inscriptions

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Once-common literary references to Shakespeare or Dickens have now become as obscure in the common culture as so many Mayan inscriptions.

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026

Golden inscriptions read "One Nation Under God" and "Liberty and Justice for All" on opposite sides.

From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026

"With ceramic storage media, we are pursuing a similar approach to that of ancient cultures, whose inscriptions we can still read today," Kirnbauer says.

From Science Daily • Mar. 29, 2026

It was a Showtime magic born of a commitment found in one of the two inscriptions on the statue.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2026

As in the Pantheon, the domed roof was a waffle pattern of recessed square panels, but here each panel was a stela—a grave marker with Ancient Greek inscriptions.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan