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British Assyriologist and linguist (born 1845)
Archibald Henry Sayce FRAS (25 September 1845 – 4 February 1933) was a pioneer British Assyriologist and linguist, who held a chair as Professor of Assyriology
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Sayce is a surname, and may refer to: Archibald Sayce (1846–1933), British linguist and Assyriologist Conrad Sayce (1888–1966), Australian architect and
Sayce
Ancient Mesopotamian city in Iraq
indicating that the previous signs are to be understood as a place name. Archibald Sayce, writing in the 1870s, postulated that the Semitic name was a loan-translation
Babylon
Cities destroyed by God in the Book of Genesis
Retrieved 2025-07-27. Sayce, A. H. 'The Overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah (Accadian Account)' Records of the Past XI 115. Archibald Sayce (1887). The Hibbert
Sodom_and_Gomorrah
British Assyriologist (1840–1876)
published in The Chaldaean Account of Genesis (1880, co-written with Archibald Sayce). In March 1876, the trustees of the British Museum sent Smith once
George_Smith_(Assyriologist)
Western Asian architectural style
representation of buildings, and texts on building practices. According to Archibald Sayce, the primitive pictographs of the Uruk period era suggest that "Stone
Architecture_of_Mesopotamia
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List of Athenaeum Club members
List_of_Athenaeum_Club_members
King that is mentioned in Hosea 10:14
He is usually identified with the Assyrian kings Shalmaneser II (by Archibald Sayce) or IV (by François Lenormant). Eberhard Schrader argued that rather
Shalman_(Bible)
Ancient city along the eastern bank of the Nile River in Northern Sudan
taken place in Meroë, possibly through bloomeries and blast furnaces. Archibald Sayce reportedly referred to it as "the Birmingham of Africa", because of
Meroë
Dance of Inanna, Salome
the descent of the goddess by his acquaintance with Oxford professor Archibald Sayce, who lectured and published an English translation of this text. Wilde's
Dance_of_the_Seven_Veils
Ancient Mesopotamian civilization from 3300 to 1900 BC
as tells, are found throughout the ancient Near East. According to Archibald Sayce, the primitive pictograms of the early Sumerian (i.e. Uruk) era suggest
Sumer
Sumerian ruler and protagonist of the Epic of Gilgamesh
had rudimentary knowledge of Akkadian, which he had learned from Archibald Sayce's 1872 Assyrian Grammar for Comparative Purposes. Hamilton's book relied
Gilgamesh
British landowner (1883–1942)
through her travels. In addition, her friend Florence Sayce's Egyptologist uncle, Archibald Sayce, and Edith’s father, Robert Dempster, excavated a Cistercian
Edith_Pretty
Type of furnace used for smelting to produce industrial metals
and most influential iron-producing centers in sub-Saharan Africa.. Archibald Sayce reportedly referred to it as "the Birmingham of Africa", Examples of
Blast_furnace
Highest mountain in Turkey
the Assyrian/Babylonian name of the kingdom, has been proposed by Archibald Sayce to mean "highlands". Ayrarat, the central province of ancient Armenia
Mount_Ararat
Hebrew inscription
inscription was unreadable at first due to the deposits, Professor Archibald Sayce was the first to make a tentative reading, and later the text was cleaned
Siloam_inscription
Series of signs discovered at Troy
based on a mistranslation of the Cypriot script. British Assyriologist Archibald Sayce attempted to read the translation utilizing more recent advancements
Trojan_script
Proposals to phoneticise English spelling
1879 with the following people on its list of vice-presidents bar Archibald Sayce, who was the president. Charles Darwin, famous biologist, whose involvement
English-language spelling reform
English-language_spelling_reform
Ancient Anatolian people of Kussara
19th century revealed the scale of the Anatolian Hittite kingdom, Archibald Sayce asserted that, rather than being compared to Judah, the Anatolian civilization
Hittites
Ancient Semitic-speaking people from the Levant
The argument was repeated by the Nazi ideologue Alfred Rosenberg. Archibald Sayce, a British Assyriologist and linguist, wrote on the appearance of the
Amorites
American egyptologist and translator
Egyptologists such as August Eisenlohr, Jan Herman Insigner, Gaston Maspero, Archibald Sayce, Heinrich Karl Brugsch, and W.M. Flinders Petrie regarding their research
Charles_Edwin_Wilbour
Educational assessment
necessary for them to take lessons from the Celestial Empire." In 1875, Archibald Sayce voiced concern over the prevalence of competitive examinations, which
Exam
People, mentioned in the Torah, who lived around Mount Seir
inhabiting areas around Mount Seir in Canaan (Genesis 36:2,5). According to Archibald Sayce (1915), the Horites have been identified with references in Egyptian
Horites
Iron Age tribal confederation in the Caucasus
mercenaries, including Xenophon. They subsequently moved further northwest. Archibald Sayce suggested that Daiaeni was named after an eponymous founder, Diaus
Diauehi
Biblical figure, son of Japheth (Genesis 10)
Vuza, who gave their names to the nearby Yauza River. According to Archibald Sayce, Meshech can be identified with Muska, a name appearing in Assyrian
Meshech
Nomadic tribe in the ancient Levant
scholars have linked the name to the term "smith". According to Archibald Henry Sayce, the name Kenite is identical to an Aramaic word meaning a smith
Kenites
One of the twelve Tribes of Israel
Tribe of Issachar Joshua 19:10–16 Peake's Commentary on the Bible Archibald Sayce Rabbi Eliezer Melamed, the terms Issachar and Zebulun in Peninei Halakha
Tribe_of_Zebulun
British minister and academic (1846–1894)
on account of method Smith was criticized by other contemporaries: Archibald Sayce, and Marie-Joseph Lagrange. Bediako, Primal Religion and the Bible
William_Robertson_Smith
Grammar of the Arabic language
Goodchild, Philip. Difference in Philosophy of Religion, 2003. Page 153. Archibald Sayce, Introduction to the Science of Language. p. 28, 1880. "The Beginnings
Arabic_grammar
Ancient graffiti engraved on the walls of the Temple of Seti I at Abydos, Egypt
son Hartwig published an interpretation of 61 inscriptions noted by Archibald Sayce on a visit in 1883. A small amount of further graffiti was published
Abydos_graffiti
British academic (1857–1934)
build such collections.[citation needed] In 1900, the Assyriologist Archibald Sayce said to Budge: What a revolution you have effected in the Oriental
E._A._Wallis_Budge
Worship of stars and other heavenly bodies as deities
the pantheon residing or convening on the summit of high mountains. Archibald Sayce (1913) argues for a parallelism of the "stellar theology" of Babylon
Worship_of_heavenly_bodies
Moldavian-born rabbi and scholar (1847–1915)
of another nine leaves of the same manuscript in the possession of Archibald Sayce at University of Oxford. Schechter quickly found support for another
Solomon_Schechter
Art museum in Stanford, California
of the building was damaged beyond repair. The Oxford Assyriologist Archibald Sayce, recalling a visit to Stanford in 1917, wrote that "the rooms of its
Cantor_Arts_Center
253, 261, 646; Jensen, Assyr.-Babyl. Mythen und Epen, 1900, p. 453; Archibald Sayce, l.c. pp. 441, 450, 463; Lenormant, l.c. pp. 48–51. Sarah Iles Johnston
Religions of the ancient Near East
Religions_of_the_ancient_Near_East
Scholarly assessment of Mormon text
not one single word that is true in these explanations". Finally, Archibald Sayce, Oxford professor of Egyptology, stated: "It is difficult to deal seriously
Criticism of the Book of Abraham
Criticism_of_the_Book_of_Abraham
American Assyriologist (1876–1937)
Assyriology in 1908, a British subject in 1913, and after the retirement of Archibald Sayce, Professor of Assyriology in 1919. However, in 1916, when World War
Stephen_Herbert_Langdon
Religious text of some Latter Day Saint churches
containing refutations to Smith's translations. Refuters included Archibald Sayce, Flinders Petrie, James Henry Breasted, Arthur Cruttenden Mace (refutation
Book_of_Abraham
Bronze Age civilisation in South Asia
Indus." In the next issue, a week later, the British Assyriologist Archibald Sayce was able to point to very similar seals found in Bronze Age levels
Indus_Valley_Civilisation
Series of lectures on theological issues
origin and growth of religion as illustrated by Celtic heathendom 1887 Archibald Sayce Lectures on the Origin and Growth of Religion as illustrated by the
Hibbert_Lectures
British explorer, professor, amateur archaeologist and surgeon
the time, despite having sent personal copies of his two books to Archibald Sayce. Professor Langdon, who had earlier offered Waddell his support for
Laurence_Waddell
Discredited theory about the origin of the Chinese civilization
origins of Chinese civilization were supported by the Assyriologist Archibald Sayce in the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society. They impressed the public
Sino-Babylonianism
Book by Henry Smith Williams
Henry Hart Milman, Salomon Munk, Francis William Newman, Ernest Renan, Archibald Sayce, George Adam Smith, Bernhard Stade Biblical history of Abraham and
The Historians' History of the World
The_Historians'_History_of_the_World
Flinders Petrie James Quibell Annie Quibell George Andrew Reisner Archibald Sayce Arthur Weigall Herbert E. Winlock Leonard Woolley Lord and Lady Allenby
List of Amelia Peabody characters
List_of_Amelia_Peabody_characters
Britannica. In 1901, the British Assyriologist Archibald Sayce wrote an extensive entry on Sargon's reign. Sayce's essay contained no mention of the previous
Rediscovery_of_Sargon_II
Scroll inscribed with Paleo-Hebrew script
19, he published further arguments against its authenticity, as did Archibald Sayce on the same day. Neubauer's identification was later called the scroll's
Shapira_Scroll
Group of people mentioned in the Hebrew Bible
and the archaeological discoveries, some biblical scholars reject Archibald Sayce's identification of the two peoples, and believe that the similarity
Biblical_Hittites
Professorship in comparative philology at the University of Oxford
academics to have held the position are: 1868–1900: Max Müller 1876–1890: Archibald Sayce, Deputy Professor 1891–1901: Joseph Wright, Deputy Professor 1901–1925:
Diebold Professor of Comparative Philology
Diebold_Professor_of_Comparative_Philology
Day of the year
Dutch physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1853) 1933 – Archibald Sayce, English linguist and educator (born 1846) 1936 – Wilhelm Gustloff
February_4
Danish linguist (1860–1943)
English Dictionary, and where he heard lectures by the Assyriologist Archibald Sayce and others. Around New Year 1888 he went to Germany, first visiting
Otto_Jespersen
for instruction in those tongues. He came to be on good terms with Archibald Sayce and Peter le Page Renouf, lecturers at the classes. Charles Seager
Charles_Seager_(orientalist)
the Acropolis of Athens. American Anthropologist journal is founded. Archibald Sayce, The Hittites: The Story of a Forgotten Empire. January 13 - National
1888_in_archaeology
Civil service examination system in Imperial China
necessary for them to take lessons from the Celestial Empire". In 1875, Archibald Sayce voiced concern over the prevalence of competitive examinations, which
Imperial_examination
District of Bristol, England
historian of the City of Bristol, is buried in Shirehampton churchyard. Archibald Sayce (1846–1933), Professor of Assyriology at Oxford University from 1891
Shirehampton
LLD 30 1906 The Archaeology of the Cuneiform Inscriptions Professor Archibald Sayce 31 1907 Roman Britain Dr F Haverfield, MA LLD 32 1908 The Roman Station
Rhind_Lectures
Irish classical scholar (1844–1914)
the edition of the Greek historian Herodotus made by the historian Archibald Sayce, leading to what Stanford calls a "minor civil war" between their respective
Robert_Yelverton_Tyrrell
published one of the first French translations of the Epic of Gilgamesh. Archibald Sayce (British, 1845–1933), linguist able to write in at least twenty ancient
List_of_Assyriologists
August 25: Ernest Volk, German archaeologist (d. 1919) September 25: Archibald Sayce, English Assyriologist (d. 1933) Ancient Egypt / Egyptology Chambers
1845_in_archaeology
archaeologist Robert Sténuit, Belgian underwater archaeologist February 4 - Archibald Sayce, English Assyriologist (b. 1845) July 13 - Mary Brodrick, English Egyptologist
1933_in_archaeology
English Egyptologist
in 1899). Green later excavated at Eileithyiaspolis with Clarke and Archibald Sayce from 1901 to 1902. He surveyed the topography and monuments of Nubia
Frederick W. Green (Egyptologist)
Frederick_W._Green_(Egyptologist)
Former city of Phoenicia
and N. Salisby to the archaeological site of Tell Kazel in 1957. Archibald Henry Sayce (1903). The Hittites: the story of a forgotten empire. The Religious
Sumur_(Levant)
Biblical term for southern Mesopotamia
et al. (eds.). The Jewish Encyclopedia. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. Sayce, Archibald Henry (1895). Patriarchal Palestine, pp. 67-68. W. F. Albright, Shinar-Šanḡar
Shinar
Grammar Texts Lexicon", page 10. American Oriental Society, 1950. Sayce, Archibald Henry (2019). The Archaeology of the Cuneiform Inscriptions. Cambridge
Decipherment_of_cuneiform
Town
Territories, Natural Features and Historic Sites. McFarland & Company. Sayce, Archibald Henry; Maspero, Gaston; McClure, M. L.; King, L. W.; Hall, H. R. (1904)
Cynopolis
5th- to 4th-century BCE Egyptian texts
acquired four demotic documents, probably via Jakob Krall 1901: Archibald Henry Sayce acquired a fragmented Aramaic papyrus and three Aramaic ostraca
Elephantine papyri and ostraca
Elephantine_papyri_and_ostraca
Founder of Manetho's 1st dynasty and unifier of Egypt
II, Leiden: EJ Brill, ISBN 90-04-04179-6. Maspero, Gaston (1903), Sayce, Archibald Henry (ed.), History of Egypt, Chaldea, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria
Menes
Ancient Amorite-Akkadian state in Mesopotamia
sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Sayce, Archibald Henry (1911). "Babylonia and Assyria". In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia
Babylonia
Assyrian king
sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Sayce, Archibald Henry (1911). "Shalmaneser". In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia
Shalmaneser_I
Archaeological site in Egypt
archaeologists have spent time at this site include Frederick William Green, Archibald Henry Sayce, Joseph John Tylor, and Somers Clarke. However, Belgian archaeologists
Elkab
Ancient kingdom East of the Dead Sea
media related to Moab. Gutenberg E-text of Patriarchal Palestine by Archibald Henry Sayce (1895) Moab entry in Smith's Bible Dictionary 31°30′06″N 35°46′36″E
Moab
Charles Appleton lived here for several years. His biographer Archibald Henry Sayce described Netley Cottage as "the pretty artistic home where it was
Netley_Cottage
Australian actor (born 1941)
is really like". The Australian Women's Weekly. Retrieved 10 June 2024. Sayce, Rebecca (10 June 2024). "Film legend is 'still alive but barely' 6 years
Barry_Otto
Small Semitic nation of ancient Mesopotamia
ISBN 978-0-14-193825-7. Sayce, Archibald Henry (1878), "Babylon—Babylonia" , Encyclopædia Britannica, vol. 5 (9th ed.), p. 182–194 Sayce, Archibald Henry (1878)
Chaldea
German epigraphist and philologist (1775–1853)
Knowledge, London, Brighton, New York; at pages 10-13 Not in copyright Sayce, Archibald Henry (2019). The Archaeology of the Cuneiform Inscriptions. Cambridge
Georg_Friedrich_Grotefend
One hundred years, from 1500 BC to 1401 BC
Journal of Military History (Spring 2005). Retrieved 16 February 2018. Sayce, Archibald Henry (1894). The "higher Criticism" and the Verdict of the Monuments
15th_century_BC
Egyptian god of the desert, storms, violence, and foreigners
opponents who had adopted the Jewish creator as their chief deity. Sayce, Archibald H. The Hittites: The story of a forgotten empire. Budge, E.A. Wallis
Set_(deity)
Purported ancient tribal confederation of the Late Bronze Age
Biblical Archæology. x: 147–154 and 287–289. Maspero, Gaston (1896), Sayce, Archibald (ed.), Struggle of the Nations: Egypt, Syria and Assyria (English ed
Sea_Peoples
City in ancient Media
Encyclopædia Iranica, retrieved 7 June 2015 Maspero, Gaston (1900), Sayce, Archibald Henry (ed.), The Passing of the Empires: 850 B.C. to 330 B.C., London:
Kār-Kaššî
Egyptologist and antiquarian (c.1850–1916)
he was also placed in charge of superintending the Arab workmen. Archibald Henry Sayce Cairo Geniza and Genizah D'Hulst, R., 'The Arab House of Egypt'
Count_Riamo_d'Hulst
Israelite prophet
Hebrew-English Bible Isaiah 37:14 "Isaiah 37:21-23". www.sefaria.org. Sayce, Archibald Henry, The Ancient Empires of the East. Macmillan, 1884, p. 134. "Yevamot
Isaiah
Elamite King
2307/4200565. ISSN 0021-0889. JSTOR 4200565. Maspero, G. (Gaston); Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry); McClure, M. L. (1903). History of Egypt, Chaldea, Syria
Teumman
Semi-alphabetic cuneiform script
Grammar Texts Lexicon", page 10. American Oriental Society, 1950. Sayce, Archibald Henry (2019). The Archaeology of the Cuneiform Inscriptions. Cambridge
Old_Persian_cuneiform
Lost city in Nome VIII of Upper Egypt, Ancient Egypt
B. Lippincott & Co. Maspero, Gaston (1903), "History of Egypt", in Sayce, Archibald Henry (ed.), History of Egypt, Chaldea, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria
Thinis
Religious and political capital of Upper Egypt in Ancient Egypt
Empire". Journal of the American Research Center in Egypt. 51: 166–167. Sayce, Archibald Henry. The Religion of Ancient Egypt. United Kingdom, T. & T. Clark
Hierakonpolis
Elamite king, 7th-century BC
relief British Museum". The British Museum. Maspero, G. (Gaston); Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry); McClure, M. L. (1903). History of Egypt, Chaldea, Syria
Tammaritu_I
Grammar Texts Lexicon", page 10. American Oriental Society, 1950. Sayce, Archibald Henry (2019). The Archaeology of the Cuneiform Inscriptions. Cambridge
Antoine-Jean_Saint-Martin
Battle between the invading Assyrians and the kingdom of Elam
2307/4200565. ISSN 0021-0889. JSTOR 4200565. Maspero, G. (Gaston); Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry); McClure, M. L. (1903). History of Egypt, Chaldea, Syria
Battle_of_Ulai
King of Lydia (fl. 7th century BC)
article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Sayce, Archibald Henry (1911). "Gyges". In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica
Gyges_of_Lydia
Title of Ancient Egyptian rulers
LL. Griffith, 38, 17. Petrie, W. M. (William Matthew Flinders); Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry); Griffith, F. Ll (Francis Llewellyn) (1891). Illahun, Kahun
Pharaoh
Basque mythological figure
with Vinson's French text). Torto, Anxo Torto, Anxo, and Alarabi Archibald H. Sayce writes that according to Antoine d'Abbadie, there is a version of
Basajaun
Seven demi-gods associated with human wisdom
72. Kvanvig 2011, § 3.2 Bīt Mēseri and the Adapa Myth, pp. 117–129. Sayce, Archibald H. (1898), "Lectures on the Origin and Growth of Religion as illustrated
Apkallu
Egyptian alabaster jar
Jacques Doucet. 1762. p. Plaque XXX. Pages 10-14, note 1 on page 13 Sayce, Archibald Henry (2019). The Archaeology of the Cuneiform Inscriptions. Cambridge
Caylus_vase
including Richard Chandler, Charles Texier, Gustav Hirschfeld and Archibald Henry Sayce. The interpretation of the figure is disputed. Bossert's identification
Manisa_relief
Elamite king, 7th-century BC
University Press. p. 150. ISBN 978-0-521-22717-9. Maspero, G. (Gaston); Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry); McClure, M. L. (1903). History of Egypt, Chaldea, Syria
Ummanigash_(son_of_Urtak)
Mythical structure in the Hebrew Bible
Legend About Nimrod's Arrows". Patheos. Retrieved 24 January 2026. Sayce, Archibald Henry (1878), "Babel" , in Baynes, T. S. (ed.), Encyclopædia Britannica
Tower_of_Babel
British author and colonial administrator
Helmolt; Stanley Lane-Poole; Robert Nisbet Bain; Hugo Winckler; Archibald H. Sayce; Alfred Russel Wallace; William Lee-Warner; Holland Thompson; W. Stewart
William_Lee-Warner
King of Lagash
(1993). Gilgamesh and Akka. BRILL. p. 13. ISBN 978-90-72371-67-6. Sayce, Archibald Henry; King, Leonard William; Jastrow, Morris (1911). "Babylonia and
Lugalshaengur
7th century BCE chieftain of Medes
Academy, vol. XLI, London, retrieved 8 June 2015 Maspero, Gaston (1900), Sayce, Archibald Henry (ed.), The Passing of the Empires: 850 B.C. to 330 B.C., London:
Kaštaritu
sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Sayce, Archibald Henry; King, Leonard William; Jastrow, Morris (1911). "Babylonia and
History_of_Sumer
English orientalist, art historian and librarian
and librarian of the Indian Institute, and befriended Max Müller, Archibald Henry Sayce, and Adolf Neubauer. Neubauer advised him to visit the continent
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