But though Greek traditions come to our aid, they have much less to say about these remote regions than the inscribed annals of that empire, which had just come to its end, have had hitherto: and unfortunately the Median inheritors of Assyria have left no Epigraphic records of their own-at least none have been found.
"The Ancient East"
D. G. Hogarth
The insufficiency of the data supplied by writers increases the value of information furnished by Epigraphic and archeological documents, whose number is steadily growing.
"The Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism"
Franz Cumont
But, to return to what I was telling you before, none of the Europeans who have followed this Epigraphic mystery here, have kept their anxiety to solve this etymology once they found themselves in Antinea's palace.
"Atlantida"
Pierre Benoit