Inscription Gallery

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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Plaque left on the Moon, Apollo II mission, July 1969. Creator: NASA

Plaque left on the Moon, Apollo II mission, July 1969. Inscription on part of the Eagle'. The Apollo 11 Lunar Module, code named Eagle, with US astronauts Armstrong and Aldrin on board, landed in the Sea of Tranquillity on 20 July 1969. Apollo 11 was the fifth manned Apollo mission, and was the first to land on the Moon. They left behind a plaque on the leg of the Lunar Module's descent stage, which reads: Here men from the planet Earth first set foot upon the Moon, July 1969, A.D. We came in peace for all mankind

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Old Babylonian cylinder seal with depiction of the man with the mace"

Old Babylonian cylinder seal with depiction of "the man with the mace", conventional name for an unidentified possibly divine figure. Behind him stands a suppliant goddess. He stands before Nergal, the god of pestilence and death whose foot is planted on a crouching lion and holds a triple-headed mace. It has the inscription "Apil-Sin, son of Silli-Ishtar, servant of the god Nin-shubur". Country of Origin: Mesopotamia. Culture: Old Babylonian Period: 1800-1600 BC Material: Haematite. Credit Line: Werner Forman Archive/ British Museum, London

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