A Popular Account of Discoveries at NinevehHarper & Brothers, 1854 - 360 oldal |
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xii. oldal
... Persian empire by Alexander the Great . It is to this circumstance that we mainly owe the progress which has been made in decyphering the Assyrian inscriptions , and the hope that we shall ulti- mately be able to ascertain , with some ...
... Persian empire by Alexander the Great . It is to this circumstance that we mainly owe the progress which has been made in decyphering the Assyrian inscriptions , and the hope that we shall ulti- mately be able to ascertain , with some ...
xiii. oldal
... Persian , and the Tatar , the last two using dialects nearly approaching those still found amongst their descendants . When recording their victories , as was their custom , on rocks and pillars , these monarchs used the three languages ...
... Persian , and the Tatar , the last two using dialects nearly approaching those still found amongst their descendants . When recording their victories , as was their custom , on rocks and pillars , these monarchs used the three languages ...
xiv. oldal
... Persian column with a translation , but the corresponding Babylonian or Assyrian column is still in his possession , and the scientific world is anxiously awaiting the pub- lication of an inscription which can afford the only trust ...
... Persian column with a translation , but the corresponding Babylonian or Assyrian column is still in his possession , and the scientific world is anxiously awaiting the pub- lication of an inscription which can afford the only trust ...
xxiii. oldal
... Persian Occupation . In page 329 Castle of a Maritime People , probably the Tyrians . ( Kouyunjik . ) In page 330 An Archer . ( Kouyunjik . ) A Spearman . ( Kouyunjik . ) ( Kouyunjik . ) Scribes writing down the Number of the Slain ...
... Persian Occupation . In page 329 Castle of a Maritime People , probably the Tyrians . ( Kouyunjik . ) In page 330 An Archer . ( Kouyunjik . ) A Spearman . ( Kouyunjik . ) ( Kouyunjik . ) Scribes writing down the Number of the Slain ...
7. oldal
... Persia , to draw and describe the monu- ments of that country . I found that M. Botta had , since my first visit , been named French Consul at Mosul ; and had already commenced exca- vations on the opposite side of the river in the ...
... Persia , to draw and describe the monu- ments of that country . I found that M. Botta had , since my first visit , been named French Consul at Mosul ; and had already commenced exca- vations on the opposite side of the river in the ...
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Abd-ur-rahman alabaster Amadiyah amongst ancient appear Arabs Asheetha Assyrian Baghdad banks bas-reliefs Beder Khan Bey British Museum brought building carried castle Cawass centre Chaldæans chamber chariot chief Christians descended desert Diodorus Siculus discovered discovery distance earth edifice encampment entrance eunuchs Euphrates excavations feet formed fragments head Hormuzd Rassam horsemen horses houses human-headed Ibrahim Agha inhabitants inscriptions Ismail Pasha 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 Pasha plain plunder priests principal probably raft Rassam ravine reached remains resembling river rocks rode round rubbish ruins sacred scarcely sculptures Shammar Sheikh Adi Sheikh Nasr side Sinjar slabs Sofuk stones sun-dried bricks tents Tigris Tiyari Tkhoma tomb trees trenches tribe valley village walls warriors whilst winged bulls winged figures women workmen Yezidis