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The Mesopotamian Riddle: An Archaeologist, a Soldier, a Clergyman and the Race to Decipher the World's Oldest Writing
The Mesopotamian Riddle An Archaeologist a Soldier a Clergyman and the Race to Decipher the World's Oldest Writing
Author: Joshua Hammer
A rollicking adventure starring three free-spirited Victorians on a twenty-year quest to decipher cuneiform, the oldest writing in the world—from the New York Times bestselling author of The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu. — It was one of history’s great vanishing acts. — Around 3,400 BCE—as humans were gathering in complex urban...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781668015445
ISBN-10: 1668015447
Publication Date: 3/18/2025
Pages: 384
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Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Book Type: Hardcover
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