Question

Write short note on definition of Epigraphy by Prof Rapson.

Answer 1

Epigraphy refers to the study of inscriptions on rocks, pillars, temple walls, copper plates.

It is one of the most interesting studies that deals with the art of writing.

It is also the science of identifying graphemes.

A person who used the methods of epigraphy is referred as an Epigrapher.

Epigraphy is a essential tool to recover most of the first-hand records of antiquity.

It is, thus, an essential adjunct of the study of ancient peoples.

It secures and delivers the primary data on which historical and philological disciplines alike depend for their understanding of the recorded past.