A Popular Account of Discoveries at NinevehHarper & Brothers, 1854 - 360 oldal |
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iv. oldal
... kings mentioned in Scripture , Shalma- nezer , Sennacherib , and Essarhadon , I am convinced that a considerable period elapsed between their foundation and the erection of the older palaces of Nimroud . The results of the attempts to ...
... kings mentioned in Scripture , Shalma- nezer , Sennacherib , and Essarhadon , I am convinced that a considerable period elapsed between their foundation and the erection of the older palaces of Nimroud . The results of the attempts to ...
v. oldal
... kings of more than doubtful authenticity , is all that remains of a history of Assyria by Ctesias ; whilst of that attributed to Herodotus not a trace has been pre- served . Of later writers who have touched upon Assyrian history ...
... kings of more than doubtful authenticity , is all that remains of a history of Assyria by Ctesias ; whilst of that attributed to Herodotus not a trace has been pre- served . Of later writers who have touched upon Assyrian history ...
vi. oldal
... kings occupied the Assyrian throne and maintained the power of the empire . Yet of these kings nothing has been preserved but ... king whose name is recorded in Scripture , having reigned between eight and nine hun- dred years before the ...
... kings occupied the Assyrian throne and maintained the power of the empire . Yet of these kings nothing has been preserved but ... king whose name is recorded in Scripture , having reigned between eight and nine hun- dred years before the ...
x. oldal
... Kings . As he floated down the Tigris to Baghdad , he visited Nimroud , and was struck by its evident antiquity . The tales of the inhabitants of the neighbouring villages connected the ruins with Nim- rod's own city , and better ...
... Kings . As he floated down the Tigris to Baghdad , he visited Nimroud , and was struck by its evident antiquity . The tales of the inhabitants of the neighbouring villages connected the ruins with Nim- rod's own city , and better ...
xii. oldal
... king of Assyria . It is not improbable that these letters were originally formed by mere lines , for which the wedge ... kings ruled over all the nations using this peculiar form of writing . These nations consisted of three principal ...
... king of Assyria . It is not improbable that these letters were originally formed by mere lines , for which the wedge ... kings ruled over all the nations using this peculiar form of writing . These nations consisted of three principal ...
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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