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Nabataean inscription from a limestone funerary or dedicatory plaque inscribed in Aramaic language with deeply incised letters. February, AD 9/10. Raqmu-Petra, az-Zantur, Jordan. The Nabataean script was written from right to left. It was alphabetical and consisted of 22 letters...

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Nabataean inscription from a limestone funerary or dedicatory plaque inscribed in Aramaic language with deeply incised letters. February, AD 9/10. Raqmu-Petra, az-Zantur, Jordan. The Nabataean script was written from right to left. It was alphabetical and consisted of 22 letters...

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Runestone in Krogsta, from the 6th century AD, with a human figure and an inscription. One of three known rune stones in Uppland carved with the elder rune alphabet, and the only one still in its original position

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Runestone in Krogsta, from the 6th century AD, with a human figure and an inscription. One of three known rune stones in Uppland carved with the elder rune alphabet, and the only one still in its original position

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Name of Alexander the Great in Egyptian hieroglyphs . Since Alexander was Macedonian, his cartouche is phonetic - all of the hieroglyphs used are uniliteral signs, which means that they correspond to a single sound, just like a letter in the alphabet.

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Name of Alexander the Great in Egyptian hieroglyphs . Since Alexander was Macedonian, his cartouche is phonetic - all of the hieroglyphs used are uniliteral signs, which means that they correspond to a single sound, just like a letter in the alphabet.

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The Lead Plaque of Magliano, which contains 73 words in the Etruscan language, seems to be a dedicatory text, including as it does many names of mostly underworld deities. It dates to the mid 5th century BCE, and is now housed in the National Archaeological Museum in Florence

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The Lead Plaque of Magliano, which contains 73 words in the Etruscan language, seems to be a dedicatory text, including as it does many names of mostly underworld deities. It dates to the mid 5th century BCE, and is now housed in the National Archaeological Museum in Florence

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Nabatean-Roman Theater, 1st Century AD. Petra, Jordan. Dug out from the sandstone mountainside next to the main street of Petra, the cavea could seat up around 8,000 spectators after the Romans enlarged it slicing through some of the existing tombs. The stage wall was also Roman...

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Nabatean-Roman Theater, 1st Century AD. Petra, Jordan. Dug out from the sandstone mountainside next to the main street of Petra, the cavea could seat up around 8,000 spectators after the Romans enlarged it slicing through some of the existing tombs. The stage wall was also Roman...

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Little Petra Tomb, Petra, Jordan, 1st century BC - 1st AD. The rock-cut tomb with classical façade stands on the right in front of the gate to the deep gorge known as Siq al-Barid . The chamber inside is unfinished, so probably never served as a burial place...

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Little Petra Tomb, Petra, Jordan, 1st century BC - 1st AD. The rock-cut tomb with classical façade stands on the right in front of the gate to the deep gorge known as Siq al-Barid . The chamber inside is unfinished, so probably never served as a burial place...

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Sphinx, Petra, Nabatean Kingdom, c. 30 AD. Carved from a limestone block, it depicts a Greek sphinx with the head of a woman, body of a lioness, and wings of an eagle. This combination of the strongest females of land and sky might symbolize the city, or the warrior goddess al-Lat.

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Sphinx, Petra, Nabatean Kingdom, c. 30 AD. Carved from a limestone block, it depicts a Greek sphinx with the head of a woman, body of a lioness, and wings of an eagle. This combination of the strongest females of land and sky might symbolize the city, or the warrior goddess al-Lat.

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Nabatean tomb with a rock-cut façade of the "Hegra type", Petra, Jordan, c. 1st century BC. Remains of the Nabataean water supply system can be seen, cut horizontally on the frieze above the capitals where the tongue and groove ceramic pipe was placed and plastered over...

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Nabatean tomb with a rock-cut façade of the "Hegra type", Petra, Jordan, c. 1st century BC. Remains of the Nabataean water supply system can be seen, cut horizontally on the frieze above the capitals where the tongue and groove ceramic pipe was placed and plastered over...

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A rather eclectic collection of medieval manuscripts from the 12th to 15th Centuries, recently acquired, all produced in France. There are charters, letters, and several bound records. The oldest piece is an inventory notice dated May 1241, for one Pierre de Castela

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A rather eclectic collection of medieval manuscripts from the 12th to 15th Centuries, recently acquired, all produced in France. There are charters, letters, and several bound records. The oldest piece is an inventory notice dated May 1241, for one Pierre de Castela

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Goddess of Hayyan, Nabatean Kingdom, 1st-2nd century AD, Jordan. This limestone carving is the most human-like example of an eye betyl found in Petra so far. The betyl is not a representation of the God or an idol, but a medium of the presence of the God so it can be venerated...

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Goddess of Hayyan, Nabatean Kingdom, 1st-2nd century AD, Jordan. This limestone carving is the most human-like example of an eye betyl found in Petra so far. The betyl is not a representation of the God or an idol, but a medium of the presence of the God so it can be venerated...

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This runic inscription, designated as U Fv1976;107, is located at the Uppsala Cathedral in Sweden. It was made by the runemaster Öpir, and consists of text inscribed on a thin intertwined beast with one upper loop around a Christian cross and two lower loops. 11th-12th century CE

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This runic inscription, designated as U Fv1976;107, is located at the Uppsala Cathedral in Sweden. It was made by the runemaster Öpir, and consists of text inscribed on a thin intertwined beast with one upper loop around a Christian cross and two lower loops. 11th-12th century CE

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The Ramkhamhaeng Stele — a 124-line inscription, purportedly from 1292, that helped Siam prove its ancient legal and literary tradition to European powers. Some historians still debate it's authenticity.

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The Ramkhamhaeng Stele — a 124-line inscription, purportedly from 1292, that helped Siam prove its ancient legal and literary tradition to European powers. Some historians still debate it's authenticity.

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Carved-out stairs, water channels, and chambers the Nabateans used as homes, warehouses, cisterns, etc., Siq al-Barid , aka Little Petra, Jordan. Probably built at the top of Nabataean influence, in the 1st century C.E., it worked as a caravanserai next to Petra.

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Carved-out stairs, water channels, and chambers the Nabateans used as homes, warehouses, cisterns, etc., Siq al-Barid , aka Little Petra, Jordan. Probably built at the top of Nabataean influence, in the 1st century C.E., it worked as a caravanserai next to Petra.

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Some of the carved-out stairs, water channels, and chambers the Nabateans used as homes, warehouses, temples, cisterns, etc. Little Petra, Jordan. Known as Siq al-Barid , it was probably built during the height of Nabataean influence, in the 1st century C.E.

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Some of the carved-out stairs, water channels, and chambers the Nabateans used as homes, warehouses, temples, cisterns, etc. Little Petra, Jordan. Known as Siq al-Barid , it was probably built during the height of Nabataean influence, in the 1st century C.E.

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Head of a votive mace with a lion-headed eagle and 6 lions, dedicated at a shrine in Girsu, Iraq. Inscription in archaic script: “Mesilim, king of Kish, builder of the temple of Ningirsu, brought for Ningirsu, Lugalshaengur prince of Lagash”. c. 2550 BCE

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Head of a votive mace with a lion-headed eagle and 6 lions, dedicated at a shrine in Girsu, Iraq. Inscription in archaic script: “Mesilim, king of Kish, builder of the temple of Ningirsu, brought for Ningirsu, Lugalshaengur prince of Lagash”. c. 2550 BCE

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2nd century CE Roman pipe burial from Wales. Within the tomb was a lead canister containing cremated bones and a piece of linen bearing traces of frankincense. Pipe burials are thought to have allowed relatives to pour blood or wine into the container to nourish the soul of the deceased

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2nd century CE Roman pipe burial from Wales. Within the tomb was a lead canister containing cremated bones and a piece of linen bearing traces of frankincense. Pipe burials are thought to have allowed relatives to pour blood or wine into the container to nourish the soul of the deceased

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