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The archæology of the cuneiform inscriptions

Title
The archæology of the cuneiform inscriptions, by A. H. Sayce. Published under the direction of the General Literature Committee.
Author
Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry), 1845-1933.
Publication
London, Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge; New York, E. S. Gorham, 1907.

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Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge (Great Britain). General Literature Committee.
Description
220 p. 16 pl. (incl. front., 2 maps); 21 cm.
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  • "The first six chapters ... embody the Rhind lectures in archæology which I delivered at Edinburgh in October 1906. The seventh chapter appeared as an article in the Contemporary review for August 1905."--Pref.
Contents
Preface.--I. The decipherment of the cuneiform inscriptions.--II. The archæological materials; the excavations at Susa and the origin of bronze.--III. The Sumerians.--IV. The relation of Babylonian to Egyptian civilization.--V. Babylonia and Palestine.--Vi. Asia Minor.--VII. Canaan in the century before the exodus. Index.
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*OCK (Sayce, A. H. Archaeology of cuneiform inscriptions)
LCCN
08003991
OCLC
4186894
Author
Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry), 1845-1933.
Title
The archæology of the cuneiform inscriptions, by A. H. Sayce. Published under the direction of the General Literature Committee.
Imprint
London, Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge; New York, E. S. Gorham, 1907.
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