(epigraphy)
41Linda Schele — (30 October 1942 18 April, 1998) was a noted expert in the field of Maya epigraphy and iconography. She played an invaluable role in the decipherment of much of the Maya hieroglyphics. She produced a massive volume of drawings of stelae and… …
42Ancient Macedonians — The expansion of ancient Macedon up to the death of King Philip II (r. 359–336 BC). The Macedonians (Greek: Μακεδόνες, Makedónes) originated from inhabitants of the northeastern part of the Greek peninsula, in the alluvial plain around the rivers …
43Pamphylian Greek — Pamphylian is a little attested and isolated dialect of Ancient Greek which was spoken in Pamphylia, on the southern coast of Asia Minor. Its origins and relation to other Greek dialects are uncertain. A number of scholars have distinguished in… …
44Christians in the Persian Gulf — Christians reached Basra (ancient Perat d Maishan), near the shores of the Persian Gulf by the beginning of the fourth century. According to the Chronicle of Seert,[1] Bishop David of Perat d Maishan was present at the Council of Seleucia… …
45Halmidi inscription — The Halmidi inscription is the oldest known Kannada language inscription in the Kannada script, dating to the 5th or 6th century A.D. The undated inscription was discovered in 1936 by Dr. M. H. Krishna, the Director of Archaeology in the… …
46David Malcolm Lewis — For other people named David Lewis, see David Lewis (disambiguation). Dr. David Malcolm Lewis FBA (7 June 1928, London – 12 July 1994, Oxford) was Professor of Ancient History at the University of Oxford. Contents 1 Biography 2 Education 3 Care …
47Leiden Conventions — The Leiden Conventions are an established set of rules, symbols, and brackets used to indicate the condition of an epigraphic or papyrological text in a modern edition. In previous centuries of classical scholarship, scholars who published texts… …
48Alexamenos graffito — The Alexamenos graffito (also known as the graffito blasfemo [Harold Bayley, Archaic England,: An essay in deciphering prehistory from megalithic monuments, earthworks, customs, coins, place names, and faerie superstitions , Chapman Hall, 1920,… …
49Stoichedon — The stoichedon (Greek: στοιχηδόν) style of epigraphy was the practice of engraving ancient Greek inscriptions in capitals such that the letters were aligned vertically as well as horizontally. Texts of this form give the appearance of being… …
50Spirit Pond runestones — The Spirit Pond runestones are three stones with runic inscriptions, allegedly found at Spirit Pond in Phippsburg, Maine in 1971 by a Walter J. Elliott, Jr., a carpenter born in Bath, Maine. The stones, currently housed at the Maine State Museum …
