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  2. Iberian scripts - Wikipedia

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    Iberian scripts in the context of Paleohispanic scripts The Iberian language in the context of Paleohispanic languages.Light green (along the Mediterranean coast) is the Iberian language, dark grey (mainly southern Portugal) is the Tartessian language, dark blue (central Spain) is the Celtiberian language, light blue (mainly northern Portugal) is the Lusitanian language, and dark green ...

  3. Attic Vase Inscriptions - Wikipedia

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    Attic Vase Inscriptions (AVI) is a web-based epigraphic database of ancient Attic vase inscriptions maintained by the AVI project at the University of Basel. It is an extension of Henry R. Immerwahr's CAVI ( Corpus of Attic Vase Inscriptions ).

  4. Sanskrit epigraphy - Wikipedia

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    Of the Mathura inscriptions, the most significant is the Mora Well Inscription. [8] In a manner similar to the Hathibada inscription, the Mora well inscription is a dedicatory inscription and is linked to the cult of the Vrishni heroes: it mentions a stone shrine (temple), pratima (murti, images) and calls the five Vrishnis as bhagavatam.

  5. Roman graffiti - Wikipedia

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    Inscriptions cover a range of topics from poems, advertisements, political statements, to greetings. There are two forms of graffiti: painted inscriptions (usually public notices) and inscribed inscriptions (spontaneous messages). Many forms of graffiti also give insight to what certain locations acted as during the Roman Empire.

  6. Category:Inscriptions - Wikipedia

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    Inscriptions in undeciphered writing systems (1 C, 15 P) Inscriptions of disputed origin (2 C, 22 P) R. Regnal lists (2 C, 27 P) Inscribed rocks (1 C, 9 P) S. Steles ...

  7. Grantha script - Wikipedia

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    For example, they use the script to write a child's name for the first time during the naming ceremony, for the Sanskrit portion of traditional wedding cards, and for announcements of a person's last rites. It is also used in many religious almanacs to print traditional formulaic summaries of the coming year.

  8. Nabataean Aramaic - Wikipedia

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    Nabataean Aramaic is the extinct Aramaic variety used in inscriptions by the Nabataeans of the East Bank of the Jordan River, the Negev, and the Sinai Peninsula.Compared with other varieties of Aramaic, it is notable for the occurrence of a number of loanwords and grammatical borrowings from Arabic or other North Arabian languages.

  9. Weddings in ancient Rome - Wikipedia

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    A depiction of two lovers at a wedding. From the Aldobrandini Wedding fresco. The precise customs and traditions of weddings in ancient Rome likely varied heavily across geography, social strata, and time period; Christian authors writing in late antiquity report different customs from earlier authors writing during the Classical period, with some authors condemning practices described by ...