A Popular Account of Discoveries at NinevehHarper & Brothers, 1854 - 360 oldal |
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xix. oldal
... Removal from the Ruins . Excitement of the Arabs . Re- moval of the Lion . Rafts for the Transport of the Sculptures to Busrah . Embarcation of the Lion and Bull . General Description of the Ruins 282 Departure from Nimroud . CHAP ...
... Removal from the Ruins . Excitement of the Arabs . Re- moval of the Lion . Rafts for the Transport of the Sculptures to Busrah . Embarcation of the Lion and Bull . General Description of the Ruins 282 Departure from Nimroud . CHAP ...
6. oldal
... removed . ( Strabo , p . 1051. ed . Ox . 1807. ) By Strabo they were be- lieved to have been constructed to prevent the ascent of the rivers by hostile flcets ; but their use is evident . Tavernier mentions , in his Travels , ( vol . i ...
... removed . ( Strabo , p . 1051. ed . Ox . 1807. ) By Strabo they were be- lieved to have been constructed to prevent the ascent of the rivers by hostile flcets ; but their use is evident . Tavernier mentions , in his Travels , ( vol . i ...
10. oldal
... removed . The work was carried on with activity and success , and by the beginning of 1845 , the monument had been completely uncovered . M. Botta did not extend his researches beyond Khorsabad ; but , having secured many fine specimens ...
... removed . The work was carried on with activity and success , and by the beginning of 1845 , the monument had been completely uncovered . M. Botta did not extend his researches beyond Khorsabad ; but , having secured many fine specimens ...
11. oldal
... removal , notwithstanding the almost insurmountable difficulties raised by the authorities and inhabitants of Budroon , was most successfully effected by Mr. Alison . The Elgin marbles , and all other remains from Turkey or Greece now ...
... removal , notwithstanding the almost insurmountable difficulties raised by the authorities and inhabitants of Budroon , was most successfully effected by Mr. Alison . The Elgin marbles , and all other remains from Turkey or Greece now ...
15. oldal
... removing the earth , and extricating these treasures , I fancied myself wander- ing in a maze of chambers from which I could find no outlet . Then , again , all was reburied , and I was standing on the grass- covered mound . Exhausted ...
... removing the earth , and extricating these treasures , I fancied myself wander- ing in a maze of chambers from which I could find no outlet . Then , again , all was reburied , and I was standing on the grass- covered mound . Exhausted ...
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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