epigraphy

epi- +‎ -graphy
From Ancient Greek ἐπί (epí, “on top of”)- + -γράφω (gráphō, “writing”)

• IPA^(key): /ɪˈpɪɡɹəfi/

epigraphy (usually uncountable, plural epigraphies)

1. inscriptions collectively
2. the study or decipherment of inscriptions, especially of ancient ones

• epigraph
• epigrapher or epigraphist
• epigraphic or epigraphical