Paul-Émile Botta
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Paul-Émile Botta was a 19th-century French archaeologist and diplomat best known for his pioneering excavations in Mesopotamia, which helped reveal the ancient Assyrian civilization.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Paul-Émile Botta canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
French diplomat
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archaeologist ⓘ diplomat ⓘ human ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Assyrian antiquities
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Louvre Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1802-12-06 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Kingdom of Sardinia
NERFINISHED
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Turin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Achères-la-Forêt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | France ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1870-03-29 ⓘ |
| employer | French government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Botta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Assyriology
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archaeology ⓘ diplomacy ⓘ |
| givenName | Paul-Émile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| influenced |
European understanding of ancient Near Eastern history
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development of Assyriology ⓘ |
| knownFor |
discovery of the Assyrian palace at Khorsabad
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early exploration of ancient Assyrian civilization ⓘ pioneering excavations in Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | French ⓘ |
| name | Paul-Émile Botta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | French ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
brought Assyrian sculptures and reliefs to the Louvre Museum
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conducted one of the first large-scale archaeological digs in Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| notableDiscovery | Sargon II’s palace at Dur-Sharrukin (Khorsabad) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
excavations at Khorsabad
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excavations at Nineveh region ⓘ publication on the ruins of Nineveh and Assyria ⓘ |
| occupation |
archaeologist
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consul ⓘ diplomat ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Achères-la-Forêt
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France ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
French consul at Alexandria
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French consul at Jerusalem ⓘ French consul at Mosul ⓘ |
| workedAt |
Khorsabad
NERFINISHED
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Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ Mosul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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