paleographer
/ˌpeɪliˈɑɡrəfər/
noun
- A person who studies ancient writing and manuscripts, especially to read, date, and understand historical documents.
- As a paleographer, she could read handwritten texts from over a thousand years ago.
- The paleographer carefully examined the faded letters on the medieval scroll.
- The museum hired a paleographer to help decipher the ancient Egyptian papyrus.