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Hittite rock relief in south-central Anatolia
The İvriz monuments are a group of Hittite monuments found in south-central Anatolia, located in the town of Aydınkent, formerly called İvriz (modern
İvriz_monuments
Ancient city
well as the Phrygian robe depicted as worn by Warpalawas II in his İvriz monument, suggest that aspects of Phrygian culture were arriving into Tuwana
Tyana
some possible Tabalian monuments from the 7th century BCE possibly include those from Göllüdağ, the 2nd Niğde stele and the 2nd İvriz relief from the kingdom
Tabal_(region)
İmamkullu relief Karabel relief Manisa relief Taşçı reliefs Gökbez relief İvriz relief Karasu relief The Manisa relief (14th? century BC), photographed
Hittite_rock_reliefs
King of Tuwana, reigned c.740 – c.705 BC
is visible in how his monuments used an Assyrianising style of sculpture: the best known of these monuments is a relief from Ivriz, on which Warpalawas
Warpalawas_II
Sites of the Hittite Empire
Hüseyindede Tepe Ilgaz Dağı Imamkulu İnandık Iskendenru Islâhiye Ispekçür Ivriz Izgın İzmir İzmit İznik Jekke Jerablus Jubayl Karabel Karaburçlu Karaburna
Hittite_sites
Mountain peak in Turkey
Haci Bektas Veli Complex Historic Town of Beypazarı Historical Monuments of Niğde Ivriz Cultural Landscape Konya-A capital of Seljuk Civilization Koramaz
Mount_Harşena
Ancient Greek city
wealth. The city center was expanded to the South side of the city and new monuments were erected. Perga also had many philanthropists during the Roman Empire
Perga
Funerary stele with inscriptions written in Greek and Armazic (150 AD)
Hebrew inscription from Jerusalem Hazael horse frontlet Bukan inscription İvriz stele Bactria Aramaic documents Tel Dan Stele Ekron Royal Dedicatory Inscription
Stele_of_Serapeitis
Aramaic inscriptions from the ancient city of Hatra
than 450 inscriptions and graffiti are known, mostly carved on stone monuments within the sacred precincts of Hatra, as well as at nearby sites such
Hatran_inscriptions
City in southeastern Turkey
construction amnesty in the 1980s. Nearby sites were designated as protected monuments, but the Kızılkoyun necropolis was not designated as anything until 2008
Urfa
Ancient city in Upper Mesopotamia
surrounding Harran. Since prohibitions relating to conservation of historical monuments has hindered locals from gathering building materials from the ancient
Harran
Ancient Fortress City in Elazığ, Turkey
nostalgia for Harput spurred efforts to renovate the old town. Some historic monuments were restored, a new municipality building was built and a museum was
Harpoot
Castle in Turkey
Haci Bektas Veli Complex Historic Town of Beypazarı Historical Monuments of Niğde Ivriz Cultural Landscape Konya-A capital of Seljuk Civilization Koramaz
Mamure_Castle
Peninsula in northwestern Turkey
Haci Bektas Veli Complex Historic Town of Beypazarı Historical Monuments of Niğde Ivriz Cultural Landscape Konya-A capital of Seljuk Civilization Koramaz
Gallipoli
divinity, and so are shown as "god-warriors". Other rock reliefs include the İvriz relief, Manisa relief, Hanyeri relief, Fıraktın relief, Gökbez relief, İmamkullu
Hittite_art
Cave in Tokat Province, Turkey
Haci Bektas Veli Complex Historic Town of Beypazarı Historical Monuments of Niğde Ivriz Cultural Landscape Konya-A capital of Seljuk Civilization Koramaz
Ballıca_Cave
Tomb in Turkey
Haci Bektas Veli Complex Historic Town of Beypazarı Historical Monuments of Niğde Ivriz Cultural Landscape Konya-A capital of Seljuk Civilization Koramaz
Tomb_of_Ahi_Evren
3rd-century BC Punic inscription
perfect preservation and of such length that no other Phoenician epigraphic monuments then known could compete in importance with this one. Modern chemical
Marseille_Tariff
9th century BC stele
autres en araméen. Le phénicien semblait être absent. Il ne l'était pas. Le monument du roi Kalumu, découvert a Kindjirli par M. von Luschan et étudié récemment
Kilamuwa_Stela
Neighbourhood in Ödemiş, İzmir, Turkey
Haci Bektas Veli Complex Historic Town of Beypazarı Historical Monuments of Niğde Ivriz Cultural Landscape Konya-A capital of Seljuk Civilization Koramaz
Birgi
Ancient city and tentative UNESCO World Heritage Site
Waelkens of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven. A large number of buildings, monuments and other archaeological remains have been exposed, documenting the monumental
Sagalassos
Roman spa in Yozgat
Haci Bektas Veli Complex Historic Town of Beypazarı Historical Monuments of Niğde Ivriz Cultural Landscape Konya-A capital of Seljuk Civilization Koramaz
Basilica_Therma
Aramaic inscriptions from Palmyra
including Dura-Europos and Egypt. The texts are typically carved on stone monuments, funerary busts, tomb architecture, altars, and building blocks. Most
Palmyrene_inscriptions
Ancient Greco-Roman city
meters. The unique 19 km-long Roman aqueduct is possibly the most important monument, since the last 2 km of the conduit is a well-preserved inverted siphon
Aspendos
to a spring, which rises up from the ground, and the stone-built pool monument built at the time of the Hittite Empire. The spring lies inside the Lake
Eflatun_Pınar
Historical fort in Turkey
and mentioned its houses and mosques. The majority of the surviving monuments originate from the 14th century. In the 15th century the beylik of Menteşe
Beçin
1881–1962 ancient inscriptions collection
historic relations with Egypt, Syria, and Greece, the numerous Semitic monuments in French museums, and the number of leading French Semitic scholars including
Corpus Inscriptionum Semiticarum
Corpus_Inscriptionum_Semiticarum
Tower in Istanbul, Turkey
Haci Bektas Veli Complex Historic Town of Beypazarı Historical Monuments of Niğde Ivriz Cultural Landscape Konya-A capital of Seljuk Civilization Koramaz
Galata_Tower
Votive offering with Phoenician inscription
ex-voto; la formule est celle que l'on trouve d'ordinaire sur ces sortes de monuments. Mais le nom de la divinité soulève un problème qui intéresse au plus
Umm al-Amad votive inscription
Umm_al-Amad_votive_inscription
Bridge in Eastern Anatolia region, Turkey
Haci Bektas Veli Complex Historic Town of Beypazarı Historical Monuments of Niğde Ivriz Cultural Landscape Konya-A capital of Seljuk Civilization Koramaz
Malabadi_Bridge
Neo-Hittite monument
legible. The image is very similar to the depiction of the weather god on the İvriz relief. As a result, the Keşlik stele is dated to the same time as it -
Keşlik_Stele
13th-century madrasa (and now museum) in Konya, Turkey
Frontiers, 2020. http://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=monument;ISL;tr;Mon01;8;en "Gizlilik Bildirimi - Fikriyat Gazetesi". www.fikriyat
Ince_Minaret_Madrasa
British Assyriologist and linguist (born 1845)
1879, Sayce further theorized that reliefs and inscriptions at Karabel, İvriz, Bulgarmaden [de], Carchemish, Alaca Höyük, and Yazilikaya were created
Archibald_Sayce
Heritage Convention, established in 1972. Cultural heritage consists of monuments (such as architectural works, monumental sculptures, or inscriptions)
List of World Heritage Sites in Turkey
List_of_World_Heritage_Sites_in_Turkey
Ancient inscription found at Nora on the south coast of Sardinia in 1773
orientale à l'Université de Cagliari, fut le premier qui découvrit ce monument, et qui en envoya un dessin (très incorrect) au célèbre orientaliste de
Nora_Stone
Historical stone tombs in Ahlat
Haci Bektas Veli Complex Historic Town of Beypazarı Historical Monuments of Niğde Ivriz Cultural Landscape Konya-A capital of Seljuk Civilization Koramaz
Tombstones_of_Ahlat
Relief sculpture carved into solid rock
Guards who were massacred in 1792 during the French Revolution. The Hittite İvriz relief; King Warpalawas (right) before the god Tarhunzas Sassanian investiture
Rock_relief
Palace in Ağrı Province, Turkey
Haci Bektas Veli Complex Historic Town of Beypazarı Historical Monuments of Niğde Ivriz Cultural Landscape Konya-A capital of Seljuk Civilization Koramaz
Ishak_Pasha_Palace
Ottoman palace in Istanbul, Turkey
Haci Bektas Veli Complex Historic Town of Beypazarı Historical Monuments of Niğde Ivriz Cultural Landscape Konya-A capital of Seljuk Civilization Koramaz
Yıldız_Palace
8th century BC monument discovered in Turkey
sprout from the ground to his left and grain to the right, similar to the İvriz relief. A very similar depiction of the same god appears on the relief in
Niğde_Stele
Church near Antakya (Antioch), Turkey
Haci Bektas Veli Complex Historic Town of Beypazarı Historical Monuments of Niğde Ivriz Cultural Landscape Konya-A capital of Seljuk Civilization Koramaz
Church_of_Saint_Peter
Bilingual inscription from Anatolia in 8th century BC
legendary king of antiquity. The object on which the inscription is found is a monument to the Storm God Tarhunza. The inscription was authored by the ruler known
Çineköy_inscription
Municipality in Turkey
Its people generally tend to be religious and conservative. Medieval monuments are scattered about the centre of the town, especially around the market
Niğde
Bust of Egyptian pharaoh Osorkon I
Hebrew inscription from Jerusalem Hazael horse frontlet Bukan inscription İvriz stele Bactria Aramaic documents Tel Dan Stele Ekron Royal Dedicatory Inscription
Osorkon_Bust
Capital of Turkey
1156–1192.) There are at least 50 monuments and reliefs throughout the city. Some notables are: The Victory Monument (Turkish: Zafer Anıtı) was crafted
Ankara
Metropolitan municipality in Central Anatolia, Turkey
Haci Bektas Veli Complex Historic Town of Beypazarı Historical Monuments of Niğde Ivriz Cultural Landscape Konya-A capital of Seljuk Civilization Koramaz
Konya
Punic inscriptions found in Tripolitania, Libya
foreign characters under the Latin characters engraved on it made this monument so precious in my eyes, that I have not hesitated to include a copy of
Tripolitania Punic inscriptions
Tripolitania_Punic_inscriptions
Ancient East Roman basilica church
Haci Bektas Veli Complex Historic Town of Beypazarı Historical Monuments of Niğde Ivriz Cultural Landscape Konya-A capital of Seljuk Civilization Koramaz
St._Nicholas_Church,_Demre
Greek Orthodox monastery and Tentative UNESCO World Heritage Site in Turkey
ritual was held for the 10th time in Sümela! "Sümela Monastry: RELIGIOUS MONUMENTS". ktb.gov.tr. Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Culture and Tourism. Salvanou
Sumela_Monastery
Town in Turkey
Haci Bektas Veli Complex Historic Town of Beypazarı Historical Monuments of Niğde Ivriz Cultural Landscape Konya-A capital of Seljuk Civilization Koramaz
Assos
Bilingual inscription on stone slabs
Karatepe-Aslantaş National Park. Luwian-Aramean states "Karatepe". Hittite Monuments. Retrieved 2016-04-24. J. D. Hawkins and A. Morpurgo Davies, On the Problems
Karatepe_bilingual
Phoenician votive thrones
R. Dussaud, Syria, VI, 1925, pp. 95- Sébastien Ronzevalle, Note sur un monument phénicien de la région de Tyr; In: Comptes rendus des séances de l'Académie
Thrones_of_Astarte
Moabite stele commemorating Mesha's victory over Israel (c. 840 BCE)
that I was also the last European who had the privilege of seeing this monument of Hebrew antiquity in its perfect state of preservation. ... The stone
Mesha_Stele
Castle in Bodrum, Turkey
Haci Bektas Veli Complex Historic Town of Beypazarı Historical Monuments of Niğde Ivriz Cultural Landscape Konya-A capital of Seljuk Civilization Koramaz
Bodrum_Castle
District and municipality in Bursa, Turkey
when it was bypassed by the railway in the 19th century. A number of monuments were erected by the early Ottomans in the period between the conquest
İznik
Square of ancient İzmir
Haci Bektas Veli Complex Historic Town of Beypazarı Historical Monuments of Niğde Ivriz Cultural Landscape Konya-A capital of Seljuk Civilization Koramaz
Agora_of_Smyrna
District and municipality in İzmir, Turkey
Haci Bektas Veli Complex Historic Town of Beypazarı Historical Monuments of Niğde Ivriz Cultural Landscape Konya-A capital of Seljuk Civilization Koramaz
Bergama
Archaeological artifact discovered in 1869
dowel hole in the top. Lang wrote of his discovery: The most valuable monument uncovered by my excavations is unquestionably the bilingual inscription
Idalion_bilingual
Massive stone fortification in Turkey
Haci Bektas Veli Complex Historic Town of Beypazarı Historical Monuments of Niğde Ivriz Cultural Landscape Konya-A capital of Seljuk Civilization Koramaz
Van_Fortress
Church in Nusaybin, Turkey
Haci Bektas Veli Complex Historic Town of Beypazarı Historical Monuments of Niğde Ivriz Cultural Landscape Konya-A capital of Seljuk Civilization Koramaz
Church of Saint Jacob of Nisibis
Church_of_Saint_Jacob_of_Nisibis
14th-century madrasa in Erzurum, Turkey
Haci Bektas Veli Complex Historic Town of Beypazarı Historical Monuments of Niğde Ivriz Cultural Landscape Konya-A capital of Seljuk Civilization Koramaz
Yakutiye_Madrasa
Lake in Turkey
Haci Bektas Veli Complex Historic Town of Beypazarı Historical Monuments of Niğde Ivriz Cultural Landscape Konya-A capital of Seljuk Civilization Koramaz
Lake_Tuz
District and municipality in Balıkesir, Turkey
Haci Bektas Veli Complex Historic Town of Beypazarı Historical Monuments of Niğde Ivriz Cultural Landscape Konya-A capital of Seljuk Civilization Koramaz
Ayvalık
Two important ancient inscriptions from Dougga, Tunisia
inscription from the Mausoleum, which in the process seriously damaged the monument. Recognising the importance of the bilingual inscription in decoding the
Punic-Libyan_bilinguals
Metropolitan municipality in Turkey
adapted to the region’s limestone and sandstone materials. Important monuments from this era include the Great Mosque (Ulu Cami) of Mardin and the Sultan
Mardin
Madrasa in Sivas, Turkey
Haci Bektas Veli Complex Historic Town of Beypazarı Historical Monuments of Niğde Ivriz Cultural Landscape Konya-A capital of Seljuk Civilization Koramaz
Çifte_Minareli_Medrese,_Sivas
secret script at all but the opposite, a public one for use on public monuments, devised for the benefit of those who were illiterate and unable to read
Carpentras_Stele
Historical building complex associated with Seven Sleepers; near Afşin, Turkey
Haci Bektas Veli Complex Historic Town of Beypazarı Historical Monuments of Niğde Ivriz Cultural Landscape Konya-A capital of Seljuk Civilization Koramaz
Eshab-ı_Kehf_Kulliye
Island in Turkey
Haci Bektas Veli Complex Historic Town of Beypazarı Historical Monuments of Niğde Ivriz Cultural Landscape Konya-A capital of Seljuk Civilization Koramaz
Güvercinada
Iron Age states of modern Syria and Turkey
continue almost uninterrupted from the 13th-century Hittite imperial monuments to the Early Iron Age Syro-Hittite inscriptions of Karkemish, Melid, Aleppo
Neo-Hittite_states
Tombs in Turkey
Haci Bektas Veli Complex Historic Town of Beypazarı Historical Monuments of Niğde Ivriz Cultural Landscape Konya-A capital of Seljuk Civilization Koramaz
Tombs_of_the_kings_of_Pontus
Mary Hoşap Castle Hüseyindede Tepe Iasos Idyma Ibora Irenopolis Isinda Ivriz Hattusa Heraclea Cybistra Kadirli Kaman-Kalehöyük Karahan Tepe Karaman Karatepe
List of archaeological sites by country
List_of_archaeological_sites_by_country
Madrasa in Erzurum, Turkey
Minaret Medrese (Persian: مدرسه اسلامی جفت مناره) is an architectural monument of the late Seljuk period in Erzurum City, Erzurum Province, Turkey. Built
Çifte Minareli Medrese, Erzurum
Çifte_Minareli_Medrese,_Erzurum
Ancient Northwest Semitic seal inscriptions
classification can be established. Since, however, the inscriptions on the monuments with which we are dealing here are mostly very short, many doubts still
Canaanite and Aramaic seal inscriptions
Canaanite_and_Aramaic_seal_inscriptions
Haci Bektas Veli Complex Historic Town of Beypazarı Historical Monuments of Niğde Ivriz Cultural Landscape Konya-A capital of Seljuk Civilization Koramaz
List of Seljuk caravanserais in Turkey
List_of_Seljuk_caravanserais_in_Turkey
Sarcophagus of Phoenician king
traces of an erased early Proto-Byblian inscription are visible on the monument. Others, on the basis of objects found near the sarcophagus, think of a
Ahiram_sarcophagus
Cultural monument in Nevşehir Province, Turkey
Haci Bektas Veli Complex Historic Town of Beypazarı Historical Monuments of Niğde Ivriz Cultural Landscape Konya-A capital of Seljuk Civilization Koramaz
Haji_Bektash_Veli_Complex
City in the Aegean region of Turkey
hill stands an ancient castle, one of İzmir's landmarks. Other ancient monument include also the Kızılçullu aqueducts in Buca district. One of the more
İzmir
Fortress in Amasra, Bartın, Turkey
Haci Bektas Veli Complex Historic Town of Beypazarı Historical Monuments of Niğde Ivriz Cultural Landscape Konya-A capital of Seljuk Civilization Koramaz
Amasra_Fortress
Ancient town in Phrygia, Asia Minor
medical school. Its wealthy citizens embellished Laodicea with beautiful monuments. One of the chiefs of these citizens, Polemon (r. 37 BC - 8 AD), became
Laodicea_on_the_Lycus
Valley in Kayseri province, Turkey
Haci Bektas Veli Complex Historic Town of Beypazarı Historical Monuments of Niğde Ivriz Cultural Landscape Konya-A capital of Seljuk Civilization Koramaz
Koramaz_Valley
Madrasa in Konya, Turkey
Karatay Han, a caravanserai completed in the 1240s, are the largest extant monuments in Konya and its immediate regions. It was founded in 1251 by the vizier
Karatay_Madrasa
Small Turkish island near Demre
Haci Bektas Veli Complex Historic Town of Beypazarı Historical Monuments of Niğde Ivriz Cultural Landscape Konya-A capital of Seljuk Civilization Koramaz
Kekova
Municipality in Tokat, Turkey
Haci Bektas Veli Complex Historic Town of Beypazarı Historical Monuments of Niğde Ivriz Cultural Landscape Konya-A capital of Seljuk Civilization Koramaz
Niksar
Phoenician inscriptions found in Athens, Greece
"Attic Inscriptions in UK Collections. Vol. 4.6. British Museum. Funerary Monuments". AIUK. 4 (6): 37–39. Retrieved 9 January 2023. Tribulato, Olga (2013)
Athenian Greek-Phoenician inscriptions
Athenian_Greek-Phoenician_inscriptions
Madrasa in Sivas, Turkey
Haci Bektas Veli Complex Historic Town of Beypazarı Historical Monuments of Niğde Ivriz Cultural Landscape Konya-A capital of Seljuk Civilization Koramaz
Gök_Medrese,_Sivas
c. 132 Phoenician inscription
1863. Société asiatique.: 517. Ledrain, Eugène, Notice sommaire des monuments phéniciens du Musée du Louvre, Musée du Louvre, Paris, Librairies des
Baalshamem_inscription
Ancient monastic complex in Mercin, Turkey
Haci Bektas Veli Complex Historic Town of Beypazarı Historical Monuments of Niğde Ivriz Cultural Landscape Konya-A capital of Seljuk Civilization Koramaz
Alahan_Monastery
Municipality in Bolu, Turkey
Haci Bektas Veli Complex Historic Town of Beypazarı Historical Monuments of Niğde Ivriz Cultural Landscape Konya-A capital of Seljuk Civilization Koramaz
Mudurnu
Municipality in Erzincan, Turkey
Haci Bektas Veli Complex Historic Town of Beypazarı Historical Monuments of Niğde Ivriz Cultural Landscape Konya-A capital of Seljuk Civilization Koramaz
Kemaliye
Historical site in Gallipoli, Turkey
effort in 1918. Today, there are 31 cemeteries and six commemorative monuments on the land with 23,000 graves being individually marked. After many proposals
Gallipoli Peninsula Historical Site
Gallipoli_Peninsula_Historical_Site
Ancient Turkish funerary stele
American Schools of Oriental Research, (356), 51–71. "Found: An Ancient Monument to the Soul". New York Times. November 17, 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-18.
Kuttamuwa_stele
District and municipality in Eskişehir, Turkey
Haci Bektas Veli Complex Historic Town of Beypazarı Historical Monuments of Niğde Ivriz Cultural Landscape Konya-A capital of Seljuk Civilization Koramaz
Odunpazarı
1837 study of the Phoenician language
stones 4 and 7, and by certain uninscribed monuments from that region (cf. page 210). That these monuments are genuine and brought from Numidia itself
Scripturae Linguaeque Phoeniciae
Scripturae_Linguaeque_Phoeniciae
Külliye located in Edrine
Haci Bektas Veli Complex Historic Town of Beypazarı Historical Monuments of Niğde Ivriz Cultural Landscape Konya-A capital of Seljuk Civilization Koramaz
Complex_of_Sultan_Bayezid_II
13th-century madrasa in Kayseri, Turkey
Haci Bektas Veli Complex Historic Town of Beypazarı Historical Monuments of Niğde Ivriz Cultural Landscape Konya-A capital of Seljuk Civilization Koramaz
Sahabiye_Madrasa
Four-volume book by Porten and Yardeni
Egyptian Aramaic Clermont-Ganneau, Charles Simon (1878). "Origine Perse Des Monuments Araméens d'Égypte (Notes d'archéologie orientale) Premier Article". Revue
Textbook of Aramaic Documents from Ancient Egypt
Textbook_of_Aramaic_Documents_from_Ancient_Egypt
Late Roman (562) bridge in Turkey
Haci Bektas Veli Complex Historic Town of Beypazarı Historical Monuments of Niğde Ivriz Cultural Landscape Konya-A capital of Seljuk Civilization Koramaz
Sangarius_Bridge
with the famous Carpentras Stele… However, not all the letters of both monuments have exactly the same system, and the writing of the fragment of the papyrus
Turin_Aramaic_Papyrus
IVRIZ MONUMENTS
IVRIZ MONUMENTS
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada
Good
Male
Hebrew
(עִבְרִי) Variant spelling of Hebrew Ibriy, IVRI means "Hebrew."
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Pure Gold
Girl/Female
Muslim
Pure gold
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of the extremely numerous places throughout England so called from Old English stÄn ‘stone’ + tÅ«n ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’. Most of them are named for their situation on stony ground, but in the case of Stanton Harcourt in Oxfordshire and Stanton Drew in Avon the reference is to the proximity of prehistoric stone monuments. The name has also sometimes been chosen by Ashkenazic Jews as an Americanized form of various like-sounding Jewish surnames. This surname has long been established in Ireland also.
IVRIZ MONUMENTS
IVRIZ MONUMENTS
Girl/Female
Tamil
Skimitha | ஸà¯à®•ீமீடாÂ
Goddess name
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
The Oblation Eater
Boy/Male
British, English
Welshman
Boy/Male
Indian
Servant of the maintainer, The provider
Biblical
every prophet
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Sneed.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Good soul
Boy/Male
Indian
Triumphant, Victorious
Girl/Female
English American
My God is bountiful;God of plenty.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Free from attachment and desire
IVRIZ MONUMENTS
IVRIZ MONUMENTS
IVRIZ MONUMENTS
IVRIZ MONUMENTS
IVRIZ MONUMENTS
n.
One of a Teutonic race, formerly dwelling on the south shore of the Baltic, the most barbarous and fierce of the northern nations that plundered Rome in the 5th century, notorious for destroying the monuments of art and literature.
a.
Of or pertaining to the dead; as, mortuary monuments.
n.
An oval figure on monuments, and in papyri, containing the name of a sovereign.
adv.
By means of monuments.
n.
The science or study of antiquities, esp. prehistoric antiquities, such as the remains of buildings or monuments of an early epoch, inscriptions, implements, and other relics, written manuscripts, etc.
a.
Of or pertaining to the art of cutting stones, or engraving on stones, either gems or monuments; as, lapidary ornamentation.
n.
That which is inscribed; something written or engraved; especially, a word or words written or engraved on a solid substance for preservation or public inspection; as, inscriptions on monuments, pillars, coins, medals, etc.
n.
The spirit or conduct of the Vandals; ferocious cruelty; hostility to the arts and literature, or willful destruction or defacement of their monuments.
v. t.
To wear out; to remove or destroy utterly by any means; to render imperceptible; as. to obliterate ideas; to obliterate the monuments of antiquity.
n.
A slender, graceful breed of dogs, remarkable for keen sight and swiftness. It is one of the oldest varieties known, and is figured on the Egyptian monuments.
n.
The image, likeness, or representation of a person, whether a full figure, or a part; an imitative figure; -- commonly applied to sculptured likenesses, as those on monuments, or to those of the heads of princes on coins and medals, sometimes applied to portraits.
n.
A name of several kinds of water lilies; as Nelumbium speciosum, used in religious ceremonies, anciently in Egypt, and to this day in Asia; Nelumbium luteum, the American lotus; and Nymphaea Lotus and N. caerulea, the respectively white-flowered and blue-flowered lotus of modern Egypt, which, with Nelumbium speciosum, are figured on its ancient monuments.
a.
Of or pertaining to burial, to the grave, or to monuments erected to the memory of the dead; as, a sepulchral stone; a sepulchral inscription.
n.
A symbol of the solar deity, found on monuments exhumed in Babylon, Nineveh, etc.
n.
A southern constellation, represented on ancient monuments by the figure of a goat, or a figure with its fore part like a fish.
n.
One devoted to the study of ancient times through their relics, as inscriptions, monuments, remains of ancient habitations, statues, coins, manuscripts, etc.; one who searches for and studies the relics of antiquity.