Assyrian Language: Easy Lessons in the Cuneiform Inscriptions

by Leonard William King

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216 pages, Hardcover

First published August 8, 2015

About the author

Leonard William King, F.S.A. (1869 – 1919) was an English archaeologist and Assyriologist educated at Rugby School and King's College, Cambridge. He collected stone inscriptions widely in the Near East, taught Assyrian and Babylonian archaeology at King's College for a number of years, and published a large number of works on these subjects. He is also known for his translations of ancient works such as the Code of Hammurabi. He became Assistant Keeper of Egyptian and Assyrian Antiquities at the British Museum.

Reviews

[Bradyn Harvey · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved the book. I learned a alot from reading it. My copy has some strange printing in it. Some of the words are smeared and words are printed over one another but over all it's a great book