A Popular Account of Discoveries at NinevehHarper & Brothers, 1875 - 360 pagina's |
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Pagina viii
... Christians and Mussulmans , and probably originated in the spot having been once occupied by a Christian church or convent , dedicated to the pro- The first to engage in a serious examination of the vili INTRODUCTION .
... Christians and Mussulmans , and probably originated in the spot having been once occupied by a Christian church or convent , dedicated to the pro- The first to engage in a serious examination of the vili INTRODUCTION .
Pagina x
... probably been discovered in digging the foundations ; and under the mosque con- taining the tomb , he was shown three very narrow and apparently ancient passages , one within the other , with several doors or apertures . He next ...
... probably been discovered in digging the foundations ; and under the mosque con- taining the tomb , he was shown three very narrow and apparently ancient passages , one within the other , with several doors or apertures . He next ...
Pagina xii
... probably best expresses the peculiar form of the character , each letter being composed of several distinct wedges combined to gether . The following may be given as an example : - : A◅≫A + - A = A- This inscription contains the names ...
... probably best expresses the peculiar form of the character , each letter being composed of several distinct wedges combined to gether . The following may be given as an example : - : A◅≫A + - A = A- This inscription contains the names ...
Pagina xiv
... probably no one can yet give a literal translation of any one record , or the definite sound of many words . The custom of engraving inscriptions on stone , as well as on baked clay , the two methods of perpetuating xiv INTRODUCTION .
... probably no one can yet give a literal translation of any one record , or the definite sound of many words . The custom of engraving inscriptions on stone , as well as on baked clay , the two methods of perpetuating xiv INTRODUCTION .
Pagina xxii
... probably an Arab , on a Camel . ( Center Palace , Nimroud . ) In page 254 Helmets . ( Center Palace , Nimroud . ) In page 255 In page 257 carrying away Warriors before a besieged City . A Battering Ram drawn up to the Walls , and ...
... probably an Arab , on a Camel . ( Center Palace , Nimroud . ) In page 254 Helmets . ( Center Palace , Nimroud . ) In page 255 In page 257 carrying away Warriors before a besieged City . A Battering Ram drawn up to the Walls , and ...
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Abd-ur-rahman alabaster Amadiyah ancient appear Arabs Asheetha Assyrian Baghdad banks bas-reliefs Beder Khan Bey British Museum brought building carried castle cawass Chaldeans chamber chariot chief Christians cuneiform descended desert Diodorus Siculus discovered district dress earth edifice encampment entrance eunuchs Euphrates excavations feet formed fragments head Hormuzd Rassam horsemen horses houses Ibrahim Agha inhabitants inscriptions Jebours journey Kalah Kalah Sherghat Kasha Khorsabad king Kouyunjik Kurdish Kurds lions Melek Mesopotamia monuments Mosul mound mountains Mussulmans N. W. palace Nestorian night Nimroud Nineveh ornaments party pashaw passed plain plunder priests principal probably raft Rassam ravine reached remains represented resembling river rocks rode round rubbish ruins sacred scarcely sculptures Shammar Sheikh Nasr side Sinjar slabs Sofuk stones sun-dried bricks tents Tigris tion Tiyari Tkhoma tomb trees trenches tribe uncovered valley village walls warriors winged bulls winged figures women workmen Yezidis