George Smith
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George Smith was a 19th-century British Assyriologist best known for discovering and translating the Epic of Gilgamesh from cuneiform tablets.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Assyriologist
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British person ⓘ human ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Library of Ashurbanipal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1840-03-26 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Chelsea, London, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | dysentery ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1876-08-19 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Aleppo, Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discovered | tablets containing the Epic of Gilgamesh ⓘ |
| employer | British Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | English ⓘ |
| familyName | Smith ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Assyriology
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Near Eastern archaeology NERFINISHED ⓘ cuneiform studies ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | George NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
decipherment of cuneiform inscriptions
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discovering and translating the Epic of Gilgamesh ⓘ work on Assyrian and Babylonian texts ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Society of Biblical Archaeology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | George Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
first modern translation of the Epic of Gilgamesh
ⓘ
identification of a Mesopotamian flood narrative parallel to the Biblical flood story ⓘ |
| notableWork |
The Chaldean Account of Genesis
NERFINISHED
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translation of the Epic of Gilgamesh ⓘ |
| occupation |
Assyriologist
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archaeologist ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial | Aleppo, Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publication |
Assyrian Discoveries
NERFINISHED
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History of Assurbanipal NERFINISHED ⓘ The Chaldean Account of Genesis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| studiedLanguage |
Akkadian
NERFINISHED
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Assyrian cuneiform ⓘ Sumerian ⓘ |
| travelledTo |
Mesopotamia
NERFINISHED
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Nineveh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedOn | cuneiform tablets from Nineveh ⓘ |
| workLocation | British Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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