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oa Little epigraphy
Texts on public and private objects
- Amsterdam University Press
- Source: Lampas, Volume 54, Issue 1, Jan 2021, p. 119 - 136
Abstract
Abstract
Most well-known inscriptions are monumental texts carved on stone. In this contribution, on the other hand, we focus on small, often informal texts scratched or stamped on rocks, metal surfaces and pottery. To this type of so-called ‘little epigraphy’ belong for instance graffiti, ostraca, weights and measures, curse tablets, etcetera. Although the texts themselves are usually very short, together they constitute a large corpus.
© Robert Pitt