A Popular Account of Discoveries at NinevehJ. Murray, 1851 - 360 oldal |
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1. oldal
... rode alone ; our arms were our only protection ; a valise behind our saddles was our wardrobe , and we tended our own horses , except when relieved from the duty by the hospitable inhabitants of a Tur- coman village or an Arab tent ...
... rode alone ; our arms were our only protection ; a valise behind our saddles was our wardrobe , and we tended our own horses , except when relieved from the duty by the hospitable inhabitants of a Tur- coman village or an Arab tent ...
3. oldal
... rode also into the desert , and explored the mound of Kalah Sherghat , a vast ruin on the Tigris , about fifty miles below its junction with the Zab . As we journeyed thither we rested for the night at the small Arab village of Hammum ...
... rode also into the desert , and explored the mound of Kalah Sherghat , a vast ruin on the Tigris , about fifty miles below its junction with the Zab . As we journeyed thither we rested for the night at the small Arab village of Hammum ...
21. oldal
... rode out together ; but he only pointed out the site of an old quarry , with a few rudely hewn stones . Such disappointments were daily occurring ; and I wearied myself in scouring the country to see remains which had been most minutely ...
... rode out together ; but he only pointed out the site of an old quarry , with a few rudely hewn stones . Such disappointments were daily occurring ; and I wearied myself in scouring the country to see remains which had been most minutely ...
30. oldal
... rode to the town , and waited upon his Excellency . He pretended to be taken by surprise , disclaimed having given any such orders , and directed his secretary to write at once to the commander of the irregular troops , who was to give ...
... rode to the town , and waited upon his Excellency . He pretended to be taken by surprise , disclaimed having given any such orders , and directed his secretary to write at once to the commander of the irregular troops , who was to give ...
31. oldal
... rode to the ruins on the following morning , accompanied by the * The reformed system , introduced into most provinces of Turkey , had not yet been extended to Mosul and Baghdad . Hytas and their chief , who were going their usual CHAP ...
... rode to the ruins on the following morning , accompanied by the * The reformed system , introduced into most provinces of Turkey , had not yet been extended to Mosul and Baghdad . Hytas and their chief , who were going their usual CHAP ...
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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