A Popular Account of Discoveries at NinevehHarper & Brothers, 1854 - 360 oldal |
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viii. oldal
... tomb of Jonah upon the summit of one of them , it was natural to conclude , at once , that it marked the site of Nineveh . * * It need scarcely be observed , that the tomb of Jonah could not stand on the ruins of a palace , and that the ...
... tomb of Jonah upon the summit of one of them , it was natural to conclude , at once , that it marked the site of Nineveh . * * It need scarcely be observed , that the tomb of Jonah could not stand on the ruins of a palace , and that the ...
x. oldal
... tomb of Jonah . In the houses he met with a few stones bearing inscriptions , which had probably been dis- covered in digging the foundations ; and under the mosque containing the tomb he was shown three very narrow and apparently ...
... tomb of Jonah . In the houses he met with a few stones bearing inscriptions , which had probably been dis- covered in digging the foundations ; and under the mosque containing the tomb he was shown three very narrow and apparently ...
xiii. oldal
... tomb of Darius , and in the rock tablets of Behistun . The latter are by far the most extensive and valuable . They contain a history of the principal events of the reign of Darius , and giving a long list of countries and tribes ...
... tomb of Darius , and in the rock tablets of Behistun . The latter are by far the most extensive and valuable . They contain a history of the principal events of the reign of Darius , and giving a long list of countries and tribes ...
xviii. oldal
... Tomb of Sheikh Adi . Sheikh Nasr . Description of the Tomb . Arrival of Pilgrims . An Incident . Sheikh Shems , or the Sun. Votive Lamps . Celebration of Rites . Yezidis Music . The Doctrine and Religious Observances of the Sect . The ...
... Tomb of Sheikh Adi . Sheikh Nasr . Description of the Tomb . Arrival of Pilgrims . An Incident . Sheikh Shems , or the Sun. Votive Lamps . Celebration of Rites . Yezidis Music . The Doctrine and Religious Observances of the Sect . The ...
xix. oldal
... Tombs containing Vases and Ornaments . Sculptures . Further Discoveries in the S.W. Edifice . Sculptures . Discovery of more Tombs in the S.E. Corner- of Chambers beneath them — of a vaulted Room CHAP . XI . 243 Excavations at Kalah ...
... Tombs containing Vases and Ornaments . Sculptures . Further Discoveries in the S.W. Edifice . Sculptures . Discovery of more Tombs in the S.E. Corner- of Chambers beneath them — of a vaulted Room CHAP . XI . 243 Excavations at Kalah ...
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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