Empires of the Plain: Henry Rawlinson and the Lost Languages of Babylon | 
pickA history of Henry Rawlinson, a serving officer of the East India Company in the 19th Century and his efforts to translate cuneiform and in so doing revealing the history of the Mesopotamian region and those that competed with him to crack the puzzle. A rather heroic figure, pursuing his interest between fighting wars and administering the companies interest in Persia. A word of warning, this book is surprisingly detailed, but was never a slog.
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