LBI
LIBYCO-BERBER INSCRIPTIONS
ONLINE DATABASE

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Terminology & Specifications for

INSCRIPTION DETAILS

LBI Code	Consists of the first five characters of the name of the site and the number of the inscription
Inscription name	Short name of the inscription
Site	LBI-Code of respective site
Country/Island	Name
Position (geogr.)	Geographical coordinates
Position (UTM)	UTM (Universal Transverse Mercator) coordinates
Elevation	in metres, from map or GPS
Direction	degrees
Inclination	degrees
Technique	carved, engraved, polished, scratched, pecked, painted
Line width	mm
Line depth	mm
Context on panel	further depictions on the same rock surface
Context on site	further depictions on the same site
Superimpositions	no/if yes: description
Direction of writing	vertical/horizontal, if possibile: up/down, left/right
Lines	number
Type of rock	shelter, cliff, boulder, slab
Deposition	geological formation
Conformation of rock	natural cracks, holes, fractures etc.
Natural defacement	erosion, lichen, patina etc.
Vandalism	no/ if yes: scratches, peckings, painting, destruction
Archaeological context	no/ if yes: stone buildings, artefacts etc.
Special conditions	protected area, private property etc.
Further comments	site near to a path, a spring etc.
Date of discovery	if available: name, year
References	no/if yes:author, year: photograph, drawing
Epigraphic comment	Comment to specials forms of characters
Transliteration	Transformation of the Libyco-Berber characters to Latin ones
Transcription	If possible: mapping of the sounds of the supposed Libyc language to the Latin script
Translation	If possible: transformation of the meaning of the supposed Libyc text to the English language
Comment	Extern comments to the inscription
Nearby inscriptions	Links to nearby inscriptions documented in the LBI-database
Pictures
One or more pictures/photographs/drawings of this inscription
Earlier documetations
Pictures/photographs/drawings of earlier documentations of this inscription
Reference details	List with detailed reference information

Consider also: Concordance of terms