CONTENTS

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PREFACE[v]
I.THE DECIPHERMENT OF THE CUNEIFORM INSCRIPTIONS[7]
II.THE ARCHÆOLOGICAL MATERIALS; THE EXCAVATIONS AT SUSA AND THE ORIGIN OF BRONZE[36]
III.THE SUMERIANS[67]
IV.THE RELATION OF BABYLONIAN TO EGYPTIAN CIVILIZATION[101]
V.BABYLONIA AND PALESTINE[135]
VI.ASIA MINOR[160]
VII.CANAAN IN THE CENTURY BEFORE THE EXODUS[187]
INDEX[215]