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hic jacets

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plural of hic jacet

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Raad found images on Reddit posted by braggadocious soldiers from around the world, and then exaggerated the size and changed the color of their inscriptions.

— Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
In 691, the Muslim caliph Abd al-Malik built the Dome of the Rock mosque on the spot where the Jewish Temple had stood, with inscriptions rejecting the Christian Trinity thrown in.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026

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