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The Greek-language inscriptions and epigraphy are a major source for understanding of the society, language and history of ancient Greece and other Greek-speaking or Greek-controlled areas. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Greek inscriptions may occur on stone slabs, pottery ostraca , ornaments, and range from simple names to full texts.
The following list contains a selection from the Latin abbreviations that occur in the writings and inscriptions of the Romans. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] A few other non-classical Latin abbreviations are added. Contents:
The Lydian alphabet [47] 109 inscriptions comprising about 1500 words [43] The Phrygian alphabet the in-tomb inscriptions from the 2nd and 3rd centuries AD [48] (approx. 1000 words) and in the so-called "old Phrygian" inscriptions [49] less than 300 words [43] The Carian alphabets [50] whose texts, mainly from Egypt, contain around 600 words. [43]
Ancient Greek music inscriptions (2 P) ... Pages in category "Greek inscriptions" The following 65 pages are in this category, out of 65 total.
It used symbols for whole words or word roots and grammatical modifier marks, and it could be used to write either whole passages in shorthand or only certain words. In medieval times, the symbols to represent words were widely used; and the initial symbols, as few as 140 according to some sources, were increased to 14,000 by the Carolingians ...
The word kalos (καλός), meaning 'handsome' or 'beautiful', was often accompanied by the name of a certain man, or sometimes simply by the word pais (παῖς), meaning the 'boy' or 'youth', without naming a particular person. The female version was kalē (καλή). The kalos inscriptions typically had an erotic connotation. [2]
The Sarcophagus of Eshmunazar II was the first of this type of inscription found anywhere in the Levant (modern Jordan, Israel, Lebanon, Palestine and Syria). [1] [2]The Canaanite and Aramaic inscriptions, also known as Northwest Semitic inscriptions, [3] are the primary extra-Biblical source for understanding of the societies and histories of the ancient Phoenicians, Hebrews and Arameans.
The main article for this category is Canaanite and Aramaic inscriptions. Language portal; Subcategories. This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 ...