Sentence examples for based on inscriptions from inspiring English sources

These studies were conducted from architectural and art-historical viewpoints or based on inscriptions.

The most widely accepted inception date for the Ancient Olympics is 776 BC; this is based on inscriptions, found at Olympia, listing the winners of a footrace held every four years starting in 776 BC.

Professor Abdul Karim, based on the inscriptions suggested that Dhaka gained some importance during the Sultanate period in 16th century (Karim 1964).

Based on those inscriptions, it seemed that the pendant reflected the birth date and home of a Jewish young girl – but who?

Historians refer to the founders of the dynasty as natives of Malnad Karnataka, based on numerous inscriptions calling them Maleparolganda or "Lord of the Male (hills) chiefs" (Malepas).

Based on dated inscriptions found, the nearby Kiri Vehera is believed to be have been built or renovated around the 1st century BCE.

A complex hoax based on an inscription he carved with a friend typified an idiosyncratic mix of high intelligence and love of mischief.

Ms. Monley (she adopted the name, based on an inscription on a favorite jewelry box, in early adulthood) was working as a secretary in Nairobi in 1949 when she learned that MGM was looking for Swahili-speaking help for its adventure movie "King Solomon's Mines," which was to be filmed in several East African locations.

Based on the inscription, the object has been identified as a touchstone (uraikal) used for testing the fitness of gold.

Scholars agree that three embroidered items from the coffin of St Cuthbert in Durham are Anglo-Saxon work, based on an inscription describing their commission by Queen Ælfflæd between 909 and 916.

Dr. Luukko is currently preparing the first Akkadian Treebank based on Assyrian royal inscriptions of the first millennium BCE.