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title: Memorial Slab with Ogam Script
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4655/memorial-slab-with-ogam-script/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Memorial Slab with Ogam Script

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Memorial Slab with Ogam Script](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4655.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4655.jpg)

## Image Caption

In primitive Irish, this reads "\[stone\] of Vedac, \[son\] of Tob of the Sogain", a people known from later record. Ogam [script](https://www.worldhistory.org/script/) was invented in the south of [Ireland](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Ireland/) in the 4th century CE and used by Irish settlers in [Britain](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Britain/). The notched letters on the edge of the stone read anti-clockwise. This is one of 3 Ogam stones which were used in a medieval ring fort, Roovesmoor Rath, County Cork, Ireland. 5th century CE. (The British Museum, London)

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## About the Author

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2016, March 21). Memorial Slab with Ogam Script. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4655/memorial-slab-with-ogam-script/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Memorial Slab with Ogam Script." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 21, 2016. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4655/memorial-slab-with-ogam-script/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Memorial Slab with Ogam Script." *World History Encyclopedia*, 21 Mar 2016, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4655/memorial-slab-with-ogam-script/>.

## License & Copyright

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