Definition: Hormuzd Rassam [1826-1910] was born in Mosul, in what is now Iraq. He was an Assyriologist who learned his craft under A.H. Layard and Henry Rawlinson, and worked for the British Museum at Nineveh, Nimrud, Balawat and Sippar.
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This glossary entry is part of the Dictionary of Archaeology. Sources for the term include the references listed on the front page of the Dictionary, and the websites listed in the sidebar.
