A couple weeks ago a really fantastic article concerning the contributions of Edward Hincks toward the decipherment of Akkadian and Sumerian was published (and freely accessible) in the Cuneiform Digital Library Journal. Kevin Cathcart details it all and overturns many facets that were previously regarded as facts. Definitely worth a read. (Bonus: You can preview Cathcart’s festschrift on Google Books)
This was one of the best articles I’ve read in the past year. Inspired me to buy an original copy of the Transactions of the Royal Irish Academy 21. Clearly, clergy in the Church of Ireland were understimulated in the mid-19th century.