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Gadd, Cyril John
Name
Gadd, Cyril John
Dates
2 July 1893 - 2 December 1969
Birthplace
Bath, Somerset, England
Specialization
Assyriology
Major works
The Early Dynasties of Sumer and Akkad, London 1921 Cuneiform Texts 36, 38-41, London 1921-1923 The Fall of Nineveh, London 1923 Sumerian Reading Book, Oxford 1924 History and Monuments of Ur, London 1929 The Stones of Assyria, London 1936 Ideas of Divine Rule (Schweich Lectures), London 1948 Ur Excavation Texts I, London 1928 (with L. Legrain) Teachers and Students in the Oldest Schools, London 1956 Ur Excavation Texts 6/1-2, London 1963-1966 (with S.N. Kramer)
Remarks
Studied in Oxford, under Langdon Staff, Department of Egyptian and Assyrian Antiquities, British Museum, London, 1919; Keeper, 1948-1955 Excavated at Ur (1923-1924), Tell Atchana (1946), and Nimrud (1952) Chair of Ancient Semitic Languages, School of Oriental and African Studies, London, 1955- 1960 (successor to S. Smith)
Obituaries
AfO 23 (1970) 218-219 (E. Sollberger), with photo
Festschrift
Iraq 31
