epigraphy
/ɪˈpɪɡrəfi/
noun
- The study or interpretation of ancient inscriptions, especially those carved into stone or metal.
- The professor's work in epigraphy revealed new details about the lost civilization.
- Modern epigraphy uses digital imaging to read worn inscriptions.
- She studied epigraphy to help decode the carvings on the old temple walls.
- Inscriptions collectively, especially ancient ones.
- The museum's collection of Roman epigraphy includes many tombstone texts.
- He published a book on the epigraphy of the Mayan ruins.
- The epigraphy on the monument was barely visible after centuries of weathering.