Professor D. G. Lyon h.'01 Curator of the Semitic Museum, will deliver the first of his series of five lectures on "Hammurabi, King of Babylon," in Room 1 of the Semitic Museum, at 3.30 o'clock this afternoon. His special subject will be "Hammurabi as Warrior, organizer, administrator and religious devotee." The lecture will be illustrated by lantern slides; clay books, and other objects from the time of Hammurabi.
Professor Lyon studied the Assyrian languages and history for three years at Leipzig with Professor Friedrich Delitzsch, the most eminent authority on the subject. In 1882 he was called here to fill a professorship, and has been teaching and studying Assyrian even since.
The next lecture of the series will be held on Thursday at the same time and place. The lectures will be open to the public.
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