Epigraphy
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- "Epigraphy (Ancient Greek: ἐπιγραφή), "inscription", is the study of inscriptions, or epigraphs, as writing; it is the science of identifying graphemes, clarifying their meanings, classifying their uses according to dates and cultural contexts, and drawing conclusions about the writing and the writers. Specifically excluded from epigraphy are the historical significance of an epigraph as a document and the artistic value of a literary composition.
A person using the methods of epigraphy is called an epigrapher or epigraphist. For example, the Behistun inscription is an official document of the Achaemenid Empire engraved on native rock at a location in Iran. Epigraphists are responsible for reconstructing, translating, and dating the trilingual inscription and finding any relevant circumstances. It is the work of historians, however, to determine and interpret the events recorded by the inscription as document. Often, epigraphy and history are competences practised by the same person." - (en.wikipedia.org 26.12.2020)
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Otto Hirschfeld
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Bauzylinder mit Weihinschrift
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Grabplatte für Calbula
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Grabstein für Epictetus
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Verschlussplatte eines Kolumbariums
Kolumbarium, von columba...
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