THE MESOPOTAMIAN RIDDLE: An Archaeologist, a Soldier, a Clergyman, and the Race to Decipher the World's Oldest Writing

For three thousand years, wedge-shaped cuneiform script recorded the military conquests, scientific discoveries and literature of the Assyrian, Babylonian and Persian Empires. London, 1857: four men race to decipher the script that captured the Victorian public's attention. Photos.