CHAPTER II

Niebuhr to De Morgan: A.D. 1765-1897 76

Niebuhr’s ‘Voyage en Arabie’: A.D. 1765 76

Grotefend begins the Decipherment: A.D. 1802 82

Morier identifies the Tomb of Cyrus: A.D. 1809 85

Sir William Ouseley’s Travels: A.D. 1811 87

Sir R. Ker Porter becomes the chief authority: A.D. 1818 90

The Sphere of Discovery widens—The Elvend and Van Inscriptions: A.D. 1827 94

Rich visits Persepolis: A.D. 1821—His book published: A.D. 1839 96

Westergaard copies Inscription at Naksh-i-Rustam: A.D. 1843 102

Major Rawlinson at Behistun: A.D. 1837-44 102

The French Expeditions: A.D. 1840, Texier 115

” ” ” Flandin and Coste 118

Stolze’s Photographic Views: A.D. 1878 128

Dieulafoy: A.D. 1881 131

Lord Curzon: A.D. 1890 131

Susa visited by Kinneir, Rawlinson, and Layard 133

Loftus excavates the Apadana: A.D. 1852 135

Dieulafoy discovers the Lion and Archers friezes: A.D. 1885 138

De Morgan and the Old Susian Inscriptions: A.D. 1897-9 143

Inscriptions found in Egypt 146