Deathly inscription thread

I’m very sorry for missing Halloween. I was hoping to complete a script death post in time, but it’s been a long week with no time for writing. So for now, I’m just relaying my Twitter thread on ancient inscriptions that involve deathly, spooky or otherwise horrible themes (click on the tweets to view the thread) – but look out for that script death post some time in November!

Next, my favourite sea monster, Ketos, depicted on a Corinthian Greek vase (with short 'label' inscriptions written in the weird Corinthian alphabet – where B is E, M is S and so on). #DayoftheDead pic.twitter.com/HArgSDOZeo

— CREWS Project 🧟‍♀️ (@crewsproject) November 2, 2019

An Egyptian coffin fragment painted with text from the Book of the Dead, the famous Egyptian afterlife manual – this dates from the 8th or 7th C BC. #DayoftheDead pic.twitter.com/jZVK4sGaGR

— CREWS Project 🧟‍♀️ (@crewsproject) November 2, 2019

Foundation peg from Urkish with a lion and an inscription referring to the temple of Nergal, a Mesopotamian god of death, c.22nd C BC. I am so in love with this object. #DayoftheDead pic.twitter.com/099mbcvwod

— CREWS Project 🧟‍♀️ (@crewsproject) November 2, 2019

Last one for today: Argh, giant lions! Cypriot tomb lintel from Golgoi with Cypriot syllabic inscription naming the deceased as Aristokretes. #DayoftheDead pic.twitter.com/VLKI1EWPXD

— CREWS Project 🧟‍♀️ (@crewsproject) November 2, 2019