piece of writing, written material, writing - the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect); "the writing in her novels is excellent"; "that editorial was a fine piece of writing"

Rosetta stone - an inscription of a black basalt stone; gave first clue to decipherment of Egyptian hieroglyphics

superscription - an inscription written above something else

epigraph - an engraved inscription

epitaph - an inscription on a tombstone or monument in memory of the person buried there

photography, picture taking - the act of taking and printing photographs

message - a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled; "he sent a three-word message"

music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner

committal to writing, writing - the activity of putting something in written form; "she did the thinking while he did the writing"

superscription - the activity of superscribing