Greek metric inscription from Mt. Kosmaj

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To the divine shades.
Young did I die, passer-by, yet know I was not without merit,
learn how abruptly the turns of fortune may change.
They once beheld my skill alike in speech and in contest,
now they behold nothing more than grave-mound and dust.
Thrice be thou warned…

Dis Manibus

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Dis Manibus

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⤦ n: 1

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Dis Manibus

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Dis

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tag: abbr

tag: ex

Manibus

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tag: abbr

anibus

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Ἄξιον ἥγησαί με τὸν ὠκύμορον, παρο δεῖτα, καὶ γνώσῃ τὰ τύχης ὠς ἀβέβαια πέλει πολλὰ γὰρ ἐν μύθοισι καὶ ἐν γυμνάσμασιν ὀφθεὶς ἔμπειρος, τύμβος καὶ κόνις ἐμβλέπομαι Ὦ τριτόμωμε

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Ἄξιον ἥγησαί με τὸν ὠκύμορον, παρο δεῖτα

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⤦ n: 2

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Ἄξιον

lemma: ἄξιος
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ἥγησαί

lemma: ἡγέομαι
tag: w

ἥγησα

tag: #text

reason: lost
tag: supplied

με

tag: w

⤦ n: 3

tag: lb

τὸν

tag: w

ὠκύμορον

lemma: ὠκύμορος
tag: w

tag: #text

παρο δεῖτα

lemma: παροδίτης
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αρο

reason: lost
tag: supplied

⤦ n: 4

tag: lb

tag: unclear

εῖτα

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καὶ γνώσῃ τὰ τύχης ὠς ἀβέβαια πέλει

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καὶ

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γνώσῃ

lemma: γιγνώσκω
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τὰ

tag: w

τύχης

lemma: τύχη
tag: w

tag: #text

ύχης

reason: lost
tag: supplied

ὠς

tag: w

⤦ n: 5

tag: lb

ἀβέβαια

lemma: ἀβέβαιος
tag: w

πέλει

lemma: πέλω
tag: w

πολλὰ γὰρ ἐν μύθοισι καὶ ἐν γυμνάσμασιν

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πολλὰ

lemma: πολύς
tag: w

πο

tag: #text

reason: lost
tag: supplied

λὰ

tag: #text

γὰρ

tag: w

ἐν

tag: w

μύθοισι

lemma: μῦθος
tag: w

tag: unclear

ύθοισι

reason: lost
cert: low
tag: supplied

⤦ n: 6

tag: lb

καὶ

tag: w

ἐν

tag: w

γυμνάσμασιν

lemma: γύμνασμα
tag: w

ὀφθεὶς ἔμπειρος, τύμβος καὶ κόνις ἐμβλέπομαι

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ὀφθεὶς

lemma: ὁράω
tag: w

ἔμπειρος

lemma: ἔμπειρος
tag: w

ἔ

tag: unclear

μπειρος

reason: lost
cert: low
tag: supplied

tag: #text

⤦ n: 7

tag: lb

τύμβος

lemma: τύμβος
tag: w

καὶ

tag: w

κόνις

lemma: κόνις
tag: w

ἐμβλέπομαι

lemma: ἐμβλέπω
tag: w

ἐμ

tag: #text

tag: unclear

λέπο

tag: #text

μαι

reason: lost
tag: supplied

Ὦ τριτόμωμε

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Ὦ

tag: w

⤦ n: 8

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τριτόμωμε

lemma: τριτόμομος
tag: w

tag: unclear

ριτόμωμ

tag: #text

tag: unclear

< GAP >

reason: lost
quantity: 1
unit: character

< GAP >

reason: lost
extent: unknown
unit: character

 
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                    <lb n="7"/><w lemma="τύμβος">τύμβος</w> <w>καὶ</w> <w lemma="κόνις">κόνις</w> <w lemma="ἐμβλέπω">ἐμ<unclear>β</unclear>λέπο<supplied reason="lost">μαι</supplied></w></l> <l><w><supplied reason="lost">Ὦ</supplied></w>
                    <lb n="8"/><w lemma="τριτόμομος"><unclear>τ</unclear>ριτόμωμ<unclear>ε</unclear></w> <gap reason="lost" quantity="1" unit="character"/><gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character"/></l>
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Greek metric inscription from Mt. Kosmaj

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