THE WEEK

11 inscriptions on old buildings that tell it like it is

People have carved inscriptions onto buildings since ancient times. They usually contain wise advice or admonitions. The Temple of Apollo at Delphi says "Know Thyself," and legend has it that an ...
Morning Overview on MSN

Clay cylinders reveal Nebuchadnezzar II text on Kish ziggurat

Two small clay cylinders, pulled from the soil of central Iraq, have given Nebuchadnezzar II his first clear voice at the ...
The Jordan Times

French scholar retraces history of Jerash through buildings’ inscriptions

AMMAN — In “Royal Correspondence in the Hellenistic Period” (published in 1934), American historian Charles Bradford Welles (1901-1969) gathered a collection of inscriptions in Greek and Latin as a ...
The Baltimore Sun

Uncovering newspaper history Renovators’ discovery: Workers at a downtown building uncover inscriptions for the old Baltimore American and four windows for displaying its ...

IN AN ERA when most cities have planning commissions and design advisory panels that review building projects long before construction gets under way, there isn’t much opportunity for architectural ...
JSTOR Daily

Building Inscriptions from the Martyrion of Theodoros at the ‘Burnt Church’ in Hippos above the Sea of Galilee

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Journal Information The Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik, founded by Reinhold Merkelbach und Ludwig Koenen in 1967, publishes four to five ...
The Jordan Times

Jordan Museum: Studying Greek-Roman inscriptions from Levant

AMMAN — The Jordan Museum, located in a very busy area of Ras Al Ain, is home to many inscriptions from various parts of the country. The reason why the modern building was erected in the downtown ...