Hormuzd Rassam - Babylonian Cities - 1881

A very RARE and interesting little pamphlet..."Babylonian Cities, A Paper, With Comments By Professor [f.] Delitzsch And An Appendix By W. St. C. Boscawen"...."Babylonian Cities" is a scholarly work in the fields of history and archaeology, derived from a lecture delivered by the Assyrian-born archaeologist Hormuzd Rassam. It was originally printed and distributed in London by the renowned geographical and cartographic publishing house E. Stanford (Edward Stanford) between 1881 and 1883.
• Content: The text comprises a dissertation originally presented before the Victoria Institute in London. It provides a detailed account of the architectural remains, culture, and social systems of ancient Mesopotamian metropolises (such as Babylon, Nineveh, Borsippa, and Sippar). It also includes notes and commentary by prominent Assyriologists of the time, including Professor Friedrich Delitzsch and W. St. Chad Boscawen.
• The Publisher (Stanford): In Victorian London, Edward Stanford was celebrated for producing highly precise geographical maps and texts on exploration—elements that Rassam incorporated into the publication to help readers visualize the topography of the rediscovered archaeological sites.
• The Author’s Significance: Hormuzd Rassam was one of the most important and prolific archaeologists of the 19th century. His spectacular discoveries within the territories of ancient Babylonian and Assyrian cities include the famous Cyrus Cylinder (unearthed in Babylon in 1879) and tens of thousands of cuneiform tablets, among them those containing the Epic of Gilgamesh.
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