George Smith Assyrian Discoveries: An Account of Explorations and Discoveries on the site of Nineveh, during 1873 and 1874, New York: Scribner, Armstrong & Co., 1875. Nikola Benin, Ph.D The Assyriologist George Smith (1840–76) was trained originally as an engraver, but was enthralled by the discoveries of Layard and Rawlinson. He taught himself […]
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GEORGE SMITH – How a self-taught British genius rediscovered the Mesopotamian saga of Gilgamesh after 2,500 years 5*INFO
Epic Hero How a self-taught British genius rediscovered the Mesopotamian saga of Gilgamesh after 2,500 years The unlikely researcher, George Smith, made one of archaeology’s most sensational finds when he uncovered the cuneiform-inscribed clay tablet containing fragments of a lost Babylonian epic. (David Damrosch) By David Damrosch SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE | SUBSCRIBE MAY 2007 In November 1872, George […]