Diplomacy, Trade and Networks: Champa in the Asian Commercial Context (7th-10th Centuries) by Do Truong Giang

“…This article, relies on Chinese historical document and the old inscriptions of ancient Champa as well as recent archaeological findings in central Vietnam, aims to shed new light on the diplomatic relations and commercial links between Champa with China and Middle East during the period from the 7th to the 10th: Firstly, the tributary trade and diplomacy from Champa to Chinese courts will be taken into account; and secondly, the engagement of Champa in the expansion of Muslim trade network in the Indian Ocean will be examined.…”
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On hypocoristic formation in Basque by Patxi Salaberri

“…Some of the suffixes still used today appear in the Aquitaine inscriptions. However, proof of name reduction is, for the most part, modern …”
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Des papiers pour soigner, résister et discipliner by Josiane Carine Tantchou

“…In many countries, patients' trajectories within the hospital are documented through different types of inscriptions, in various types of formats, which correspond to what Matthew Hull (2003) calls graphic artifacts. …”
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Mythological Crossings in Ancient Near East by Stéphanie Anthonioz

“…The literary motif of crossing has been transmitted over generations in royal Mesopotamian inscriptions as well as in the Levant with its political and ideological issues, mostly royal conquest and victory. …”
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Bisociation of artistic and academic approaches in problem-based projects by Falk Heinrich

“…The article proposes that the bisociation of the artistic and academic approaches should be understood as mutual inscriptions leading to an emphasised correlation between academic abstractions and associative-emotional experiences leading to an increase in complexity, specifically, a multifaceted understanding and emotional perception of today’s societal challenges.…”
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GAME PHERSU: PRO ET CONTRA by Andrew Yanko

“…<p>Having examined the frescoes from Tarquinia: the Tomb of Augurs, the Tomb of the Pulcinella, and the Tomb of the Olympiads dated back to the sixth century BCE that depict scenes with a personage Phersu, the author deals with Etruscan inscriptions, data of the Antique tradition about origin of scenic and gladiatorial games, as well as a number of interpretations of these scenes to prove that the Etruscan ritual ‘game Phersu’ is a prototype of the Roman gladiatorial games and ‘venatio’. …”
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Ἕως ἂν κατέλθωσιν εἰς τὴν αὐτῶν: Did the Athenians Reduce their Reception of Refugees in the Fourth Century BC? by Laura Loddo

“…After having illustrated the content and nature of the inscriptions bearing this formula (section 4), I offer an explanation of the meaning of such limitation taking in consideration both the socio-political background and the Greek perception of the political exile (section 5).…”
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Bisociation of artistic and academic approaches in problem-based projects by Falk Heinrich

“…The article proposes that the bisociation of the artistic and academic approaches should be understood as mutual inscriptions leading to an emphasised correlation between academic abstractions and associative-emotional experiences leading to an increase in complexity, specifically, a multifaceted understanding and emotional perception of today’s societal challenges.…”
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Il "rex sacrorum" in Africa: testimonianze by Chantal GABRIELLI

“…<br /><br />ABSTRACT: This paper analyses some inscriptions from two Roman provinces of Africa (Mauretania Caesariensis and Numidia), which have the title rex sacrorum. …”
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Intérpretes e notáveis da literatura e da cultura popular do Maranhão by Igor Gastal Grill, Eliana Tavares dos Reis

“…We analyzed Academic Profiles and Popular Culture Profiles taking into consideration: (i) the social and political position of the agents (biographers and biographiers), defined by the resources on which their “reputation” and their inscriptions are based on cultural and political struggles; (ii) the structuring strategies of the works, observing the selection and hierarchization of the cases, available space, assigned classifications, among others; (iii) and the contents, adjectives, definitions, finally, the representations explained in the pre-texts and laudatory texts. …”
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Eruli Influence in South Scandinavia – Migration and Remigration by Bertil Haggman

“…Runestones in the Swedish province of Blekinge and the runic inscriptions ek erilaR (possibly “I, the Erule”) are compared to traces of Byzantine influence on the island of Öland (off the southeastern coast of Swden). …”
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Playing with Peace: Solomon as the Man of Peace and Rest, and the Temple as the House of Rest by Louis C. Jonker

“…This can be witnessed in Achaemenid architecture, iconography and royal inscriptions. However, although the relations between the Persian Empire and the Greek city-states were never completely peaceful, the diplomatic relations between Persia and particularly Sparta emphasised the value and importance of peace for international politics. …”
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Were the ancient Romans art forgers? by William Casemen

“…This article assesses the competing claims in light of literary references by Roman authors, physical evidence including inscriptions on sculptures, the phenomenon of Corinthian bronze, the nature of Roman copying, social and economic conditions necessary for art forgery to arise, and what art forgery consists of by definition.…”
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La mujer y el trabajo en la Hispania prerromana y romana by Carmen Alfaro Giner

“…We know something of female labour in pre-Roman and Roman Hispania from only a scant number of indicators: writings of ancient authors; images wrought in sculpture, steles or ceramics and a likewise small number of funeral inscriptions, or on objects of everyday use associated with a specific kind of work. …”
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(Pre) Iron Age Burials of Thandikudi, Tamil Nadu by RaNa Kumaran, M Saranya

“…The available data accumulated through the explorations and excavations gives an idea in drawing of cultural process of Palani hills, particularly of Thandikudi, which played an active role in trade during the medieval period as attested by trade guild inscriptions. The present study was also conducted to have an idea about the architectural achievement in stone working, constructional methods, engineering skills and technological perfection of the Iron Age builders.…”

Dainos by Martin Ludwig Rhesa and other Lithuanian Heritage in Moscow by Kotryna Rekašiūtė

“…On the grounds of the provenience inscriptions, the article is striving to establish the former owners of the copy of the first ever Lithuanian collection of songs and to discuss some of the Lithuanian culture publications related with Prussian Lithuania stored at the Russian Historical Library. …”
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From the painted programme of Saint John (Ayvali Kilise), Cssappadocia by Gabelić Smiljka

“…The two archangels Michael and Gabriel, were painted in very large dimensions, with inscriptions describing them as 'great', besides giving their names. …”
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The Non-Existent May Cycle: Methods, Colonial Texts and Epigraphy by Péter Bíró

“…Also, I argue that such a word did not exist in Classic period inscriptions. Current ideas based on such a model should therefore be re-examined in light of these findings and other evidence should be used in order to prove their plausibility.…”
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Ladri di vestiti in Sicilia: Adrano, Efesto, i Palici e la giustizia divina by Gian Franco Chiai

“…This study aims at making a comparison between the local traditions of the sanctuaries of Adrano, of Efesto in Enna and the Palici and the situations of daily life narrated in the confessional inscriptions and in the prayers for justice. My purpose is to find points of contact and analogies that allow us to reconstruct the presence of common models in the choice and use of certain forms of religious communication. …”
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Textiles from Tomb II in Deir el-Bahari: preliminary reportfrom season 2012/2013 by Aleksandra Hallmann

“…Several pieces have inscriptions,including one with a fragmentary cartouche.…”
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