A Popular Account of Discoveries at NinevehJ. Murray, 1851 - 360 oldal |
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5. oldal
... 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 verdure , and the ...
... 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 verdure , and the ...
11. oldal
... descended the high lands into the valley of the Tigris , galloped over the vast plains of Assyria , and reached Mosul in twelve days . * I need scarcely remind the reader that it is to Sir S. Canning we owe the marbles of Halicarnassus ...
... descended the high lands into the valley of the Tigris , galloped over the vast plains of Assyria , and reached Mosul in twelve days . * I need scarcely remind the reader that it is to Sir S. Canning we owe the marbles of Halicarnassus ...
14. oldal
... descend the Tigris , from Mosul to Nimroud . It was sunset before we reached the Awai , or dam across the river . We landed and walked to the village of Naifa . No light appeared as we approached , nor were we even saluted by the dogs ...
... descend the Tigris , from Mosul to Nimroud . It was sunset before we reached the Awai , or dam across the river . We landed and walked to the village of Naifa . No light appeared as we approached , nor were we even saluted by the dogs ...
22. oldal
... descended by steps , where parts of the walls were exposed to view . The Abou - Salman and Tai Arabs continuing their depreda- tions in the plains of Nimroud and surrounding country , I deemed it prudent to remove from Naifa , where I ...
... descended by steps , where parts of the walls were exposed to view . The Abou - Salman and Tai Arabs continuing their depreda- tions in the plains of Nimroud and surrounding country , I deemed it prudent to remove from Naifa , where I ...
24. oldal
... descended into my apartment . I usually passed the night on these occasions crouched up in a corner , or under a rude table which I had constructed . The latter , having been surrounded by trenches , to carry off the accumulating waters ...
... descended into my apartment . I usually passed the night on these occasions crouched up in a corner , or under a rude table which I had constructed . The latter , having been surrounded by trenches , to carry off the accumulating waters ...
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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