George Smith (sejarawan)

George Smith (26 Maret 1840 – 19 Agustus 1876) adalah seorang pelopor Asiriolog Inggris yang pertama kali menemukan dan menerjemahkan Wiracarita Gilgames, salah satu karya sastra tertua yang diketahui.[1]

George Smith
Lahir(1840-03-26)26 Maret 1840
Chelsea, London, Inggris
Meninggal19 Agustus 1876(1876-08-19) (umur 36)
Aleppo, Suriah
KebangsaanInggris
Dikenal atasMenemukan dan menerjemahkanWiracarita Gilgames
Karier ilmiah
BidangAsiriologi
InstitusiBritish Museum

Referensi

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  • David Damrosch. The Buried Book: The Loss and Rediscovery of the Great Epic of Gilgamesh (2007). ISBN 978-0-8050-8029-2. Ch 1–2 (80 pages) of Smith's life, includes new-found evidence about Smith's death.
  • C. W. Ceram [Kurt W. Marek] (1967), Gods, Graves and Scholars: The Story of Archeology, trans. E. B. Garside and Sophie Wilkins, 2nd ed. New York: Knopf, 1967. See chapter 22.

Catatan

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  1. ^ Barry Hoberman, " B[iblical] Archaeologist] Portrait: George Smith (1840–1876) Pioneer Assyriologist", The Biblical Archaeologist 46.1 (Winter 1983), pp. 41–42.