File EWW/1/72 - Assyrian Inscriptions

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GB 891 EWW-EWW/1-EWW/1/72

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Assyrian Inscriptions

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  • [1844 - 1905] (Creation)

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4 notebooks

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West Edward William 1824-1905

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Royal Asiatic Society Archives

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Description: Four thin unbound notebooks, handwritten in ink.
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  • "Text and Translation of Assyrian Inscriptions [into German], as given by Prof. E. Schrader"
  • "Glossary of the Assyrian Inscriptions of Cyrus, Darius (at Bistun, Naksh-I Rustam, Persepolis, Elvend), Xerxes (at Persepolis, Elvend, Van) and Artaxerxes (in Sersa, etc).- Prof. E. Schrader in Giessen. DMGZ Vol .26. p370 - 386 1872"
  • "Ancient Persian Cuneiform Inscription from the Isthmus of Suez" Includes a glossary and translation of some words
  • "Latin Translation of the Gathas by Prof: Haug 1858-60"

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  • Persian
  • Latin

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