A Popular Account of Discoveries at NinevehHarper & Brothers, 1854 - 360 oldal |
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... reaching these remains , increased the curiosity and interest with which they were regarded ; and a fragment from Babylon was esteemed a precious relic , not altogether devoid of a sacred character . The ruins which might be presumed to ...
... reaching these remains , increased the curiosity and interest with which they were regarded ; and a fragment from Babylon was esteemed a precious relic , not altogether devoid of a sacred character . The ruins which might be presumed to ...
11. oldal
... reached Mosul in twelve days . * I need scarcely remind the reader that it is to Sir S. Canning we owe the marbles of Halicarnassus now in the British Museum . The difficulties which stood in the way of the acquisition of these valuable ...
... reached Mosul in twelve days . * I need scarcely remind the reader that it is to Sir S. Canning we owe the marbles of Halicarnassus now in the British Museum . The difficulties which stood in the way of the acquisition of these valuable ...
12. oldal
... reaching Mosul was to present my letters to Mohammed Pasha , the governor of the province . Being a native of Candia ... reached the seat of his government before him . On the road he had revived many good old customs and impositions ...
... reaching Mosul was to present my letters to Mohammed Pasha , the governor of the province . Being a native of Candia ... reached the seat of his government before him . On the road he had revived many good old customs and impositions ...
14. oldal
... reached the Awai , or dam across the river . We landed and walked to the village of Naifa . No light appeared as we approached , nor were we even saluted by the dogs , which usually abound in an Arab village . We had entered a heap of ...
... reached the Awai , or dam across the river . We landed and walked to the village of Naifa . No light appeared as we approached , nor were we even saluted by the dogs , which usually abound in an Arab village . We had entered a heap of ...
20. oldal
... reached Mosul , and had excited the cupidity and jealousy of the Cadi and principal inhabitants of the place . It was evident that I should have to contend against a formidable opposition ; but as the Pasha had not , as yet , openly ...
... reached Mosul , and had excited the cupidity and jealousy of the Cadi and principal inhabitants of the place . It was evident that I should have to contend against a formidable opposition ; but as the Pasha had not , as yet , openly ...
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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