A Popular Account of Discoveries at NinevehHarper & Brothers, 1854 - 360 oldal |
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xii. oldal
... rounded character of the Phoenicians , Palmyrenes , Babylonians , and Jews , which was probably used for written documents , whilst the cunei- form was reserved for monumental purposes . There is this great difference between the two ...
... rounded character of the Phoenicians , Palmyrenes , Babylonians , and Jews , which was probably used for written documents , whilst the cunei- form was reserved for monumental purposes . There is this great difference between the two ...
xxi. oldal
... round the Neck of the King . ( N. W. Palace , Nimroud . ) In page 94 Ornament on the Dress of Eunuchs . Ornament on the Robe of King . Ornament on the Robe of winged Figure . Head - Dress of the King . ( N. W. Palace , Nimroud . ) In ...
... round the Neck of the King . ( N. W. Palace , Nimroud . ) In page 94 Ornament on the Dress of Eunuchs . Ornament on the Robe of King . Ornament on the Robe of winged Figure . Head - Dress of the King . ( N. W. Palace , Nimroud . ) In ...
14. oldal
... round a heap of half - extinguished embers . The dress of the man , the ample cloak and white turban , showed that he belonged to one of the tribes , which cultivate a little land on the borders of the Desert , and are distinguished ...
... round a heap of half - extinguished embers . The dress of the man , the ample cloak and white turban , showed that he belonged to one of the tribes , which cultivate a little land on the borders of the Desert , and are distinguished ...
26. oldal
... rounded at the top , and edged by a rich moulding or border , probably inlaid with precious metals or painted . To the sides were suspended two highly ornamented quivers , each con- taining , beside the arrows , a hatchet and axe . The ...
... rounded at the top , and edged by a rich moulding or border , probably inlaid with precious metals or painted . To the sides were suspended two highly ornamented quivers , each con- taining , beside the arrows , a hatchet and axe . The ...
28. oldal
... round the temples . I observed with surprise the elegance and richness of the ornaments , the faithful and delicate delineation of the limbs and muscles , both in the men and horses , and the knowledge of art displayed in the grouping ...
... round the temples . I observed with surprise the elegance and richness of the ornaments , the faithful and delicate delineation of the limbs and muscles , both in the men and horses , and the knowledge of art displayed in the grouping ...
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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