Assyrian Discoveries - An Account of Explorations and Discoveries on the Site of Nineveh, during 1873 and 1874 (Paperback)

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 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 this 1875 work, a bestseller in its day, Smith describes his expedition, the difficulties encountered, and the discoveries, including hundreds of inscriptions which increased knowledge of the Babylonian and Assyrian civilisations but also had a profound effect on traditional biblical studies. Smith died in Aleppo in 1876, having revolutionised understanding of the ancient Near East.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Cambridge Library Collection - Archaeology
Release date:	November 2014
Authors:	George Smith
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	498
ISBN-13:	978-1-108-07899-3
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Archaeology > Archaeology by period / region > General Promotions
LSN:	1-108-07899-0
Barcode:	9781108078993

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