08-29-2009, 09:10 AM
I just put online the text of the Deir 'Alla inscription (nothing military, but still an interesting ancient text that happens to mention the Biblical prophet Balaam). It is some kind of fresco, but the excavators tell that it was written with ink. This makes me wonder what's the difference between ink and paint.
Under normal circumstances, I would say: both are writing materials and are made of more or less the same material, but one is more fluid than the other, because it is used to write on paper or parchment, while the other is a bit sticky because it has to be used on a vertical surface. Apparently, that's not true; but what is the difference?
Under normal circumstances, I would say: both are writing materials and are made of more or less the same material, but one is more fluid than the other, because it is used to write on paper or parchment, while the other is a bit sticky because it has to be used on a vertical surface. Apparently, that's not true; but what is the difference?