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something said or written about someone to remember their life
The inscription on the urn read "Loving Father, Husband, and Brother."
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Recent Examples of inscriptions
Their inscriptions have faded and succumbed to ivy, leaving thousands of nameless stones in the thicket.
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Shira Li Bartov, Sun Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2025
When the team recently put the fragments together, some of the inscriptions completed one another.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 23 Feb. 2025
But as the fieldwork continued, the researchers uncovered additional sandstone fragments, some bearing similar runic inscriptions, in other nearby graves.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 22 Feb. 2025
The runes provided the start and end of inscriptions on two larger fragments found nearby.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 22 Feb. 2025
Decoding runes Archaeologists have found runic inscriptions on various objects, including a bone comb and an iron knife, in addition to rune stones, which had various uses.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 22 Feb. 2025
The store spotlights the brand’s Bespoke Walton collection with a trolley, travel bags, totes and vanity cases which can all be personalized with letters and inscriptions.
—Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 21 Feb. 2025
Fallen pieces of plaster found in the burial chamber were restored by the team, however, who identified blue inscriptions, yellow star motifs, and parts of the Book of Amduat, an important funeral text placed in ancient Egyptian royal tombs.
—Francesca Aton For Artnews, Robb Report, 20 Feb. 2025
The crowds who first flocked to view the tapestry, back in the 11th century, would largely have been illiterate and narrative hangings of this nature, with a mix of picture and text inscriptions, were a way to tell stories that everyone could follow.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN, 20 Feb. 2025
Shira Li Bartov, Sun Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2025
When the team recently put the fragments together, some of the inscriptions completed one another.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 23 Feb. 2025
But as the fieldwork continued, the researchers uncovered additional sandstone fragments, some bearing similar runic inscriptions, in other nearby graves.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 22 Feb. 2025
The runes provided the start and end of inscriptions on two larger fragments found nearby.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 22 Feb. 2025
Decoding runes Archaeologists have found runic inscriptions on various objects, including a bone comb and an iron knife, in addition to rune stones, which had various uses.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 22 Feb. 2025
The store spotlights the brand’s Bespoke Walton collection with a trolley, travel bags, totes and vanity cases which can all be personalized with letters and inscriptions.
—Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 21 Feb. 2025
Fallen pieces of plaster found in the burial chamber were restored by the team, however, who identified blue inscriptions, yellow star motifs, and parts of the Book of Amduat, an important funeral text placed in ancient Egyptian royal tombs.
—Francesca Aton For Artnews, Robb Report, 20 Feb. 2025
The crowds who first flocked to view the tapestry, back in the 11th century, would largely have been illiterate and narrative hangings of this nature, with a mix of picture and text inscriptions, were a way to tell stories that everyone could follow.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN, 20 Feb. 2025
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“Inscriptions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inscriptions. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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