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title: The Earliest Attic Graffito on Stone from the Acropolis
author: James Lloyd
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/989/the-earliest-attic-graffito-on-stone-from-the-acro/
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updated: 1970-01-01
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# The Earliest Attic Graffito on Stone from the Acropolis

_Authored by [James Lloyd](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/jtl203/)_

## Image File

[![The Earliest Attic Graffito on Stone from the Acropolis](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/989.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/989.jpg)

## Image Caption

This is an amazing example of one of the earliest examples of [Greek](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/greek/) [writing](https://www.worldhistory.org/writing/), dating to the 8th C. BC. It is written "boustrophedon", which means, rather than being read as English is, from left to right, every other line is flipped over, both in the way in which the letters face, and the direction in which it should be read. This, along with the early nature of the Greek letters, has made this graffito rather difficult to translate! Epigraphical Museum of [Athens](https://www.worldhistory.org/Athens/)EM 5365 IGI3 1418

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## About the Author

James' main area of research is ancient Greek music, but he has general interests in mythology, religion, and art & archaeology. A self-confessed philhellene, James keeps at least one eye on the Roman pie.
- [Facebook Profile](https://www.facebook.com/jan.vandercrabben@ancient.eu)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Lloyd, J. (2012, December 19). The Earliest Attic Graffito on Stone from the Acropolis. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/989/the-earliest-attic-graffito-on-stone-from-the-acro/>
### Chicago
Lloyd, James. "The Earliest Attic Graffito on Stone from the Acropolis." *World History Encyclopedia*, December 19, 2012. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/989/the-earliest-attic-graffito-on-stone-from-the-acro/>.
### MLA
Lloyd, James. "The Earliest Attic Graffito on Stone from the Acropolis." *World History Encyclopedia*, 19 Dec 2012, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/989/the-earliest-attic-graffito-on-stone-from-the-acro/>.

## License & Copyright

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