Die Altpersischen Keil-Inschriften Von Persepolis: And Das Lautsystem Des Altpersischen

by Julius Oppert and Christian Lassen

The decipherment of the ancient cuneiform scripts was one of the major breakthroughs in nineteenth-century archaeology and linguistics. Among the scholars working on Old Persian was Christian Lassen (1800-76), professor of Sanskrit at Bonn. Lassen's book on cuneiform inscriptions from Persepolis appeared in 1836, a month before his friend Eug ne Burnouf independently published very similar conclusions. Lassen's account gives vivid insights into the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108079628
• ISBN13: 9781108079624
• Release Date: November 2014
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 258 Pages
• Weight: 0.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"