[SunkenCiv]

Who Carved The Hundreds Of Inscriptions?

Being able to study the various inscriptions in their original landscape is essential to our ability to interpret them. Three types of inscriptions exist. First are the so-called "historic" inscriptions, carved by well-trained scribes. They often include the name of the king, the names of high officials, and formal statements about the expedition. Historic inscriptions are purposely located in places where a lot of people can see them, along paths, overlooking entrances, on well-placed rock outcrops, etc. Second, there are the inscriptions that the soldiers carved at their guard posts (see above). Lastly there are names or images carved in the rooms where individuals lived. These inscriptions are often on interior walls that no one sees unless they walk into the room. It would be nearly impossible to interpret transcriptions of these inscriptions out of their physical contexts. But, in context, the Wadi el-Hudi team can study not only them, but the spaces, objects, and garbage of real people living on the expedition.

[Innovative]

Very interesting.

I hope they will be able to decipher them correctly.

[Hugin]

“For a good time to go the Street of Harlots and ask for Nefa.”

[csvset]

4 ET Herdsmen !?!

[Sacajaweau]

Please....No more commandments. Have tough enough time with 10.

[Fred Nerks]

... Second, there are the inscriptions that the soldiers carved at their guard posts (see above).

Then something happened which smashed that guard post to pieces, and left only an out of place remnant of the original wall...

[eldoradude]