ees ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Museum , ▁who ▁also ▁made ▁him ▁a ▁considerable ▁grant ▁to ▁enable ▁him ▁to ▁carry ▁on ▁the ▁Ass y rian ▁and ▁Bab yl onian ▁exc av ations ▁initi ated ▁by ▁L ay ard . ▁During ▁ 1 8 5 1 ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁Bag hd ad . ▁The ▁exc av ations ▁were ▁performed ▁by ▁his ▁direction ▁with ▁valuable ▁results , ▁among ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁being ▁the ▁discovery ▁of ▁material ▁that ▁contributed ▁greatly ▁to ▁the ▁final ▁de ci pher ment ▁and ▁interpretation ▁of ▁the ▁c une iform ▁character . ▁Raw lin son ' s ▁greatest ▁contribution ▁to ▁the ▁de ci ph ering ▁of ▁the ▁c une iform ▁scripts ▁was ▁the ▁discovery ▁that ▁individual ▁signs ▁had ▁multiple ▁read ings ▁depending ▁on ▁their ▁context . ▁While ▁at ▁the ▁British ▁Museum , ▁Raw lin son ▁worked ▁with ▁the ▁younger ▁George ▁Smith . ▁ ▁An ▁e quest rian ▁accident ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 5 ▁hast ened ▁his ▁determ ination ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁England , ▁and ▁in ▁that ▁year ▁he ▁res igned ▁his ▁post ▁in ▁the ▁East ▁India ▁Company . ▁On ▁his ▁return ▁to ▁England ▁the ▁distinction ▁of ▁Knight ▁Commander ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁Bath ▁was ▁con ferred ▁upon ▁him , ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁a ▁crown ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁East ▁India ▁Company . ▁ ▁The ▁remaining ▁forty ▁years ▁of ▁his ▁life ▁were ▁full ▁of ▁activity — polit ical , ▁diplom atic , ▁and ▁scientific — and ▁were ▁spent ▁mainly ▁in ▁London . ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 8 ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁a ▁member