Discoveries in the Ruins of Nineveh and Babylon: With Travels in Armenia, Kurdistan and the Desert, Being the Result of a Second Expedition Undertaken for the Trustees of the British Museum (Classic Reprint)
Excerpt from Discoveries in the Ruins of Nineveh and Babylon: With Travels in Armenia, Kurdistan and the Desert, Being the Result of a Second Expedition Undertaken for the Trustees of the British Museum I am aware that several distinguished French scholars, amongst whom I may mention my friends, M. Botta and M. De Saulcy, have contributed to the successful decipher ing of the Assyrian inscriptions. Unfortunately I have been unable to consult the published results of their inves tigations. If, therefore, I should have ...
Read More
Excerpt from Discoveries in the Ruins of Nineveh and Babylon: With Travels in Armenia, Kurdistan and the Desert, Being the Result of a Second Expedition Undertaken for the Trustees of the British Museum I am aware that several distinguished French scholars, amongst whom I may mention my friends, M. Botta and M. De Saulcy, have contributed to the successful decipher ing of the Assyrian inscriptions. Unfortunately I have been unable to consult the published results of their inves tigations. If, therefore, I should have overlooked in any instance their claims to prior discovery, I have to express my regret for an error arising from ignorance, and not from any unworthy national prejudice. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Read Less
Add this copy of Discoveries in the Ruins of Nineveh and Babylon: With to cart. $30.64, new condition, Sold by Paperbackshop rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Bensenville, IL, UNITED STATES, published 2018 by Forgotten Books.
Add this copy of Discoveries in the Ruins of Nineveh and Babylon: With to cart. $55.22, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2018 by Forgotten Books.
All Editions of Discoveries in the Ruins of Nineveh and Babylon: With Travels in Armenia, Kurdistan and the Desert: Being the Result of a Second Expedition Undertaken for the Trustees of the British Museum
