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Автор: Lesley Adkins (Лесли Эдкинс)
Название: Empires of the Plain
Перевод названия: Лесли Эдкинс: Империи равнины
ISBN: 9780007129003
Издательство: HarperCollins UK
Классификация:

История Ближнего Востока

История Древнего мира: до 500 гг. н.э.

ISBN-10: 0007129009
Обложка/Формат: Paperback
Страницы: 464
Вес: 0.54 кг.
Дата издания: 04.10.2004
Серия: Biography and autobiography
Размер: 197 x 147 x 32
Поставляется из: Англии
Описание: How 19th-century soldier, adventurer and scholar Henry Rawlinson deciphered cuneiform, the worlds earliest writing, and rediscovered Iraqs ancient civilizations. This is the exciting, true adventure story of Henry Rawlinson, a fearless soldier, sportsman and explorer. From 1827 he spent twenty-five years in India, Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan. A brilliant linguist, fascinated by history, he became obsessed with cuneiform, the worlds earliest writing. An immense inscription on a sheer rock face at Bisitun in Iran was the key to understanding the many cuneiform scripts and languages, and only Rawlinson had the skills to achieve the perilous ascent and copy the monument. In her gripping account, Lesley Adkins relates how Rawlinson triumphed in deciphering the lost languages of Persia and Babylonia, overcoming his bitter rival, Edward Hincks. While Rawlinson was based at Baghdad, incredible palaces with whole libraries of cuneiform clay tablets were unearthed in the ancient mounds of Mesopotamia, from Nineveh to Babylon--the great flood plain of the Tigris and the Euphrates rivers that had been fought over by so many powerful empires. His decipherment of the inscriptions resurrected these lost civilisations, revealing fascinating 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, Rawlinson assured his own place in history.
Дополнительное описание: Кол-во стр.: 464
Формат: 197 x 130
Дата издания: 2004
Круг читателей: general

Empires of the Plain, Lesley Adkins