Question

What are inscriptions? (In archaeological sources of history)

Answer 1

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something inscribed. a historical, religious, or other record cut, impressed, painted, or written on stone, brick, metal, or other hard surface.

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An inscription is writing carved into something made of stone or metal, for example a gravestone or medal.

Answer 2

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What are inscriptions?

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The study of inscriptions is known as epigraphy and an inscriyption is anything written or engraved on something such as stone, wood, metal, quarry, plagues, bronze statues, bricks, clay, shells pottery etc.

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Ashokan inscriptions which are 39 in number and are classified into major, minor and separate rock edicts, major and minor pillar edicts, provide a detailed information about Ashokan period.

$\\ \tt \color{grey}{Importance\: of\: Inscriyptions \: :}$Inscriptions are extremely vital for the reconstruction of the history as they not only gave us insights into political happenings of the concerned period.

Inscriptions also gave glimpses of social life of the ages as they shed light on caste and class structure apart from social customs of the period. For example Brahmadesham inscription refers to the Sati committed by a Queen of Rajendra child 1st.

$\\ \tt \color{grey}{Classification\:of \: inscriyptions \: :}$Inscriyptions can be classified in different types on the basis of surface they are engraved on, language, Age and geographical region. They can be private official depending upon whose Behalf they are inscribed. Ashokan edicts are example of official encryptions while as inscriptions recording Grants made by private individuals or guilds to religious institutions are examples of private inscriptions.

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