Bruchstück eines Kultgesetzes von Olympia aus der 1. Hälfte des 6. Jh. v. Chr. (BrU 9)

Abstract

A small bronze tablet was a part of a hoplite cuirass (pteryx), but was reused for writing in the first half oft the VI cent B.C. Six short lines are written in boustrephedon-style, one line was turned upside down (so called 'false boustrephedon'). The text mentions Zeus and φράτρα; so it seems to be a lex sacra. Since the lines have no factual or grammatical connexion, context and content appear ununderstandable.

It is up to now the most ancient bronze document from Olympia, which shows new details about the early use of writing in the sanctuary, particulary about the letters Delta and Rho und the punctuation. The inscription originates in the time of the  early four panhellenic games.