Hormuzd Rassam
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Hormuzd Rassam was a 19th-century Assyrian-British archaeologist and diplomat known for his significant excavations in Mesopotamia, including major cuneiform discoveries.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
19th-century archaeologist
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Assyrian person ⓘ British person ⓘ archaeologist ⓘ diplomat ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Assyria
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Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1826-03-11 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Mosul
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Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1910-09-16 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Brighton
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England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Magdalen College, Oxford
NERFINISHED
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University of Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | British Museum ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Assyrians
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surface form:
Assyrian
|
| familyName | Rassam ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Assyriology
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archaeology ⓘ |
| fullName | Hormuzd Rassam self-link ⓘ |
| givenName | Hormuzd ⓘ |
| knownFor |
discoveries at Abu Habbah
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discoveries at Balawat ⓘ discoveries at Borsippa ⓘ discoveries at Kuyunjik ⓘ discoveries at Nimrud ⓘ discoveries at Sippar ⓘ major excavations at Nineveh ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Arabic
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English ⓘ Syriac ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
contributed to decipherment and study of cuneiform texts
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led British Museum expeditions in Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| notableDiscovery |
Library of Ashurbanipal
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surface form:
Ashurbanipal library tablets
bronze bands of Balawat ⓘ cuneiform tablets of the Epic of Gilgamesh ⓘ |
| notableWork |
cuneiform tablet discoveries
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excavations in Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| occupation |
archaeologist
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diplomat ⓘ |
| religion |
Chaldean Catholic Church
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Christianity ⓘ |
| residence |
Brighton
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London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| sibling | Christian Rassam ⓘ |
| spouse | Anne Eliza Price ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| workedFor | British Museum ⓘ |
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