The Mesopotamian Riddle - An Archaeologist, a Soldier, a Clergyman and the Race to Decipher

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu, a rollicking adventure following three eccentric Victorian archeologists and linguists on a twenty-year quest to decipher cuneiform, the oldest script in the world.

About the author

Joshua Hammer is the New York Times bestselling author of six books, including The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu, The Falcon Thief, and The Mesopotamian Riddle. His writing has appeared in The New York Times Magazine, GQ, The Atlantic, The New Yorker, National Geographic, Smithsonian, and Outside. He lives in Berlin.

Summary

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu, a rollicking adventure following three eccentric Victorian archeologists and linguists on a twenty-year quest to decipher cuneiform, the oldest script in the world.

Product details

• Authors: Joshua Hammer, Hammer Joshua
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.03.2025
• EAN: 9781668015445
• ISBN: 978-1-66801-544-5
• No. of pages: 384
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 212 mm x 21 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; Biography: historical, political & military, HISTORY / Ancient / General, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Adventurers & Explorers, HISTORY / Middle East / Iraq, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Alphabets & Writing Systems, Middle Eastern history, Ancient History, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Writing systems, alphabets, Language: history and general works, Biography: adventurers and explorers