Inscription Collection (#4)

Minoan art. Crete. Phaistos Disc, possibly dating to the middle or late Minoan Bronze Age (2nd millennium B.C.). Side A. Fired clay

Mesopotamian art. Neo-Assyrian. Relief panels depicting two protective winged genius. Detail. Hand. Dated between 883-859 BC. They come from the Palace of Ashurnasirpal II at Nimrud

Relief depicting Hatshepsut and hieroglyph on the walls. Temple of Hatshepsut. Egypt. 18th Dynasty. New Kingdom. Deir el-Bahari. Egypt

Advert for Pears soap in the Sudan 1887
A lasting memory of the British in the Sudan, the inscription on the rock reads " Pears soap is the best" The natives stand back in amazement 1887

White Star Line, sports club brooch
White Star Line, rare company Sports Club brooch, of circular form gold floral motif Inscription in a circular design, gilt lettering on a cherry red enamelled background

Marble thrones in the Theatre of Dionysus, Athens, Greece
The Theatre of Dionysus, Athens, Greece. Alterations to the stage were made in the Hellenistic period, and 67 marble thrones (4 pictured here) were added around the periphery of the orchestra

Statue of pharaoh Nectanebo I
Nectanebo I. Pharaoh of the 30th Dynasty. Granite. Kneeling, holding a offering table. 380-362 BC. Probably from Hermopolis-Baqlieh. National Archaeological Museum. Madrid. Spain

Service kukri, 1914. Blade with single fuller. Manufactured at Fort William, 1914. With service scabbard and frog. Stamped on blade: F. W/ 1914/ 7 G R

Hebrew and Aramaic Inscriptions on a mosaic floor Synagogue
Hebrew and Aramaic Inscriptions on a Mosaic Floor Synagogue at Ein Gedi. 6th century CE. Rockefeller Archaeological Museum. Jerusalem. Israel

Tombstone. Nablus, Palestine. Roman art. 2nd-3rd century AD
Tombstone, limestone. Nablus (Palestine). Roman period, 2nd-3rd century AD. The Latin inscription is dedicated to the deified soul of the departed Augindai

Egypt. Stele of Seti I. Beth-Shean. 1289-1278 B. C. Basalt
Egypt. Stele of Seti I. Beth-Shean. 1289-1278 B.C. Basalt. Commemorates the kings victory in the Military expedition into Canaan

Cylindrical Torah scroll case. Tripoli, Libya, 1935. Silversmi
Cylindrical Torah scroll case.Tripoli, Libya, 1935. Silversmith: Raphael Aton. Wood overlaid with silver sheet, repousse?

Esarhaddon (681-669BC). King of the Sargonid Dynasty of Neo-Assyrian Empire. Square stele. The inscription records that he restored the temple of Marduk, Babylon. 678-669 BC. Babylonia Exposure

Mesopotamia. Commemorative stone stela. Babylonian, about 900-800 BC. Iraq. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom

Early writing. Pictographs drawn. Clay tablet. Administrativ
Mesopotamia. Early writing. Pictographs drawn. Clay tablet. Administrative text. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom

Mesopotamia. Terracotta vase. Probably from Umma. Iraq. Early Dynastic Period. 2330 BC. Document referring to a conflict between the city-states of Umma and Lagash in ancient Sumer

Mesopotamia. Clay foundation peg. 1st Dynasty of Lagash. 2400Bc. From Bad-Tibira. Iraq. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom

Romanesque. Spain. Catalonia. Puigbo. Altar frontal from St
Romanesque art. Catalonia. Puigbo. Altar frontal from St. Martins church. Anonymous. Christ the Saviour and scenes from the life of Saint Martin, bishop of Tours. Last quarter of 12th century

Egyptian Art. Temple of Kom Ombo. Egyptian hieroglyphs. Reli
Egyptian Art. Temple of Kom Ombo. Ptolemaic Dynasty. 2nd century B.C. Dedicated to the crocodile god Sobek and falcon god Haroeris. Egyptian hieroglyphs. Relief

Islamic art. Milestone. Late 8th century. Darb Zubayda. Nati
Islamic art. Milestone. Late 8th century. Granite or basalt. 50x42x13 cm. Darb Zubayda. National Museum, Riyadh. Saudi Arabia

Pre-Islam. Funerary stele with an Old South Arabian inscription. Late 1st millennium BC. Limestone. 60x48x13 cm. Qaryat al-Faw. National Museum. Riyadh. Saudi Arabia. Detail

Islam. Tombstone of al-Ghaliya, daughter of Abd al-Jabbar
Islamic art. Tombstone of al-Ghaliya, daughter of Abd al-Jabbar, son of al- Ala. 9th century. Basalt : 69x45x13 cm. al-Ma la cementery, Mecca. National Museum, Riyadh. Saudi Arabia

Islamic art. Turkey. Iznik tile with the depiction of Medina (only the upper part is preserved). 1062 H./1651-2 AD. Underglaze painting. 27, 7x34, 4 cm. Museum of Islamic Art

Islamic art. Islamic calligraphy. Kufic style. Beam over a h
Islamic art. Pilgrimage route to Holy City by Egyptian territory. Large inscription in plaster stems from al-Hawra, a city on the coastal route

Early Christian. Roman tombstone with Christian iconography
Early Christian Art. Italy. Early Christians. Roman tombstone with Christian iconography. Inscription: Victoria, consecrated virgin, who lived 28 years. Christian phrase appears in pace

Egyptian hieroglyph engraved in stone. National Archaeologic
Egyptian art. Detail of a hieroglyph. Engraved in stone. National Archaeological Museum. Madrid. Spain

Roman Art. Spain. Altar stone. Inscription: Caecilia Moscichies. C. 2nd century AD. National Museum of Roman Art. Merida. Spain

Viking Age. Runestone. Tirsted. 10th century AD. National M
Art. Germanic. Viking Age. Northern Europe. Runestone. Dedicated to their ancestors. Tirsted. 10th century AD. Asrad and Hildvig raised this stone in memory of Frede. National Museum of Denmark

Urartu civilization. Stele of Rusa II, King of Urartu (680-6
Urartu civilization. Stele of Rusa II, King of Urartu between around 680 BC and 639 BC. Cuneiform inscription commemorating the building of a canal to channel water to the city of Quarlini from

Iran. Persepolis. Palace of Darius I. Relief and cuneiform i
Palace of Darius I (522-486 BC). Reliefs of the outer wall of the staircase of the Apadana depicting In the center, cuneiform inscription describing the construction of a staircase in the Palace of

Persian Empire. Achaemenid period. Cuneiform writing. Palace
Persian Empire. Achaemenid period. Cuneiform writing on the wall of the Palace of Persepolis. 5th century B.C. Islamic Republic of Iran

Archbishop Luka (born Valentin Felixovich Voyno-Yasenetsky), (1877-1961). Russian outstanding surgeon, founder of purulent surgery, spiritual writer

Germany. Aachen Cathedral. Palatine Chapel. Charlemagnes th
Throne of Charlemagne. C.800. Marble. West side of the upper gallery. Palatine Chapel. Aachen Cathedral. Germany

The Rosetta Stone. Hieroglyphic scripture
The Rosetta Stone. Fragment of a black granite stele with an inscription in different languages A?a?A?a?of a decree of Ptolemy V Epiphanes king. Hieroglyphic scripture. Detail. Ptolemaic era. 196 BC

Hieroglyphic writing of the tomb of Nykaiankh. Egypt
Hieroglyphic writing. Limestone architrave of the tomb of Nykaiankh with text inscribed with a prayer. Detail. The deceased is a priest of the Sun Temple of King Userkaf. 5th Dynasty. Old Kingdom

The Rosetta Stone. Demotic scripture
The Rosetta Stone. Fragment of a black granite stele with an inscription in different languages A?a?A?a?of a decree of Ptolemy V Epiphanes king. Ptolemaic era. 196 BC. Detail. Demotic scripture

Statue of Ankhrekhu. Egypt
Quartzite statue of Ankhrekhu. 1850 BC. 12th Dynasty. Middle Kingdom. From Egypt. British Museum. London. United Kingdom

Tombstone of Neferseshempepy. Egypt
Tombstone of Neferseshempepy, depicted with a scepter and staff with a hieroglyphic inscription. Limestone. 2150 BC. Early Dynastic or Old Kingdom. From Dendera. British Museum. London. United Kingdom

Shabti of King Taharqa
Shabti in granite of pharaoh Taharqa. 690-664 BC. 25th Dynasty. Third Intermediate Period. From the Pyramid 1 of Nuri. British Museum. London. United Kingdom

Shabti of King Ahmose I
Shabti figure of King Ahmose I. Limestone. 18th Dynasty. New Kingdom. Around 1520 BC. Probably from Thebes, Egypt. British Museum. London. United Kingdom

Mycenaean art. Greece. Clay tablet with inscriptions on Mycenaean Linear B script. National Archaeological Museum. Athens

Latin inscription on the pedestal of the statue of Marshal Johann Matthias von der Schulenburg, defender of the city of Corfu of the Turkish invasion of 1716. Corfu. Ionian Islands. Greece

Islamic Art. Safavid period. 17th century. Great Mosque. Det
Islamic Art. Safavid period. 17th century. Imam Mosque or Great Mosque (Masjed-e-Imam). Built between 1612-1638 during the reign of Shah Abbas I (1587-1629)

Library of Michel de Montaigne. Detail. Montaigne Castle. Fr
Library of writer and french humanist Michel de Montaigne (1533-1592). Detail of inscriptions in the roof-beam. Montaigne Castle. France

Mesopotamian art. Sumer. Gudea of A?a?A?a?Lagash (2150-2100 BC). Sculpture of the neo-Sumerian period, in diorite. Girsu (modern Tello). Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York. United States

Winged lion relief
Montenegro. Kotor. Baroque arch with a winged lion relief

Upper part of the marble stele (grave marker) of Kallidemos
Greek art. Greece. Upper part of the marble stele (grave marker) of Kallidemos. Date ca. 350-325 BC. Comes from Attica. Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York. United States

Hieroglyph on the walls of the Temple of Hatshepsut. At the top is a vulture Nekhbet, opening its protective wings.18th Dynasty. New Kingdom. Deir el-Bahari. Egypt

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