Epigraphy

Aramaic, Hebrew, Greek, and Latin are all descendents of ancient Phoenician script, a writing system that was used in Western Asia between 1100 BCE and 300 CE. Phoenician is a direct descendent of the Proto-Sinaitic or Proto-Canaanite script,...

Epigraphy is the archeological study of inscriptions or epigraphs that are engraved in material such as stone or cast in metal. Epigraphic analysis can provide a cultural context and date, and elucidate previously unknown information about a given artifact. Epigraphy...

In archeological terms, epigraphy is the study of inscriptions that may be engraved on materials such as stone and metal. Epigraphic analysis can be applied to inscriptions found on ancient ossuaries, and provide a...