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 * 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 Cyris: 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: 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
 * 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
 * 138
 * De Morgan and the Old Susian Inscriptions: A.D. 1897-9
 * 143
 * Inscriptions found in Egypt
 * 146
 * Inscriptions found in Egypt
 * 146


 * Decipherment of the First or Persian Column: Tychsen to Lassen: A.D. 1798-1836
 * 149
 * Niebuhr gives the first Old Persian Alphabet
 * 149
 * The predecessors of Grotefend: Tychsen and Münter: A.D. 1798
 * 151
 * Hager on Babylonian Inscriptions: A.D. 1801
 * 163
 * Lichtenstein thinks them Arabic
 * 166
 * Grotefend deciphers 'Hystaspes, Darius, and Xerxes': A.D. 1802
 * 168
 * Discoveries on the site of Babylon: A.D. 1808-11
 * 192
 * Rich's Two Memoirs
 * 193
 * St. Martin introduces Grotefend to France: A.D. 1822
 * 195
 * Rask identifies two letters: A.D. 1826
 * 202
 * Burnoufs 'Mémoires sur deux Inscriptions': A.D. 1836
 * 204
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 * Rich's Two Memoirs
 * 193
 * St. Martin introduces Grotefend to France: A.D. 1822
 * 195
 * Rask identifies two letters: A.D. 1826
 * 202
 * Burnoufs 'Mémoires sur deux Inscriptions': A.D. 1836
 * 204
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 * Burnoufs 'Mémoires sur deux Inscriptions': A.D. 1836
 * 204
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