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Magna Carta (1215)

The Magna Carta, signed in 1215, is a foundational English charter of rights. It limits royal power and establishes prin...

Medieval English Legal Latin

9.9 Brilliant

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Dead Sea Scrolls (Great Isaiah Scroll)

The Great Isaiah Scroll is one of a collection of ancient Jewish religious texts discovered at Qumran in the Dead Sea re...

Ancient Jewish Hebrew Scroll

9.8 Brilliant

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Behistun Inscription

The Behistun Inscription is a monumental relief carving in Iran dating to the Achaemenid Empire (c. 520 BC). It features...

Rock Cut Ancient Persian Achaemenid

9.7 Brilliant

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Oxyrhynchus Papyri

The Oxyrhynchus Papyri represent a vast collection of ancient Greek manuscripts discovered in Egypt. Dating primarily fr...

Ancient Greek Egypt Papyrus

9.7 Brilliant

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Code of Hammurabi Stele

The Code of Hammurabi Stele is a diorite stone slab inscribed with Babylonian laws dating to approximately 1754 BC. It r...

Law Ancient Stone Babylonian

9.6 Brilliant

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Oracle Bone Inscriptions (Shang Dynasty)

Oracle bone inscriptions are fragments of turtle and ox scapula used during the Shang Dynasty (c. 1600-1046 BC) for divi...

Oracle Ancient Chinese Bone

9.6 Brilliant

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Trajan's Column Dedicatory Inscription

The Trajan’s Column dedicatory inscription is a lengthy Latin text carved into the column's reverse face. It recounts Em...

Roman Stone Latin Imperial

9.6 Brilliant

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Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall is a large granite wall bearing the names of over 58,000 American service members who...

Modern American Granite English

9.6 Brilliant

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Jelling Stones (Harald Bluetooth)

The Jelling Stones are two large carved stones dating from the 10th century. One, a monolith, bears an intricate relief...

Danish Stone Viking 10TH Century

9.4 Excellent

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Nag Hammadi Codices

The Nag Hammadi codices are a collection of late antiquity Coptic manuscripts discovered in 1906 near the Egyptian town...

Manuscript Ancient Gnostic 4TH Century

9.4 Excellent

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Ketef Hinnom Silver Scrolls

The Ketef Hinnom silver scrolls represent some of the oldest known biblical texts. Discovered in Jerusalem’s Katav Hinno...

Ancient Silver Hebrew Iron Age

9.2 Excellent

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Bayeux Tapestry Text Panels

The Bayeux Tapestry features inscribed text panels in Latin detailing a significant historical narrative. These embroide...

Medieval Latin Norman Embroidery

9.2 Excellent

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Leningrad Codex

The Leningrad Codex represents the earliest extant, nearly complete version of the Masoretic Text – a critical medieval...

Manuscript Medieval Hebrew 11TH Century

9.1 Excellent

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Kufic Quran Folio Inscriptions (Blue Quran)

This 9th-century manuscript showcases exquisite Kufic Arabic calligraphy inscribed upon indigo parchment. The work utili...

Manuscript Gold Islamic Arabic

9.1 Excellent

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Lachish Letters (Ostraca)

Lachish Letters are small pottery shards bearing Hebrew inscriptions dating to approximately 588 BC. These ostraca repre...

Ancient Hebrew Iron Age Pottery

9.0 Excellent

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Monreale Cathedral Mosaic Inscriptions

These 12th-century mosaic inscriptions inside Monreale Cathedral in Sicily blend Latin and Greek texts, reflecting the d...

Medieval 12TH Century Mosaic Latin

8.6 Great

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Divrigi Great Mosque Inscription

This architectural inscription on the Great Mosque of Divriği in Turkey records its 13th-century construction by the Men...

Medieval Stone Arabic 13TH Century

7.9 Good

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Bryggen Inscriptions (Bergen)

Discovered in Bergen, Norway, the Bryggen inscriptions are medieval runic texts on wood that illuminate the daily lives...

Medieval Wooden Norse Hanseatic

6.5 Fair

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Gezer Calendar

The Gezer Calendar is a 10th-century BC agricultural limestone tablet found in Israel, representing one of the earliest...

Ancient Stone Hebrew Iron Age

6.2 Fair

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Khirbet Qeiyafa Ostracon

The Khirbet Qeiyafa Ostracon is a 10th-century BCE pottery sherd found in Israel featuring an early Canaanite script, no...

Ancient Hebrew Iron Age Pottery

4.8 Poor