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[1] [In the year that Aristarchus of Phalerum was archon, on the seventh day of the month Pyanepsion, Sigma brought suit against Tau before the seven Vowels for assault and robbery, alleging that he had stolen all the words that are pronounced mith double tau.]

Judicium vocalium. Lucian of Samosata. Austin Morris Harmon (Translator). United States. Perseus 5.0.

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The Consonants at Law Sigma Vs. Tau, in the Court of the Seven Vowels (English) (Lucian, Vol. 1. Harmon, Austin Morris, editor. London: William Heinemann, Ltd.; Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1913.)

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Δίκη Συμφώνων Perseus (Lucian, Vol. 1. Harmon, Austin Morris, editor. London: William Heinemann, Ltd.; Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1913.) — 1 focus

ΤΟΙΣ ΕΠΤΑ ΦΩΝΗΕΣΙΝ¹

[Ἐπὶ ἄρχοντος Ἀριστάρχου Φαληρέως, Πυανεψιῶνος ἑβδόμῃ ἱσταμένου, γραφὴν ἔθετο τὸ Σῖγμα πρὸς τὸ Ταῦ ἐπὶ τῶν ἑπτὰ Φωνηέντων βίας καὶ ὑπαρχόντων ἁρπαγῆς, ἀφῃρῆσθαι λέγον πάντων τῶν ἐν διπλῷ ταῦ ἐκφερομένων.]²

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Trial in the Court of Vowels Perseus (The Works of Lucian of Samosata, Vol. 1. Fowler, Henry Watson and Fowler, Francis George, translators. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1905.) — 1 focus

[1] Seventh Pyanepsion.

Court of the Seven Vowels.

Action for assault with robbery.

Sigma v. Tau.

Plaintiff’s case—that the words in -ττ- are wrongfully withheld from him.

Lucian of Samosata Judicium vocalium 1

Austin Morris Harmon (Translator)

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ΤΟΙΣ ΕΠΤΑ ΦΩΝΗΕΣΙΝ¹