A Popular Account of Discoveries at NinevehHarper & Brothers, 1854 - 360 oldal |
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viii. oldal
... surrounded by the accumulated rubbish of ages , was believed to represent the identical tower , which called down the divine vengeance , and was overthrown , according to an universal tradition , by the fires of heaven . The mystery and ...
... surrounded by the accumulated rubbish of ages , was believed to represent the identical tower , which called down the divine vengeance , and was overthrown , according to an universal tradition , by the fires of heaven . The mystery and ...
8. oldal
... surrounded by slabs of gypsum covered with sculptured representations of battles , sieges , and similar events . His wonder may easily be imagined . A new history had been suddenly opened to him- the records of an unknown people were ...
... surrounded by slabs of gypsum covered with sculptured representations of battles , sieges , and similar events . His wonder may easily be imagined . A new history had been suddenly opened to him- the records of an unknown people were ...
23. oldal
... surrounded by a mud wall , and roofed with reeds and boughs of trees . I occupied half of the largest habitation , the other half being appropriated for beasts of the plough , and various domestic animals . We were separated by a wall ...
... surrounded by a mud wall , and roofed with reeds and boughs of trees . I occupied half of the largest habitation , the other half being appropriated for beasts of the plough , and various domestic animals . We were separated by a wall ...
24. oldal
... surrounded by trenches , to carry off the accumulating waters , generally afforded the best shelter . My Cawass , who was a Constantinopolitan , complained bitterly of the hardships he was compelled to endure , and I had some difficulty ...
... surrounded by trenches , to carry off the accumulating waters , generally afforded the best shelter . My Cawass , who was a Constantinopolitan , complained bitterly of the hardships he was compelled to endure , and I had some difficulty ...
55. oldal
... surrounded the villages . The plain , as far as the eye could reach , was studded with the white pavilions of the Hytas and the black tents of the Arabs . Picketed around them were innumerable horses in gay trappings , struggling to ...
... surrounded the villages . The plain , as far as the eye could reach , was studded with the white pavilions of the Hytas and the black tents of the Arabs . Picketed around them were innumerable horses in gay trappings , struggling to ...
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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