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inwere

broughttoeuropebyadanishsurveyor,nadniebuhr.

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sterbythenaofgrotefendhaddecipheredthefirstfour

letters,thed,thea,therahenaofthepersian

kingdarius.andayyearshadtogoby

untilabritishofficer,henryraous

inscriptioun,gaveusaothenail

ingofeasia.

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thejoohe

egyptiansusedpictures.butthesurians,theearliest

inhabitantsofsopotaa,upontheideaof

scratgtheirabletsofclay,haddistures

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ideaslooksratherpliorethanthirtyturies

iteriansandthebabyloniansand

theassyriansandthepersiansandallthedifferentraces

heirothefertilevalley.

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ountains.they

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