An edition of Empires of the Plain: Henry Rawlinson and the lost languages of Babylon (2003)

Empires of the Plain

Henry Rawlinson and the Lost Languages of Babylon

by Lesley Adkins

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An edition of Empires of the Plain: Henry Rawlinson and the lost languages of Babylon (2003)

Empires of the Plain

Henry Rawlinson and the Lost Languages of Babylon

Chronicles the life of nineteenth-century archaeologist and explorer Henry Rawlinson, describing his ascent of western Iran mountains, where he deciphered ancient carvings that were key to understanding cuneiform scripts and languages.

Publish Date

December 23, 2004

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Thomas Dunne Books

Language

English

Pages

448

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1 Empires of the Plain: Henry Rawlinson and the Lost Languages of Babylon December 23, 2004, Thomas Dunne Books Hardcover in English 0312330022 9780312330026	aaaa Locate
2 Empires of the Plain October 4, 2004, HarperPerennial 0007129009 9780007129003	zzzz Locate
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