A Popular Account of Discoveries at NinevehHarper & Brothers, 1854 - 360 oldal |
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6. oldal
... similar iron cramps , whilst the interstices were filled up with molten lead . These dams greatly impeded the fleets of the conqueror in their navi- gation of the rivers of Susiana and Mesopotamia , and he caused many of them to be ...
... similar iron cramps , whilst the interstices were filled up with molten lead . These dams greatly impeded the fleets of the conqueror in their navi- gation of the rivers of Susiana and Mesopotamia , and he caused many of them to be ...
8. oldal
... similar stories , was not at first inclined to follow the peasant's advice , but subsequently sent an agent and one or two work- men to the place . After a little opposition from the inhabitants , they were permitted to sink a well in ...
... similar stories , was not at first inclined to follow the peasant's advice , but subsequently sent an agent and one or two work- men to the place . After a little opposition from the inhabitants , they were permitted to sink a well in ...
11. oldal
... similar edifice in the empire . Their 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 ...
... similar edifice in the empire . Their 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 ...
16. oldal
... Similar inscriptions occupied the centre of all the slabs , which were in the best preservation ; but plain , with the exception of the writing . Leaving half the workmen to remove the rubbish from the chamber , I led the rest to the 16 ...
... Similar inscriptions occupied the centre of all the slabs , which were in the best preservation ; but plain , with the exception of the writing . Leaving half the workmen to remove the rubbish from the chamber , I led the rest to the 16 ...
18. oldal
... similar . In the rubbish near the bottom of the chamber , I found several objects in ivory , upon which were traces of gilding ; amongst them were the figure of a king carrying in one hand the Egyptian crux ansata , or emblem of life ...
... similar . In the rubbish near the bottom of the chamber , I found several objects in ivory , upon which were traces of gilding ; amongst them were the figure of a king carrying in one hand the Egyptian crux ansata , or emblem of life ...
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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