epigraphy
11epigraphy — e•pig•ra•phy [[t]ɪˈpɪg rə fi[/t]] n. 1) the study of epigraphs or inscriptions, esp. ancient inscriptions 2) inscriptions collectively • Etymology: 1850–55 e•pig′ra•phist, e•pig′ra•pher, n …
12epigraphy — /ɛˈpɪgrəfi/ (say e pigruhfee), /ə / (say uh ) noun 1. the study or science of epigraphs or inscriptions. 2. inscriptions collectively. –epigraphist, epigrapher, noun …
13epigraphy — The study of inscriptions written words or messages cut or scratched into stone, metal, or other durable materials. Much of the information that scholars have collected about ancient Mesopotamia has come from inscriptions. The earliest Mes… …
14epigraphy — n. the study of (esp. ancient) inscriptions. Derivatives: epigraphic adj. epigraphical adj. epigraphically adv. epigraphist n …
15Semitic Epigraphy — • Discussion of the science by this name Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Semitic Epigraphy Semitic Epigraphy † …
16Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy — [http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journals/aae Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy] or AAE is a scholarly journal for articles relating to the ancient Arabian Peninsula region. Aims and scopeIn recent years the Arabian peninsula has emerged as… …
17Early Indian epigraphy — The earliest traces of epigraphy in South Asia are found in Sri Lanka, dating to ca. the 6th century BC (Tamil Brahmi). Inscriptions in the Brahmi script also appear on the Indian subcontinent proper, from about the 3rd century BC (Ashoka… …
18Early Telugu epigraphy — Historians have deciphered writings on the walls of temples describing the names and gotra s (family groupings) of some Telugu Rajus and the contributions made by them to the temples and towns. Ancient Inscriptions Vishnukundina *No. 1. (A. R. No …
19Penal colony — Epigraphy in honour of a prisoner in the Australian penal colony of Botany Bay. A penal colony is a settlement used to exile prisoners and separate them from the general populace by placing them in a remote location, often an island or distant… …
20Orhon inscriptions — ▪ epigraphy Orhon also spelled Orkhon, oldest extant Turkish writings, discovered in the valley of the Orhon River, northern Mongolia, in 1889 and deciphered in 1893 by the Danish philologist Vilhelm Thomsen. They are on two large… …
