A Popular Account of Discoveries at NinevehHarper & Brothers, 1854 - 360 oldal |
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... Christians , were induced to accompany me ; and , as we issued from the gates of the town , and assembled in the well - peopled burying - ground opposite the Governor's palace , I found myself at the head of a formidable party . Our ...
... Christians , were induced to accompany me ; and , as we issued from the gates of the town , and assembled in the well - peopled burying - ground opposite the Governor's palace , I found myself at the head of a formidable party . Our ...
59. oldal
... Christian gentleman was wrapped up in cloaks and furs , and appeared to dread the cold , although the thermometer was ... Christians of Mosul , which we passed after an hour's ride . Evening set in before we could reach the desert , and ...
... Christian gentleman was wrapped up in cloaks and furs , and appeared to dread the cold , although the thermometer was ... Christians of Mosul , which we passed after an hour's ride . Evening set in before we could reach the desert , and ...
77. oldal
... Christian families of Mosul were anxious to see the sculptures , whose fame had spread over the town and province , I was desirous of gratifying their curiosity before the heat of summer had rendered the plain of Nim- roud almost ...
... Christian families of Mosul were anxious to see the sculptures , whose fame had spread over the town and province , I was desirous of gratifying their curiosity before the heat of summer had rendered the plain of Nim- roud almost ...
104. oldal
... Christians , and to return to Mosul in Septem- ber , when the violence of the heat had abated . * Chambers I and R , plan 2 Entrance b , Ch . H. CHAP . VI . DEPARTURE FOR THE TIYARI MOUNTAINS . 104 CHAP . V. NINEVEH AND ITS REMAINS .
... Christians , and to return to Mosul in Septem- ber , when the violence of the heat had abated . * Chambers I and R , plan 2 Entrance b , Ch . H. CHAP . VI . DEPARTURE FOR THE TIYARI MOUNTAINS . 104 CHAP . V. NINEVEH AND ITS REMAINS .
108. oldal
... Christian habitations . I had expected to find Sheikh Naser , the religious chief of the Yezidis . he was absent , I partook of the hospitality of the head of the village , and continued my journey to the tomb of Sheikh Adi . After a ...
... Christian habitations . I had expected to find Sheikh Naser , the religious chief of the Yezidis . he was absent , I partook of the hospitality of the head of the village , and continued my journey to the tomb of Sheikh Adi . After a ...
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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