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On the back, the inscription reads "Class Picture 1997".
From Barron's • Mar. 3, 2026
Two weeks after that, he sent it back to me with this inscription: “For John Wirth, with my appreciation, John Irving.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026
Another inscription on the vessel is written in Demotic script, a simplified form of ancient Egyptian writing.
From Science Daily • Dec. 18, 2025
An otherwise common inscription of the nembutsu prayer for Amida Buddha is cast on one side.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 12, 2025
“Well, that makes sense. I guess the branch is an olive branch? But what’s this inscription, ΑΘΕ—Area Of Effect?”
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
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