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The small piece of carved thin bone bears an inscription.
From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026
Indian authorities said an inscription on one of the caskets unearthed with the treasure confirmed the contents -- which include bone fragments -- as "relics of the Buddha".
From Barron's • Jan. 3, 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
A formal style that is appropriate for the inscription on a genocide memorial will differ from a casual style that is appropriate for an email to a close friend.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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