epigraphy
noun
the study or science of epigraphs or inscriptions, especially of ancient inscriptions.
epigrapher
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a word derived from
epigraphy.
Example Sentences
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“We know that it’s very old,” says David Stuart, an epigrapher at the University of Texas, Austin, who was not involved in the new study.
From Science Magazine ● Jan. 5, 2023
After discovering the chamber, “the occupants tried to gain economic advantage,” said Selim Adali, a historian and epigrapher at the Social Sciences University of Ankara and a co-author of the study.
From New York Times ● May 12, 2022
Michael Langlois, an epigrapher at the University of Strasbourg who attended the seminar, credited Dershowitz with making the best case yet, even if it remained, in his view, dependent on many hypotheticals.
From New York Times ● Mar. 10, 2021
In 2000, David Stuart, an archaeologist and epigrapher at the University of Texas, Austin, offered a more complete understanding of those texts, and he is reanalyzing them now.
From Science Magazine ● Feb. 27, 2020
Indeed, Alfonso Archi of the University of Rome, now the Ebla epigrapher, accuses both Pettinato and Dahood of distorting Eblaite religion by mistranslations.
From Time Magazine Archive
