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In natural English speech, "colophon" appears in contexts such as: "wrath, as they are the kings of the Vth Dynasty. There may be a long episode lost of their flight and adventures. The colophon of the copyist at the end shows by the style of the name that it belongs to the earlier part of the XIIth Dynasty, and if so, the". Listen to the exact timestamped clip in the accompanying video with synchronized subtitles.

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wrath, as they are the kings of the Vth Dynasty. There may be a long episode lost of their flight and adventures.

The colophon of the copyist at the end shows by the style of the name that it belongs to the earlier part of the XIIth Dynasty, and if so, the

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noun

In manuscripts (typically before the invention of printing), the note, usually at the end, left by the scribe who copied it, giving information on his exemplar, where and when the copy was made, and sometimes, his own name.

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An inscription found at the end of, or interspersed with the contents of, Chinese paintings or scrolls, usually left by later literati, appreciators, or collectors.

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