Stephanie Dalley
Stephanie Mary Dalley FSA (''née'' Page; March 1943) is a British Assyriologist and scholar of the Ancient Near East. Prior to her retirement, she was a teaching Fellow at the Oriental Institute, Oxford. She is known for her publications of cuneiform texts and her investigation into the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, and her proposal that it was situated in Nineveh, and constructed during Sennacherib's rule. Provided by WikipediaThe mystery of the Hanging Garden of Babylon : an elusive world wonder traced /
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"Identifies and locates one of the Ancient World wonders -- New description of a very early garden and the technology behind its water supply -- Identifies the early occurrence of the "Water-raising Screw" -- Links Assyrian texts and sculpture to later classical sources and explains legends surrounding the characters of Semiramis and Nebuchadnezzar -- Reassesses specific sculpture in the British Museum." --Publisher.
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xviii, 279 pages, 8 pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps, plans ; 22 cm. :
Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-268) and index. :
0199662266
9780199662265 :
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From Nineveh to New York : the strange story of the Assyrian reliefs in the Metropolitan Museum and the hidden masterpiece at Canford School /
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232 pages : illustrations (some color), map ; 27 cm :
Includes bibliographical references (pages 224-229) and index. :
0300064594
9780300064599