Botta's Letters on the Discoveries at Nineveh is a book written by Paul Emile Botta, a French archaeologist who excavated the ancient city of Nineveh in modern-day Iraq. The book, published in 1850, is a collection of letters written by Botta to his friends and colleagues in Europe, describing his experiences and discoveries during his excavations.Botta's excavations at Nineveh, which began in 1842 and lasted for several years, were groundbreaking...