A Popular Account of Discoveries at NinevehHarper & Brothers, 1854 - 360 oldal |
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41. oldal
... completely disappeared in some places , could be traced a group resembling that just described , and several colossal winged figures in low relief . Several deep trenches led me to two new walls † , the sculp- tures on which were not ...
... completely disappeared in some places , could be traced a group resembling that just described , and several colossal winged figures in low relief . Several deep trenches led me to two new walls † , the sculp- tures on which were not ...
42. oldal
... completely removed from the sculpture . The ornaments delicately graven on the robes , the tassels and fringes , the bracelets and armlets , the elaborate curls of the hair and beard , were all entire . The figures were back to back ...
... completely removed from the sculpture . The ornaments delicately graven on the robes , the tassels and fringes , the bracelets and armlets , the elaborate curls of the hair and beard , were all entire . The figures were back to back ...
47. oldal
... completely explored by digging along the wall , now partly uncovered . On the morning following these discoveries , I had ridden to the encampment of Sheikh Abd - ur - rahman , and was returning to the mound , when I saw two Arabs of ...
... completely explored by digging along the wall , now partly uncovered . On the morning following these discoveries , I had ridden to the encampment of Sheikh Abd - ur - rahman , and was returning to the mound , when I saw two Arabs of ...
51. oldal
... completely uncovered the latter , and found them to be entire . They were about twelve feet in height , and the same number in length . The body and limbs were admirably portrayed ; the muscles and bones , although strongly developed to ...
... completely uncovered the latter , and found them to be entire . They were about twelve feet in height , and the same number in length . The body and limbs were admirably portrayed ; the muscles and bones , although strongly developed to ...
58. oldal
... completely suspended until orders could be received from Constantinople , I thought the time not inopportune to visit Sofuk , the Sheikh of the great nomad Arab tribe of Shammar , which occupies nearly the whole of Mesopotamia . He had ...
... completely suspended until orders could be received from Constantinople , I thought the time not inopportune to visit Sofuk , the Sheikh of the great nomad Arab tribe of Shammar , which occupies nearly the whole of Mesopotamia . He had ...
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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