The empire of the Hittites . With decipherment of Hittite inscriptions by Prof. A.H. Sayce, LL. D. A Hittite map by Col. Sir C. Wilson . and Capt. Conder, R.E. and a complete set of Hittite inscriptions revised by Mr. W.H. Rylands, F.S.A.

Wright, William

Published by Scribner & Welford, New York, 1884

About this Item

First American edition, 8vo, pp. xx, [2], 200, [2] ads (for the London publisher, Nisbet); frontispiece map, 18 lithograph plates (3 double-page), a few illustrations in the text; original pictorial brown cloth stamped in gilt and black; covers very lightly spotted, the title page and tissue guard a bit foxed, but in all a fine, tight copy. The Hittites were an ancient Anatolian people living in what is now modern-day Turkey, who formed an empire between 1600-1180 BCE. William Wright (1837-1899) was an Irish missionary who first introduced the recently discovered Hittite Empire to the general public.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The empire of the Hittites . With decipherment of Hittite inscriptions by Prof. A.H. Sayce, LL. D. A Hittite map by Col. Sir C. Wilson . and Capt. Conder, R.E. and a complete set of Hittite inscriptions revised by Mr. W.H. Rylands, F.S.A.
• Publisher: Scribner & Welford, New York
• Publication Date: 1884
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  • Ancient History