A Popular Account of Discoveries at NinevehHarper & Brothers, 1854 - 360 oldal |
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8. oldal
... covered with sculptured representations of battles , sieges , and similar events . His wonder may easily be imagined . A new history had been suddenly opened to him- the records of an unknown people were before him . He was equally at a ...
... covered with sculptured representations of battles , sieges , and similar events . His wonder may easily be imagined . A new history had been suddenly opened to him- the records of an unknown people were before him . He was equally at a ...
15. oldal
... covered mound . Exhausted , I was at length sinking into sleep , when hearing the voice of Awad , I rose from my carpet , and joined him outside the hovel . The day already dawned ; he had returned with six Arabs , who agreed for a ...
... covered mound . Exhausted , I was at length sinking into sleep , when hearing the voice of Awad , I rose from my carpet , and joined him outside the hovel . The day already dawned ; he had returned with six Arabs , who agreed for a ...
16. oldal
... covered . Broken pottery and fragments of bricks , both inscribed with the cuneiform cha- racter , were strewed on all sides . The Arabs watched my motions as I wandered to and fro , and observed with surprise the objects I had ...
... covered . Broken pottery and fragments of bricks , both inscribed with the cuneiform cha- racter , were strewed on all sides . The Arabs watched my motions as I wandered to and fro , and observed with surprise the objects I had ...
18. oldal
... covered with inscriptions on both sides , and had been placed upon a layer of bitumen , which , having been used in a liquid state , had retained a perfect impression in relief of the characters carved upon the stone . The inscriptions ...
... covered with inscriptions on both sides , and had been placed upon a layer of bitumen , which , having been used in a liquid state , had retained a perfect impression in relief of the characters carved upon the stone . The inscriptions ...
20. oldal
... covered . He promised to write on the subject to the chief of the irregulars ; but offered no objection to the continuation of my researches . Reports of the wealth extracted from the ruins had already reached Mosul , and had excited ...
... covered . He promised to write on the subject to the chief of the irregulars ; but offered no objection to the continuation of my researches . Reports of the wealth extracted from the ruins had already reached Mosul , and had excited ...
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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