The Archaeology of the Cuneiform Inscription

The Archaeology of the Cuneiform Inscriptions. by the Rev. A. H. Sayce, London, Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1907. First Edition.

The Archaeology of the Cuneiform Inscriptions. by the Rev. A. H. Sayce, London, Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1907. Rev. Sayce was Professor of Assyriology at Oxford. This work covers the decipherment of the Cuneiform Inscriptions, The Archaeological Materials and the Excavations at Susa and the Origin of Bronze, the Sumerians, the Relation of Babylonian to Egyptian Civilization, Babylonia and Palestine, Asia minor, and Canaan in the century before the Exodus. There are nineteen illustrations including the frontispiece. Blue cloth covered boards with beveled edges, spine and board edges sunned to a light brown. Gilt titles on spine. Outer and bottom page edges deckled, top edges are smooth. Original black endpapers. Inside cover has bookplate of the Scottish Antiquarian Society and bookplate of William P. Gallagher. Binding is solid, and internally the book is very clean - there are no marks, no writings, no underlinings, and no foxing. Advertisement of author's other works at back of book. 220 pp including index. The Arcchaeology of the Cuneiform Inscriptions. PLEASE NOTE: **If you are ordering from outside of the USA or Canada you must email lisrose@ararefindbooks.com for shipping charges prior to ordering**