Bücher von Henry Creswicke Rawlinson

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This short publication of 1850 summarises the progress up to that date in the decipherment of Assyrian cuneiform inscriptions by Sir Henry Rawlinson (1810-95). It offers a linguistic and archaeological background to his work, along with his interpretation of king lists and other inscriptions.