historical)_SRC_

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Mysteries Department. (2026). The inscriptions on the fragments (parapegma, back-cover guide, dial legends) [Artifact ART0D3FQKYP5TZQ]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ART0D3FQKYP5TZQ
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National Archaeological Museum, Athens (on the fragments)

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letter forms late third to mid first century BC; read from the 2005 CT and PTM data; edition published 2016

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[Antikythera shipwreck](https://mysteriesdept.com/records/PLC0D3FQ1544VAE/antikythera-shipwreck)

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