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János Harmatta

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Gender Male
Death19 years ago
Date of birth October 2,1917
Zodiac sign Libra
Born Hodmezovasarhely
Hungary
Date of died July 24,2004
DiedBudapest
Hungary
BooksThe Great Bactrian Inscription
Selected writings: West and East in the unity of the ancient world
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János Harmatta Life story


János Harmatta was a Hungarian linguist. He deciphered the Parthian ostraca and papyri of Dura Europos and was the first to decipher a major Bactrian inscription. He taught as a professor at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.

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