Talk:Multilingual inscription

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Misleading title

The title of the article not does reflect its current scope. I think a better title would be one which incorporated all types of inscriptions mentioned in the article.JohnmgKing (talk) 10:27, 28 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@JohnmgKing: True. I suggest "Multilingual inscription". The Commons cat "Archaeological multilingual inscriptions" includes texts with just two or three languages, as does Category:Multilingual texts here on Wikipedia. This article currently uses it more narrowly, excluding inscriptions with four or fewer languages,^[a] but this narrower use seems to be more about convenience than a reflection of technical use (afaik). "Multilingual" would seem to be the best choice for a concise common name. The existing section on "multilinguals" could be retitled and reworded as to not clash with the suggested article title. -- Scyrme (talk) 12:10, 28 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Scyrme: That is a good suggestion, I completely agree with your analysis. Thanks!JohnmgKing (talk) 13:59, 28 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Notes

^ Except Yongning Temple Stele which is listed here as a "multilingual" although it's apparently a quadrilingual text.

New article on "Rosetta stones" of similar utility?

See discussion started at Talk:Rosetta Stone#New article on "Rosetta stones" of similar utility?

This article here already lists several important examples. Maybe expand on that? Arminden (talk) 14:17, 8 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Have started a section, Multilingual inscription#As means for decipherment, basically a list. A table would be more suitable, especially once the list is expanded. Arminden (talk) 17:49, 10 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

[1] Except Yongning Temple Stele which is listed here as a "multilingual" although it's apparently a quadrilingual text.

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