inscriptions

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Inscriptions and imagery suggest the presence of several gods, including Jupiter, Jupiter Dolichenus, Mercurius Alatheus, Diana, Apollo, and Epona.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

Inscriptions and texts also allow research into Egyptian grammar and language.

From National Geographic • Dec. 20, 2023

Inscriptions of cultivation, hunting and other daily activities were found on the walls of Ne Hesut Ba's tomb while "scenes showing the deceased in different positions" were engraved in Men Kheber's tomb, officials said.

From Reuters • May 27, 2023

Inscriptions from the period suggest that Cyrus was likely a member of the Persian royal family, the Achaemenid dynasty.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

Inscriptions, papyruses, books time-bind the human species and permit us to hear those few voices and faint cries of our brothers and sisters, our ancestors.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan