Collocations for inscription - noun

famous
dedicatory, funerary, memorial, monumental
Greek, Latin, etc.

bear, carry, have
The monument carries the inscription: ‘To the fallen’.

carve, engrave
an inscription carved in the stone

read
I wasn't able to read the inscription.

bear sth, read sth, record sth, say sth, show sth, tell sb sth
The inscription bears the date 1855.
The simple inscription on her grave reads: ‘She sleeps in peace.’