#inscription

[theancientwayoflife]

~ Ring Inscribed with Hieroglyphs.

Place of origin: Egypt

Date: 305–30 B.C.

Medium: Gold

▪︎ From the source: Upon death, people who were thought to have lived moral lives were reborn in the afterlife as a form of the god Osiris. This ring is inscribed with the title “Osiris,” followed by the owner’s names and titles, attesting to his faith that he would become one with the god after death.

[velvetbronte]

a note and a kiss discovered in my thrifted mary oliver poetry collection

[2seeitall]

Inscriptions on the wall of Karnak Temple in Luxor, Egypt

[romegreeceart]

Roman magical nails

3rd-4th century CE

British Museum

London, July 2022

[thesilicontribesman]

Early Medieval Stone With Runic Inscription, Tolson Memorial Museum, Huddersfield, Yorkshire

[swforester]

there's never enough-

12/5/24

[renegade-hierophant]

Votive stele with Sabaean inscription adressed to the moon-god Almaqah, mentioning five South Arabian gods, two reigning sovereigns and two governors; alabaster, ca. 700 BCE, Yemen.

[gracielikegrapes]

had to edit it so it could upload to tumblr so its janky don't say anything istg

Flawed Peacock: The Story so Far

brilliant essay/analysis youtuber, cant recommend enough

[startixx]

[archaeologs]

Chalcidian Ware: Black-figured pottery found in Etruria and the Chalcidian colony of Rhegium (modern Reggio) in Italy. The style included lettering of the inscriptions as part of the decoration. Learn more https://www.archaeologs.com/w/chalcidian-ware/

[vanillauru]

Po3 Art!

[theancientwayoflife]

~ Aquamanile in the Form of a Lion.

Artist/Culture: German or Netherlandish

Date: late 13th or early 14th century

Period: Late Medieval

Medium: Brass

▪︎This unusual example bears a Hebrew inscription on one side that reads: (On the side and rear hip of the lion): ברוך אתה ה אלהינו מלך העולם אשר קדשנו במצוותיו וצוונו על נטילת ידים ; [Translation] Blessed be God, King of the Universe, who blessed us and instructed us to wash our hands (Baruch ata adonai alokhenu meleh Ha-olam asher Ridshanu bemitsvotsar vetsivanu al netilas yadayim).

[othmeralia]

Last week, one of our long term research fellows made a fun discover in one of our rare books.

While researching Il Tesoro della Sanita (1588) by Castore Durante, Claire Litt found some interesting marginalia. This book is on health, and this passage, where the marginalia was found deals with how much one should eat for lunch and dinner. The marginalia notes a similar book on this topic.

The inscription reads, "De [Di] prandÿ et cene portioni ni scrivi Luciano Beli da Percca (Pereca, Perca?) Contrada med.[esim]o Del Duca d'Urbino."

The English translation is: "Of lunches and dinners' portions writes Luciano from Percca, [the] same land  (or "district") as the Duke of Urbino [Francesco Maria II della Rovere]" 

The marginalia is referring to a book: Luciano Beli, De coenae ac prandii portione, Bononiae, 1533. Unfortunately, we don't have this book in our collection, however, it might be one that we should be on the lookout for in the future!

[oceancentury]

[romegreeceart]

Wool merchant Titus Aelius Evangelus

* Ostia Antica

* 2nd century CE

* Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm

Stockholm, November 2023

[thesilicontribesman]

'The Jewel Of Antiquity' Roman Inscription Stone, Hunterian Museum, Glasgow

This key object identifies and dates the Antonine Wall. It names Urbicus, who was Governor of Britain from 138/9CE to 143CE. It established that the Forth-Clyde wall was the Antonine Wall. As a result, it was described as "The most invaluable Jewel of Antiquity that ever was found in the Island of Britain".