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There are seven known rings of the Anglo-Saxon period (9th or 10th century) bearing futhorc inscriptions. Futhorc are Anglo-Saxon runes which were used to write Old English . The most notable of the rings are the Bramham Moor Ring , found in the 18th century, and the Kingmoor Ring , found 1817, inscribed with a nearly identical magical runic ...
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the Ruthwell Cross; 8th century, the inscription may be partly a modern reconstruction the Brandon antler piece, wohs wildum deoræ an "[this] grew on a wild animal"; 9th century. [21] Kingmoor Ring: the Seax of Beagnoth; 9th century (also known as the Thames scramasax); the only complete alphabet
Amman Citadel Inscription – 9th century BC inscription in the Ammonite language, one of the few surviving written records of Ammon. Melqart stele – (9th–8th century BC) William F. Albright identifies Bar-hadad with Ben-hadad I, who was a contemporary of the biblical Asa and Baasha.
The Ruthwell Cross inscription could also be mentioned, but its authenticity is dubious; it might have been added only in the 10th century. Unlike the situation on the continent, the tradition of runic writing does not disappear in England after Christianization but continues for a full three centuries, disappearing after the Norman conquest.
The 9th-century English King proposed that primary education be taught in English, with those wishing to advance to holy orders to continue their studies in Latin. With the unification of several of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms (outside the Danelaw ) by Alfred the Great in the later 9th century, the language of government and literature became ...
The inscriptions are in the Assyrian dialect of Akkadian and Aramaic, the earliest Aramaic inscription. [1] [2] The statue, a standing figure wearing a tunic, is made of basalt and is 2 meters tall including the base. The two inscriptions are on the skirt of the tunic, with the Akkadian inscription (38 lines) on the front and the Aramaic ...
The Kuntillet Ajrud inscriptions refers to a set of jar and plaster inscriptions, stone incisions, and art discovered at the site of Kuntillet Ajrud. They were found at a unique Judean crossroads location that was among an unusual number and variety of vessels and other inscriptions. [4] They date to the late 9th century BC [5] in the Sinai ...