The Archeology of the Cuneiform Inscriptions (Illustrated)

If what I have written serves no other purpose, I shall be content if it draws attention to the miserably defective state of our archaeological knowledge of Babylonia and Assyria, and to the necessity of scientific excavations being carried on there similar to be done properly. We have abundance of epigraphic material; it is the more purely archaeological material that is still wanting. The need of it is every year becoming more urgent with the ever-growing revelation of the important and far-reaching part played by Babylonian culture in the ancient East, including those commencing in Asia Minor.