epigrapher
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- noun
- /ˈɛpɪˌɡræfər/
- Specialized
:
epigrafista
- The epigrapher meticulously analyzed the ancient inscriptions on the stone tablet to uncover its historical significance.
- epigraphers and archaeologists
- historians and epigraphers
Examples
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It was an unprecedented gathering of art historians, epigraphers, and archaeologists, as much a reunion of friends as a scholarly conference.
Academic text (2002) -
Epigrapher David Stuart had proposed that Siyaj K'ahk took an army into the heart of Maya country to overthrow the government at Tikal and install a new king.
Academic text (2007) -
And perhaps the most highly esteemed Semitic epigrapher in the world, Frank Cross of Harvard.
Academic text (2003) -
That early date was surprising enough to archaeologists and epigraphers, who assumed the Hurrians had only just arrived in the region then.
Academic text (2008) -
But the Kerrs' work proved indispensable to the art historians and epigraphers at the forefront.
Academic text (2003) -
The epigraphers were divided about the authenticity of the first part of the inscription, but in light of the results of the patina committee, they unanimously agreed that the entire inscription must have been modern.
Academic text (2003) -
One afternoon, epigraphers Floyd Lounsbury, Peter Mathews, and Schele sat down at Robertson's kitchen table, hoping to expand on the list of known Palenque rulers.
Academic text (2002) -
Using the corpus of symbols compiled by epigrapher Iravatham Mahadevan, the team published papers last year in Science and the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) that brought computational techniques to bear on the problem.
Academic text (2010) -
The verdict of the epigraphers with regard to the Jehoash Inscription was unanimous: the numerous mistakes in grammar and the eccentric mixture of letter forms known from other inscriptions made it clear that this was a modern forgery.
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As an epigrapher, she dedicated her career to studying the meanings of carvings found in old ruins.
Synonyms
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A person who studies old written languages and texts like Latin or Greek
A person who reads and studies old handwriting in documents and books
A person who studies old handwriting to read and date documents
A person who studies very old writings on papyrus
How Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Epigrapher comes from the Greek parts epi- meaning 'on' and graphein meaning 'to write', the same 'graph' you see in autograph and photograph. So an epigrapher is someone who studies and reads old writing cut 'on' stone, metal, or other objects.