This study investigates early modern inscriptions in the Hont region, focusing on the period from the late 15th century to the mid-17th century. It examines the diverse influences that shaped the epigraphic culture of the region. The research concludes with an analysis of the progression of artistic styles, the substantial impact of burghers, and foreign influences. Furthermore, it addresses the significant role of military activities, including Ottoman incursions and Hungarian noble rebellions, in shaping the region’s development and inscriptional practices. This study provides a comprehensive analysis of the multifaceted factors that collectively influenced the inscriptional culture of Hont during the early modern period.
Today, science has six oldest Hebrew alphabetic inscriptions: ostracon from ʼIzbet Ṣartah (about 1200 BC), inscription from Tel Zayit (/ 11th / half of 10th century BC), ostracon from Chirbet Qeiyafa (decline 11th - the first half of 10th century BC – reign of Saul ); a new inscription from Chirbet Qeiyafa (dated as the previous one); new ostracon form Ophel, Jerusalem (11th or half of 10th BC – reign of Solomon, it is also the oldest Hebrew inscription from the area of Jerusalem); Gezer Calendar (second half of 10th BC – reign of Solomon or the first half of the ninth century BC). This article discusses of contemporary state of research on early Hebrew inscriptions. It also presents the author's own findings and related issues of ancient Hebrew epigraphic.
Within the various research areas of Ancient History, Digital Humanities have gained a significant role in recent years. However, in the more specific field of Epigraphy, which is the topic of this contribution, although the usefulness of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) has begun to be evaluated, these resources have largely been used as a complementary tool and not as an integral part of the epigraphic discipline. For this reason, it can be to present and describe those ICT-related tools that can be consider fundamental for a modern epigraphic study, with a particular focus on the Latin epigraphy of Roman Hispania.
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