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(ARC) Empires of the Plain: Rawlinson Lost Languages of Babylon by Lesley Adkins
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Like New
- Seller Notes
- “Item is in very good condition. Please see pictures for details.”
- Narrative Type
- Nonfiction
- ISBN
- 9780312330026
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
ISBN-10
0312330022
ISBN-13
9780312330026
eBay Product ID (ePID)
30777210
Product Key Features
Book Title
Empires of the Plain : Henry Rawlinson and the Lost Languages of Babylon
Number of Pages
448 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Archaeology, Historical
Publication Year
2004
Features
Revised
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Social Science, Biography & Autobiography
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.4 in
Item Weight
28.2 Oz
Item Length
10 in
Item Width
6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2004-055336
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
492/.1/092
Edition Description
Revised edition
Synopsis
From 1827 Henry Rawlinson, fearless soldier, sportsman and imperial adventurer of the first rank, spent twenty-five years in India, Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan in the service of the East India Company. During this time he survived the dangers of disease and warfare, including the disastrous First Anglo-Afghan War. A gifted linguist, fascinated by history and exploration, he became obsessed with cuneiform, the world's earliest writing. An immense inscription high on a sheer rock face at Bisitun in the mountains of western Iran, carved on the orders of King Darius the Great of Persia over 2,000 years ago, was the key to understanding the many cuneiform scripts and languages. Only Rawlinson had the physical and intellectual skills, courage, self-motivation and opportunity to make the perilous ascent and copy the monument. Here, Lesley Adkins relates the story of Rawlinson's life and how he triumphed in deciphering the lost languages of Persia and Babylonia, overcoming his brilliant but bitter rival, Edward Hincks. While based in Baghdad, Rawlinson became involved in the very first excavations of the ancient mounds of Mesopotamia, from Nineveh to Babylon, an area that had been fought over by so many powerful empires. His decipherment of the inscriptions resurrected unsuspected civilizations, revealing intriguing details of everyday life and forgotten historical events. By proving to the astonished Victorian public that people and places in the Old Testament really existed (and, furthermore, that documents and chronicles had survived from well before the writing of the Bible), Rawlinson became a celebrity and assured his own place in history., Imperial adventurer Henry Rawlinson triumphed in deciphering the lost languages of Persia and Babylonia, becoming a celebrity and intrepid archeologist who solved some of the greatest mysteries of ancient history while proving to the astonished Victorian public that people and places in the Old Testament really existed.
LC Classification Number
PJ3164.R33A674 2004
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