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A piece of parchment bearing the Decalogue and attached to the doorpost in use among orthodox Hebrews The term is also used to refer to the small case containing this scroll together with the biblical inscription inside The text is usually taken from Deuteronomy 64 9 and 1113 21...

Moabite stone

A block of black basalt found at Dibon in Moab by Rev F A Klein Aug 19 1868 which bears an inscription of thirty four lines dating from the 9th century b c and written in the Moabite alphabet the oldest Phoelignician type of the Semitic alphabet It records the victories of Mesha king of Moab esp those over Israel 2 Kings iii 4 5 27...

Sepulchral

Of or pertaining to burial to the grave or to monuments erected to the memory of the dead as a sepulchral stone a sepulchral inscription...

Ogham

A particular kind of writing practiced by the ancient Irish and found in inscriptions on stones metals etc...

Petroglyphy

The art or operation of carving figures or inscriptions on rock or stone...

Scripture

Anything written a writing a document an inscription...

Illegible

Incapable of being read not legible as illegible handwriting an illegible inscription...

Ancient monument

Ancient monument, means any structure, erection or monument, or nay tumulus or place of interment, or any cave, rock sculpture, inscription or monolith, which is of historical, archaeological or artistic interest and which has been in existence for not less than one hundred years, and includes-(i) the remains of an ancient monument,(ii) the site of an ancient monument,(iii) such portion of land adjoining the site of an ancient monument as may be required for fencing or covering in or otherwise preserving such monument, and(iv) the means of access to, and convenient inspection of an ancient monument. [Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958 (24 of 1958), s. 2(a)]...

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