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Corpus Inscriptionum Semiticarum

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The Corpus Inscriptionum Semiticarum (CIS) is a collection of Semitic inscriptions, with volumes dedicated to Phoenician, Aramaic, and other Semitic languages. This Paris-based project began in 1881 and is a significant resource for epigraphy, the study of inscriptions. While the CIS focuses on Semitic languages, other corpora exist for different linguistic and geographic areas, such as Celtic, Runic, Urartean, Hittite, and Iranian inscriptions. The study of inscriptions, or epigraphy, is crucial for understanding ancient languages and cultures.12

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