Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Objects Facet
3. Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name)
4. Information Forms (hierarchy name)
5. information forms (objects)
6. document genres
7. [documents by function]
8. declaratory documents
9. edicts

Anotations

Scope note:

Edicts, laws, announcements, or narrative histories, usually issued by a sovereign to his subjects, and carved into rocks for posterity and for display to the public; rock edicts may be carved into cliff rock, onto pillars or stelae, and in caves.