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Rawlinson, Henry, 19th century

 File — Box: Coll-2106 - Box 2
Identifier: Coll-2106/98

Scope and Contents

Henry Rawlinson (1810-1895), decipherer of cuneiform, Autograph Letter Signed.

1 Letter
- No date given. Addressed to 'Mr Hall', Rawlinson writes that Menant's grammatical work (referring to Joachim Menant, who worked on the Assyrian palace library) is not very valuable, but should still be kept in the Athenaeum Club Library alongside 'Elements d'Epigraphie Assyrienne'.

Notes by Alfred Stumpff: Short typed note of purchase information and summary of the Letter.

Transcription included in the file? No.

Dates

  • Creation: 19th century

Creator

Language of Materials

English and German

Full Extent

1 folder

Repository Details

Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository

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