Ancient Inscriptions and Tombstones

Photographs of ancient tombstones and inscriptions from various locations, highlighting historical artifacts with intricate carvings and languages.

Jordan, Middle east, Petra, stone engraved with nabatean inscriptions dated back to the 2nd century before christ in the museum of archeology at wadi musa

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Greece. Sparta. Inscription on the stone. Greek writing. Old Theater. Peloponnese.

Funerary headstone with Greek inscription. Second half of the 1st century AD. Detail. Kerch Historical and Archaeological Museum. Autonomous Republic of Crimea. Ukraine.

INSCRIPCION ALUDIENDO A LAS RELIQUIAS DE SANTIAGO APOSTOL. Location: MARIENKIRCHE. MERIDA. Badajoz. SPAIN.

Detail of a Roman dedicatory inscription. Original unknown provenance. It was found beneath a statue overlooking the bridge close to the old gate of the Citadel. Second half of the 2nd century AD. "Marcius Marcianus at his own expenses in honour of his own best and dearest friend Cestius Gallus of the Pomptine tribe and son of Lucius, and in honour of Varenianus Lutatius Natalis Aemilianus, Patron of the Municipium". Gozo Museum of Archaeology. Cittadella de Victoria. Gozo, Malta.

Portugal. Roman city of Mirobriga. 1st-4th centuries AD. Stele with an inscription dedicated to a citizen of Italica. Near Santiago do Cacem. Alentejo Region.

LAPIDA DE JUSTINIANO (INSCRIPCION ROMANA). Location: MUSEO DE BELLAS ARTES-COLEGIO PIO V. Valencia. SPANIEN.

Abruzzo, Alba Fucens, General views, Italy, 20th century, photo, photography, Europe

Gravestone of Julius Vitalis. Armourer of the 20th legion valeria victrix. Died age 29. The Latin inscription pays tribute to his 9 years service. As does the message that his funeral was paid for by the guild of armourers. 1st to 3rd century AD.

Jordan, Middle east, Petra, stone engraved with nabatean inscriptions dated back to the 2nd century before christ in the museum of archeology at wadi musa

Tombstone of M. Helvius Geminus, Mint-master, Palatine Priesthood of Mars, Military Tribune of the 16th Legion, Assistant Governor of the provinces of Macedonia and Asia. Dated 54 AD

Pedestal in honor of the Divine Augustus, by Caius Arrius Optatus and Caius Iulius Eutychus, two municipal augustalis. Detail of the inscription: "To the divine Augustus. Caius Arrius Optatus and Caius Iulius Eutychus, augustales" (DIVO AVGVSTO C ARRIVS OPTATV C IVLIVS EVTICHVS AVGVSTALES). The pedestal would have sustained a statue of the emperor located originally in the forum of the city of Felicitas Iulia Olisipo. 1st century AD. From Largo do Contador-Mor, nr. 3 and 4, parish of Santa Maria Maior, Lisbon. Portugal. National Archaeology Museum. Lisbon, Portugal.

Christian tombstone written in Greek. Marble, 6th century AD. Beersheda district. Rockefeller Archaeological Museum. Jerusalem. Israel.

Abruzzo, L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Museo Nazionale d'Abruzzo, Italy, 20th century, photo, photography, Europe

Armenia, Haghpat, view of an old armenian script with old armenian letters, carved on a block of stone

Portugal. Roman city of Mirobriga. 1st-4th centuries AD. Stele with an inscription dedicated to a citizen of Italica. Near Santiago do Cacem. Alentejo Region.

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Lazio Viterbo Viterbo Sanctuary of S. Maria della Quercia12. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Extensive coverage of Renaissance sanctuary's exterior, with emphasis on the church portals. Several views of bell tower. Interior views of nave and altar, aisles, ceiling and cupola, tabernacle containing the miraculous tile, paintings, sacristy, choir, holy water font. Views of main cloister and cistern. General Notes: Two sets of prints fused into single numerical sequence. German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.

Turkey, Ephesus. Ancient Ephesian ruins, marble carved text. (Large format sizes available)

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PLACA DE PLOMO CON ESCRITURA IBERICA PROCEDENTE DE LA BASTIDA DE LES ALCUSES, MOIXENT (VALENCIA). Location: MUSEO DE PREHISTORIA Y ARQUEOLOGIA. Valencia. SPAIN.

Roman inscription, "Luci Minici Natali" member of the Senate of Rome.

PALACIO - INSCRIPCION ROMANA. Location: PALACIO. Mengíbar. JAEN. SPAIN.

Greece, Athens, Acropolis, Greek inscription on ruins of Parthenon

Text scratched into metal complaining of the theft of "Vilbia" (Thought to be a woman, possibly a slave). Known as a curse this text lists possible culprits by name. Circa 1st-3rd century AD.

Inscribed Stele 6th-7th century Funerary stelae from the Byzantine period in Egypt are thought to have been produced in quantity, then modified for individual use. Inscriptions were often added to identify the deceased.. Inscribed Stele 456168

The gravestone of Gaius Calpurnius Receptus, the priest in charge of the temple of Sulis Minerva. He carried out religious ceremonies in the courtyard and temple. The monument is shaped as an altar, and so stands as the only Roman British memorial which reflects the occupation of the deceased through its shape. Circa 1st-4th century AD.

Marble slab with funerary inscription in Greek. Dated in 1235. Byzantine Museum. Athens, Greece

Inscription indicated the sepulchre built by the freedman A. Cornelius Priscus, woolen cloaks seller-sagarius, at the Horrea Galbana. 1st century. Rome. Italy.

SERBIA, Vojvodina Region, Novo Hopovo. Inscription in Old Slavonic Script at Novo Hopovo Orthodox Monastery

Tombstone of Josa Jaspe Montenegro, 1719. Simon Bolivar (The Liberator) belonged to this family. They had a house in Penarredonda (province of La Coruna, Galicia, Spain). Archaeological and History Museum (San Anton Castle). A Coruna, Galicia, Spain.

Stele with bilingual inscription Phoenician and Greek, detail

Stone altar consecrated to Endovellicus, by Marcus Licinius Nigellius. The inscription can be translated as "Marcus Licinius Nigellius, to the God Endovellico, fulfilled his vow for the health of his daughter Licinia Marciana". 2nd century AD. Detail. Sao Miguel da Mota. Terena. Alandroal, Evora. Portugal. National Archaeology Museum. Lisbon, Portugal.

Gable stone from the Diaconie and later Armhuis on the Schiedamsedijk, plaque stone memorial stone building component slate stone, minced Rectangular flat text in bas-relief Compare 10209. DIAKONII-HOUSE Rotterdam City Triangle Schiedamsedijk Heiligegeesthuis Oudemannenhuis Old men's house Heilige Geesthuis diaconiehuis armenhuis Submitted from Diaconie- and Armhuis Schiedamsedijk Westzijde no. 245.

The Rosetta Stone. Fragment of a black granite stele with an inscription in different languages __of a decree of Ptolemy V Epiphanes. Ptolemaic era. 196 BC. Hieroglyphical and demotic scripture. Detail. British Museum. London. United Kingdom.

Copy of the first milestone along ancient Appian Way. the roman numeral I in the top band indicates that it is one mile away from the Milliarium Aureum in Campidoglio, Via AppiaRome, Italy.

INSCRIPCION FUNDACIONAL. Nº INV. 12 L. MUSULMAN. 86 X 61 X 17 CM.(EXPOSICION: ARTE ISLAMICO ESPAÑOL) (DEPOSITO: MUSEO ARQUEOLOGICO NACIONAL).

Gladiatorial table. 2nd century AD. Inscription of a speech by Marcus Aurelius before the Senate in which recommends lowering the prices of gladiatorial games and laments the benefits of entrepreneurs and what they owe in taxes. Bronze. Detail. From Italica (Santiponce, Seville province, Andalusia, Spain). National Archaeological Museum. Madrid. Spain.

tombstone; II century (101-00-00-200-00-00);

Celtic civilization, France, 1st century b.C. Calender on bronze plates. Detail. From Coligny.

A slab with an honorary dedication to L. Iulius Iulianus, prefect of the praetorship of emperor Commodus. Rome, 189-192 AD. National Roman Museum (Baths of Diocletian). Rome, Italy.

Abruzzo L'Aquila Preturo General views. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 General views of fragments and inscriptions. German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.

Inscription of Brother Fernando do Espiritu Santo. From Sao Francisco da Cidade Convent (Lisbon). 17th century. Carmo Archaeological Museum. Lisbon, Portugal.

Greek dedication inscription; 05.01.91 (91-00-00-91-00-00);Greek, Greek inscriptions

Funerary stele of Mar Hiyyah with Hebrew inscription. 12th century. Marble. Detail. From Puente Castro (León). Deposit of the Archaeological Museum of León. Sephardic Museum. Toledo. Castile-La Mancha. Spain.

Facing brick with text J.M. Diest laid the first stone on 19 May 1797, facing brick first_stone building component sandstone stone, minced Rectangular flat frame in high-relief text in bas-relief. J: M: DIEST HAS. THE FIRST . STEEN GELEGT DEN: 19 MEY 1797 Rotterdam Delfshaven Korte Dijkstraat Coming from house at the Korte Dijkstraat 6 Delfshaven.

A slab placed by Ulpia Priscilla for her husband Aphetus, an imperial freedman, whose duty it was to compile the emperor's guest lists (invitator). In the centre there is a patera with a down-flow of holes. Via latina. Roma. Italy.

GARCILASO DE LA VEGA (Toledo, 1501/03-Niza, 1536) Poeta español, uno de los introductores de las nuevas concepciones líricas renacentistas y de la métrica italiana en la poesía española. PLACA QUE INDICA EL LUGAR EN EL QUE SE ENCONTRABA SITUADA LA CASA NATAL DEL ESCRITOR. TOLEDO. Castilla-La Mancha. España.

Lazio Frosinone Ferentino Acropolis, Carcere di S. Ambrogio8. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Medieval: Architecture, architectural sculpture, fragments Post-medieval: Initialled medallions pinned to cloth German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.

Facade stone with inscription When I was 80 and four I had this last build. It is the same you can see it soo, Als ik was 80 en vier liet ik dit laatste bouwe. Het is gelijk gy het siet gy kunt het soo beschouwe, facing brick building component stone 40,5, ca 56 kg minced Rectangular flat text in bas-relief. LARGE AS IF I WAS 80 AND FOUR I LET THIS LAST BUILD IT IS GELYK GY IT SICK GY IT CAN CONSIDER SOO. woedersteeg Stadscentrum Stadsdriehoek Rotterdam From the house woedersteeg Noordzijde Rotterdam.

inscription on classical Greek language

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Runic stone erected by Ake in memory of his borther Ulf circa 1000AD, Lund, Sweden, Scandinavia, Europe

Latin tombstone; II century (101-00-00-200-00-00);

Stele dedicated to Almaqah, Ilmuqah from the Awwam temple near Ma'rib, Yemen showing Sabaean inscriptions

Hieroglyphic writing. Mit Rahina Open Air Museum. Memphis. Egypt.

PATIO DEL PALACIO DE MENGIBAR. Location: PALACIO. Mengíbar. JAEN. SPAIN.

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Epitafium Sabbationa. unknown, author

Lazio Roma Rome S. Paolo04. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Medieval: Architecture, architectural sculpture fragments, tomb sculpture fragments, sculptural fragments, inscribed tomb markers, sculpture, fresco painting, mosaics Specific Location: Basilica Antiquities: Architectural sculpture fragments, tomb sculpture fragments, sculpture fragments General Notes: the "tomb markers" need to be sorted and catalogued German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.

Grecka inskrypcja nagrobna. unknown, author

Treaty of 815. 30-year peace agreement signed in Constantinople between the Bulgarian Khan Omurtag (814-831) and the Byzantine Emperor Leo V "the Armenian" (813-820). Column bearing the text of the peace treaty between Bulgaria and Byzantium. From Sechishte village (Suleiman kyuoi), Shumen region, Bulgaria. Around year 815. National Archaeological Museum. Sofia. Bulgaria.

Ancient scripture on pillar at Ephesus in Kusadasi Turkey

Thomas Cushman, Elder of First Church in Plymouth 1649-1691 , Tombs & sepulchral monuments. Leon Abdalian Collection

Planets-manager. Cornalet Collection Sites 2013-2016. Numismatic.

Ancient Goa script on old stone India Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox

Honorific cippus from Thermae Cassiorum, Lisbon. 1st century AD. Inscription: "To Lucius Cornelius Bocchus, son of Lucius, of the Galeria tribe, born in Salacia (Alcácer do Sal), flamen of the province of Lusitania, five times prefect of engineers and tribune of the Augustus' 8th Legion. Monument ordered to be erected by decree of the decurions. National Archaeology Museum. Lisbon, Portugal.

Thomas Cushman, Elder of First Church in Plymouth 1649-1691 , Tombs & sepulchral monuments. Leon Abdalian Collection

Foundational stone of Madrasah of Granada (INV 2105 A 2111). (EXHIBITION THE SCIENTIFIC LEGACY OF AL-ANDALUS) (LOCATION: ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM OF GRANADA).

Nagrobek rodzinny z inskrypcją grecką, dekorowany przedstawieniem herosa na koniu i wieńcem laurowym. warsztat z Kyzikos, workshop

Cuneiform script on a Human-headed winged bull from Sargon II's palace in Dur-Sharrukin, modern Khorsabad. In art, Lamassu were depicted with bodies of either winged bulls or lions and heads of human males. Dur-Sharrukin (Fortress of Sargon), present day Khorsabad, was the Assyrian capital in the time of Sargon II of Assyria. Khorsabad is a village in northern Iraq, northeast of Mosul. The great city was entirely built in the decade preceding 706 BC

Facing brick in two parts with How, It, Vaert ... Schandelijck sharpened, facing brick building component sandstone stone, total ca 98 kg minced Rectangular flat facing brick in two parts text in curly letters in bas-relief. How with Vaert Arbeyt Meenigh man Rotterdam Stadscentrum Stadsdriehoek Spui water From house on the Spui water in Rotterdam.

Europe, Greece. Delphi. Forbidden to bring in new wine, penalty of 5 drachmae. Inscription.

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Electoral announcement, from Italy, Campania, Pompeii, via Consolare, painting on plaster

Lazio Roma Albano Laziale Museo Civico Archeologico57. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Post-medieval: Architecture, exterior (neoclassical); wall panels and painted ceiling Antiquities: Roman inscriptions, relief, sculpture, sarcophagi, brickstamps on bi-pedale fragments, cippi Object Notes: Bibliographic material housed in Center Library German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.

Roman letters texture

Jewish tombstone embedded in a wall of the Marlet Street, Barcelona. Reproduction of original tombstone.

Engraved name of Prince Hermann Ludwig Heinrich von Pueckler-Muskau on Hathor temple or Roman kiosk, Naga, Nubia, Nahr an-Nil, Sudan, Africa

Plaque at Historic Base Camp of Ernest D.K. Leffingwell

Tumba Amonemhat (53).

Lazio Viterbo Viterbo Museo Civico03. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Views of paintings (Middle Ages through 18th c.), frescoes, a tabernacle, coffin, sculpture reliefs, portal fragments, busts, sculpture, tapestry found in the Pinacoteca, Second floor gallery and Second floor cloister sequences. Antiquities: Many views of Etruscan and Roman fragments, sculpture, sarcophagi, pottery, masks, jewelry and other objects found in the Storeroom sequence (inventory numbers on back of prints), and the Cloister, Second floor Cloister, Valle Giulia, Sala Romana and Sala Etrusca sequences. General Notes: There are eight separate numerical sequences for this location. The cloister as an architectural structure, rather than museum site, is documented in the record and file for S. Maria della Verita, Cloister, all views of which are stored in Medieval core collection. Five views from the Museo Civico Second floor cloister sequence are stored in Medieval. German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-

Names carved into a wall at Eton College boarding school, UK.

Italy, Campania, Herculaneum. Sign dedicating the Hall of the Augustals to Emperor Augustus.

Record of repair of a portico at Falerii by C, Lulius Severus of the Horatia Tribe. Priest of Isis and of the Mother of the Gods.

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Inscribed Votive Base of a Statuette Dedicated to Zeus. Unknown

Epitafium Panakei i jej matki Faustyny. unknown, author

Carnavalet museum, medal collection PHRYGIAN RAIGHT above an inscription on six lines; Reverse registration on six lines.

Facade stone with text in the year 1624 is dese tore mapped ... Rotterda, facing brick foundation stone sculpture sculpture building component sandstone stone, sculpted minced meat Rectangular chopped cartouche. Text hacked ANNO 1624 IS DESE TORE GEMAECKT AND IS LIKE FABICKMEESTERS WERE PIETER WTHOECK AND GOVERT WILLEMS GOEREE BOTH OVTBVRGEMEESTERS DESER STADT ROTterda guesthouse Rotterdam City center Stadsdriehoek Hoogstraat mayor Pieter Uithoek Willem Goeree Originating from the tower of the guesthouse on the Hoogstraat Noordzijde Rotterdam.

Text auf einem verwitterten Stein Letters on an old, gray stone. Detail Text auf einem verwitterten Stein Copyright: xZoonar.com/MartinaxI.xMeyerx 205057

Algeria. A grave stone at Tipaza.

Roman letters texture

Stadtrechte von Gortyn Der Kodex von Gortyn stammte aus dem 5. Jhdt. v. Chr.und wurde als Boustrophedon niedergelegt. Der Text wird in einer Reihe von links nach rechts und die folgende von rechts nach links gelesen. Es sind zwölf von 42 Steinblöcken erhalten, auf denen die Stadtrechte eingemeißelt wurden. The codex of Gortyn dates back to the 5th century BC and was laid down as a boustrophedon. The text is read in a series from left to right and the following from right to left. Twelve of the 42 stone blocks on which the town rights were carved have been preserved. Copyright: xZoonar.com/IngridxRuchx 21726358

Lazio Roma Rome SS. Giovanni e Paolo, Museum8. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Medieval: Ceramic fragments, sculptural fragments, fresco fragments, inscribed tomb markers. Houses one of the best collections of Malagan medieval ceramics for casting wall monuments, copies of which are housed in campanile. Specific Location: Museum Antiquities: Ceramic fragments, sculptural fragments, architectural fragments Object Notes: Basilica has separate record and is filed separately. German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.

Baked clay bricks from Mesopotamia, some with names of Babylonian rulers, many of Nebuchadnezzar II, King of Babylon (604-561 BC)

Turkey, West Coast Anatolia, Aydin Province, ruins of Miletus, near the mouth of the Meander River in ancient Caria. Theater. Ancient inscriptions.

LAPIDA CON ESCRITURA LATINA (ROMANOS). Location: MUSEO ARQUEOLOGICO-COLECCION. CORDOBA. SPAIN.

Lazio Roma Rome S. Paolo19. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Medieval: Architecture, architectural sculpture fragments, tomb sculpture fragments, sculptural fragments, inscribed tomb markers, sculpture, fresco painting, mosaics Specific Location: Basilica Antiquities: Architectural sculpture fragments, tomb sculpture fragments, sculpture fragments General Notes: the "tomb markers" need to be sorted and catalogued German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.

Unknown photographer, stone fragment with inscription in Baalbek (without dat.): View. Photo, 19.9 x 20.2 cm (including scan edges) unbek. Fotograf : Steinfragment mit Inschrift in Baalbek (ohne Dat.)

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