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One bears an ancient Greek inscription, from the practice of using parts of ancient temples as building materials.
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Jane Arraf, NPR, 6 May 2025
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An inscription on one of the urns indicated the remains belonged to the Buddha, who had his ashes buried at eight separate sites following his death around 480 BCE.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 6 May 2025
During the team’s 2021 photographic effort to document all the inscriptions and graffiti on the walls of the Cenacle, the technique revealed writing and drawings whose colors had faded beyond recognition.
—Leslie Katz, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Inside another chamber of the tomb, a nearly four-foot-tall black granite statue with hieroglyphic inscriptions of the name and titles of its owner was uncovered.
—Francesca Aton For Artnews, Robb Report, 25 Apr. 2025
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Jane Arraf, NPR, 6 May 2025
Related article Sotheby’s expands Hong Kong footprint with cavernous new exhibition and retail space
An inscription on one of the urns indicated the remains belonged to the Buddha, who had his ashes buried at eight separate sites following his death around 480 BCE.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 6 May 2025
During the team’s 2021 photographic effort to document all the inscriptions and graffiti on the walls of the Cenacle, the technique revealed writing and drawings whose colors had faded beyond recognition.
—Leslie Katz, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Inside another chamber of the tomb, a nearly four-foot-tall black granite statue with hieroglyphic inscriptions of the name and titles of its owner was uncovered.
—Francesca Aton For Artnews, Robb Report, 25 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inscription
epitaph
Noun
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Read: The Houthis’ dream come true Ibn Khaldun’s insight may end up providing an epitaph for the current round of fighting.—
Robert F. Worth,
The Atlantic,
8 Apr. 2025
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The most important artifact found so far was an epitaph, or tombstone, with an inscription referencing a gladiator, archaeologists said.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
24 Mar. 2025
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“Inscription.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inscription. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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