Epigraphology

Quick meaning: Epigraphology is a noun meaning The study of epigraphs.

Meaning

The study of epigraphs.

Example Sentences

Here, Maria Brosius has gathered work from fifteen senior academic scholars working in such fields as archaeology, linguists and history and specialising in Assyriology, hittilology, papyrology, Hebrew, ancient Greek and Coptic, Aegean scripts and epigraphology.

However, whether in the case of the Qur’an or of any other text, understanding the Qur’an requires more than an understanding of the backdrop for the text (the anthroplogy,^([sic]) archaeology, epigraphology, political, social and cultural history of the environment in which the text is embedded), and more than an understanding of its literary structure (its vocabulary, grammar, styles, and its links with the languages which preceded and surround the text).

Synonyms for epigraphology

Depending on context, synonyms include epigraphics, epigraphy.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include epigraphics, epigraphy, epitaphology, epistology, epistolography, glyptology.

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