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' of broken cuneiform tablets.
Promotion followed, and after one of Smith's most significant
discoveries among the material sent to the Museum - a Babylonian
story of a great flood - he was sent to the Middle East, where he
found more inscriptions which contained other parts of the epic
tale of Gilgamesh. In 1875, he published a history of Assyria for
the 'Ancient History from the Monuments' series. Using biblical
accounts as well as the Akkadian documents in clay and stone then
being excavated in the area, Smith traces the history of the
Assyrian empire from its origins until the fall of Nineveh in 612
BCE. Several other books by Smith are also reissued in this series.
General
Imprint: |
Cambridge UniversityPress
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Series: |
Cambridge Library Collection - Archaeology |
Release date: |
September 2014 |
Authors: |
George Smith
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Dimensions: |
216 x 140 x 11mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
198 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-108-07906-8 |
Categories: |
Books >
Humanities >
Archaeology >
Archaeology by period / region >
General
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LSN: |
1-108-07906-7 |
Barcode: |
9781108079068 |
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