epigraphy

study of old inscriptions or epigraphs as writing
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epigraphy

Summary

epigraphy is an archaeological sub-discipline[1]. epigraphy ranks in the top 2% of archaeological_sub_discipline entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (289 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • epigraphy's image is recorded as Rosetta Stone.JPG[3].
  • epigraphy's instance of is recorded as archaeological sub-discipline[4].
  • epigraphy's GND ID is recorded as 4152508-5[5].
  • epigraphy's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85066566[6].
  • epigraphy's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12205084v[7].
  • epigraphy's subclass of is recorded as auxiliary science of history[8].
  • epigraphy's subclass of is recorded as philology[9].
  • epigraphy's Commons category is recorded as Epigraphy[10].
  • epigraphy's said to be the same as is recorded as Chinese epigraphy[11].
  • epigraphy's BNCF Thesaurus ID is recorded as 9357[12].
  • epigraphy's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/028g_j[13].
  • epigraphy's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ph119976[14].
  • epigraphy's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Epigraphy[15].
  • epigraphy's LEM ID is recorded as LEM201010658[16].
  • epigraphy's National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID is recorded as XX4349191[17].
  • epigraphy's National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID is recorded as XX527264[18].
  • epigraphy's Art & Architecture Thesaurus ID is recorded as 300138808[19].
  • epigraphy's Dewey Decimal Classification is recorded as 411.7[20].
  • epigraphy's PSH ID is recorded as 5162[21].
  • epigraphy's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0103598[22].
  • epigraphy's described by source is recorded as Nordisk familjebok[23].
  • epigraphy's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of Biblical Criticism and Interpretation (2007 ed.)[24].
  • epigraphy's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[25].
  • epigraphy's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[26].
  • epigraphy's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[27].

Why It Matters

epigraphy ranks in the top 2% of archaeological_sub_discipline entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (289 views/month).[2] epigraphy has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] epigraphy is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Q87327240. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Nuovo soggettario. Retrieved . thes.bncf.firenze.sbn.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Q87327240. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Nuovo soggettario. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Nuovo soggettario. Retrieved . thes.bncf.firenze.sbn.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Nuovo soggettario. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21d ago · Чаховіч Уладзіслаў · 2026-04-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of auxiliary science of history, philology
    Instance of
    Practiced by epigrapher
    Said to be the same as Chinese epigraphy
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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