A Popular Account of Discoveries at NinevehHarper & Brothers, 1854 - 360 oldal |
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... town we visited the great ruins on the east bank of the river , which have been generally be- lieved to be the remains of Nineveh . * We rode also into the desert , and explored the mound of Kalah Sherghat , a vast ruin on the Tigris ...
... town we visited the great ruins on the east bank of the river , which have been generally be- lieved to be the remains of Nineveh . * We rode also into the desert , and explored the mound of Kalah Sherghat , a vast ruin on the Tigris ...
12. oldal
... had induced several of the prin- cipal Aghas , who had fled from the town on his approach , to * Literally , “ tooth - money . " return to their homes ; and having made a formal 12 CHAP . II . NINEVEH AND ITS REMAINS .
... had induced several of the prin- cipal Aghas , who had fled from the town on his approach , to * Literally , “ tooth - money . " return to their homes ; and having made a formal 12 CHAP . II . NINEVEH AND ITS REMAINS .
13. oldal
... town of the disgrace of the tyrant . Of this the Pasha was aware , and hit upon a plan to test the feelings of the people towards him . He was suddenly taken ill one afternoon , and was carried to his harem almost lifeless . On the ...
... town of the disgrace of the tyrant . Of this the Pasha was aware , and hit upon a plan to test the feelings of the people towards him . He was suddenly taken ill one afternoon , and was carried to his harem almost lifeless . On the ...
14. oldal
... town I could only expect the most decided opposition . On the 8th of November , having secretly procured a few tools , I engaged a mason at the moment of my departure , and carrying with me a variety of guns , spears , and other ...
... town I could only expect the most decided opposition . On the 8th of November , having secretly procured a few tools , I engaged a mason at the moment of my departure , and carrying with me a variety of guns , spears , and other ...
19. oldal
... town and acquaint the Pasha , who had , no doubt , already heard of my proceedings , with the object of my researches . I started , therefore , early in the morning of the 14th , and galloped to Mosul in about three hours . I found the town ...
... town and acquaint the Pasha , who had , no doubt , already heard of my proceedings , with the object of my researches . I started , therefore , early in the morning of the 14th , and galloped to Mosul in about three hours . I found the town ...
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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