A Popular Account of Discoveries at NinevehHarper & Brothers, 1854 - 360 oldal |
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40. oldal
... contain buildings . My first attempt was in the S.W. corner , where a new wall was speedily discovered , all the slabs of which were sculptured , and uninjured by fire , though they had , unfortunately , been half destroyed by long ...
... contain buildings . My first attempt was in the S.W. corner , where a new wall was speedily discovered , all the slabs of which were sculptured , and uninjured by fire , though they had , unfortunately , been half destroyed by long ...
62. oldal
... containing fragrant ruby - coloured spirits , which might have rejoiced even the heart of Hafiz . The camel- drivers and servants hurried over the lawn , tending their ani- mals or preparing the evening meal . We had now reached the ...
... containing fragrant ruby - coloured spirits , which might have rejoiced even the heart of Hafiz . The camel- drivers and servants hurried over the lawn , tending their ani- mals or preparing the evening meal . We had now reached the ...
76. oldal
... containing the names , titles , and genealogy of the King , graved upon the fingers . The heads of the ducks are turned and rest upon the back , which bears an inscription in cuneiform characters . Objects * Entrance d , plan 2 . † All ...
... containing the names , titles , and genealogy of the King , graved upon the fingers . The heads of the ducks are turned and rest upon the back , which bears an inscription in cuneiform characters . Objects * Entrance d , plan 2 . † All ...
87. oldal
... relief , the swimmers were Battering Ram with moveable Tower containing Warriors , ( N. W. Palace , Nimroud . ) pictured as retaining in their mouths the aperture through which G 4 CHAP . V. 87 BAS - RELIEFS ON SLABS .
... relief , the swimmers were Battering Ram with moveable Tower containing Warriors , ( N. W. Palace , Nimroud . ) pictured as retaining in their mouths the aperture through which G 4 CHAP . V. 87 BAS - RELIEFS ON SLABS .
101. oldal
... containing double bas - reliefs into two pieces , and to lighten them as much as possible by cutting from the back . The inscriptions being a mere repetition of the same formula , I did not consider it necessary to preserve them , as ...
... containing double bas - reliefs into two pieces , and to lighten them as much as possible by cutting from the back . The inscriptions being a mere repetition of the same formula , I did not consider it necessary to preserve them , as ...
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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