A Popular Account of Discoveries at NinevehJ. Murray, 1851 - 360 oldal |
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ix. oldal
... Baghdad , — a man , whom enterprise , industry , exten- sive and varied learning , and rare influence over the in- habitants of the country , acquired as much by character as position , eminently qualified for such a task . The remains ...
... Baghdad , — a man , whom enterprise , industry , exten- sive and varied learning , and rare influence over the in- habitants of the country , acquired as much by character as position , eminently qualified for such a task . The remains ...
x. oldal
... Baghdad , he visited Nimroud , and was struck by its evident antiquity . The tales of the inhabitants of the neighbouring villages connected the ruins with Nim- rod's own city , and better authenticated traditions with those of Al Athur ...
... Baghdad , he visited Nimroud , and was struck by its evident antiquity . The tales of the inhabitants of the neighbouring villages connected the ruins with Nim- rod's own city , and better authenticated traditions with those of Al Athur ...
xvii. oldal
... Baghdad · 12 CHAP . III . Return to Mosul . Ismail Pasha . Change in the State of the Country . Return to Nimroud . The Ruins in Spring . Excavations resumed . Further Discoveries . New Interruptions . Sheikh Abd - ur - Rahman and the ...
... Baghdad · 12 CHAP . III . Return to Mosul . Ismail Pasha . Change in the State of the Country . Return to Nimroud . The Ruins in Spring . Excavations resumed . Further Discoveries . New Interruptions . Sheikh Abd - ur - Rahman and the ...
5. oldal
... Baghdad . As I descended the Tigris on a raft , I again saw the ruins of Nim- roud , and had a better opportunity of examining them . It was evening as we approached the spot . The spring rains had clothed the mound with the richest ...
... Baghdad . As I descended the Tigris on a raft , I again saw the ruins of Nim- roud , and had a better opportunity of examining them . It was evening as we approached the spot . The spring rains had clothed the mound with the richest ...
7. oldal
... Baghdad . My curiosity had been greatly excited , and from that time I formed the design of thoroughly examining , whenever it might be in my power , these singular remains . It was not until the summer of 1842 that I again passed ...
... Baghdad . My curiosity had been greatly excited , and from that time I formed the design of thoroughly examining , whenever it might be in my power , these singular remains . It was not until the summer of 1842 that I again passed ...
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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 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 represented 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