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Assyrian Discoveries: An Account of Explorations and Discoveries on the Site of Nineveh, during 1873 and 1874 (Cambridge Library Collection - Archaeology)
Assyrian Discoveries An Account of Explorations and Discoveries on the Site of Nineveh during 1873 and 1874 - Cambridge Library Collection - Archaeology
Author: George Smith
The Assyriologist George Smith (1840-76) was trained originally as an engraver, but was enthralled by the discoveries of Layard and Rawlinson. He taught himself cuneiform script, and joined the British Museum as a 'repairer' or matcher of broken cuneiform tablets. Promotion followed, and after one of Smith's most significant discoveries among th...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781108078993
ISBN-10: 1108078990
Publication Date: 11/6/2014
Pages: 498
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Book Type: Paperback
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