A 2020s feature in Inference, an international review of science, on the mid nineteenth century race to decipher cuneiform, drawing on Henry Rawlinson's own published memoirs and the Royal Asiatic Society's own 1855 test of independent translations.
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PublisherInference: International Review of Science
URLhttps://inference-review.com/article/the-riddle-of-the-mountain
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The Riddle of the Mountain (Inference Review)
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