Inscription Gallery

Akkadian inscription on a brick-stamp of baked clay

Inscription in Akkadian on a brick-stamp of baked clay of King Sarkali-Sarri of the Akkadian dynasty, from Nippur. from the Archaeological Museum's collection, Istanbul

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The Estate of Charles Henry Talbot, Dodderhill, 1770, (1944). Creator: Unknown

The Estate of Charles Henry Talbot, Dodderhill, 1770, (1944). A Map of an Estate in the Parish of Dodderhill call'd the Fulling Mills belonging to Henry Talbot Esq'. Map showing land near Dodderhill in Worcestershire, with the names of neighbouring landowners indicated. In the collection of the Worcestershire Archive and Archaeology Service. From "British Maps and Map-Makers", by Edward Lynam. [Collins, London, 1944]

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Elevation of the Ancient Gate of Justice, 19th century, (1907). Creator: Unknown

Elevation of the Ancient Gate of Justice, 19th century, (1907). Decoration and Arabic inscription in the palace of the Alhambra, Granada, Spain, which mainly dates from the 14th century. The Gate of Justice, forming the grand entrance to the Alhambra, was built in in 1348 by Yusuf I, Nasrid ruler of the Emirate of Granada in Al-Andalus on the Iberian Peninsula. From "The Alhambra: being a brief record of the Arabian conquest of the Peninsula with a particular account of the Mohammedan architecture and decoration" by Albert F. Calvert. [John Lane, London & New York, 1907]

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