. . . . "Epigraphy (from the Greek: \u1F10\u03C0\u03B9\u03B3\u03C1\u03B1\u03C6\u03AE epi-graph\u0113, literally \"on-writing\", \"inscription\") is the study of inscriptions or epigraphs as writing; it is the science of identifying graphemes, clarifying their meanings, classifying their uses according to dates and cultural contexts, and drawing conclusions about the writing and the writers."@en . . . .