The Dreros bilingual (Dreros 1)

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A grey schist block, 750 x 260 x 245 mm, found in autumn 1936 in the Hellenistic cistern beside the east wall of the Delphinion at Dreros. Two deeply cut lines of Eteocretan with word dividers (et, isalabre, komn, men, inai, isaluria, lmo) stand above three worn boustrophedon lines of Cretan Greek containing ewade, "it was decided", and turon, "cheese". Kept at Neapoli, it was lost during the occupation of Crete in the Second World War and is known from van Effenterre's drawings and photographs.

Raymond A. Brown. Public domain

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TranscriptionRaymond A. Brown · carolandray.plus.com · 2003 · Copyright Ray Brown; the ancient text itself is public domainPrimary source: Inscriptions archaïques crétoises1 step from the original

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Where it was made

Dreros · Ancient city

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Mysteries Department. (2026). The Dreros bilingual (Dreros 1) [Artifact ART0DEDXPM4Q0A8]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ART0DEDXPM4Q0A8

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  year      = {2026},
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