REVERSE OF A TABLET IN THE HITTITE LANGUAGE FROM BOGHAZ KEUI.
Frontispiece.
[See Preface, p. vi.
The Archæology of the
Cuneiform Inscriptions
BY THE
Rev. A. H. SAYCE
PROFESSOR OF ASSYRIOLOGY, OXFORD
PUBLISHED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE GENERAL
LITERATURE COMMITTEE
SECOND EDITION—REVISED
LONDON
SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE
NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, W.C.; 43, QUEEN VICTORIA STREET, E.C.
Brighton: 129, North Street
New York: E. S. GORHAM
1908
Richard Clay & Sons, Limited,
BREAD STREET HILL, E.C., AND
BUNGAY, SUFFOLK.
CONTENTS
| CHAP. | PAGE | |
|---|---|---|
| PREFACE | v | |
| I. | THE DECIPHERMENT OF THE CUNEIFORM INSCRIPTIONS | 7 |
| II. | THE ARCHÆOLOGICAL MATERIALS; THE EXCAVATIONSAT SUSA AND THE ORIGIN OF BRONZE | 36 |
| III. | THE SUMERIANS | 67 |
| IV. | THE RELATION OF BABYLONIAN TO EGYPTIAN CIVILIZATION | 101 |
| V. | BABYLONIA AND PALESTINE | 135 |
| VI. | ASIA MINOR | 160 |
| VII. | CANAAN IN THE CENTURY BEFORE THE EXODUS | 187 |
| INDEX | 215 |
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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
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|---|---|
| REVERSE OF A TABLET IN THE HITTITE LANGUAGE FROM BOGHAZ KEUI (Frontispiece) | |
| MAP—THE EASTERN WORLD IN THE SEVENTH CENTURY B.C. | 7 |
| THE TOMB OF DARIUS | 16 |
| BLACK OBELISK OF SHAL-MANESER II | 21 |
| CHALDÆAN HOUSEHOLD UTENSILS IN TERRA-COTTA | 21 |
| THE TELL OF JERABIS (PROBABLY THE ANCIENT CARCHEMISH) | ... BU KİTABI OKUMAK İÇİN ÜYE OLUN VEYA GİRİŞ YAPIN!Sitemize Üyelik ÜCRETSİZDİR! |