A Popular Account of Discoveries at NinevehHarper & Brothers, 1854 - 360 oldal |
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vi. oldal
... frequently mentioned in the Bible on account of their wars with the Jews , whom they led captive into Assyria . Very little is related of even their deeds unless they par- ticularly concern the Jewish people . Of modern historians who ...
... frequently mentioned in the Bible on account of their wars with the Jews , whom they led captive into Assyria . Very little is related of even their deeds unless they par- ticularly concern the Jewish people . Of modern historians who ...
xi. oldal
... frequently mentioned in the following pages , a few words on the nature of this very ancient mode of writing may not be unacceptable to the reader . The epithets of cunei- form , cuneatic , arrow - headed , and wedge - shaped — tête- à ...
... frequently mentioned in the following pages , a few words on the nature of this very ancient mode of writing may not be unacceptable to the reader . The epithets of cunei- form , cuneatic , arrow - headed , and wedge - shaped — tête- à ...
6. oldal
... frequently visible above the surface of the stream . † It was , in fact , one of those monuments of a great people , to be found in all the rivers of Mesopotamia , which were undertaken to ensure a constant supply of water to the ...
... frequently visible above the surface of the stream . † It was , in fact , one of those monuments of a great people , to be found in all the rivers of Mesopotamia , which were undertaken to ensure a constant supply of water to the ...
7. oldal
... frequently spoken to others on the subject of excavations in this and another mound , to which a peculiar interest also attached ; and at one time had reason to hope that some persons in England might have been induced to aid in the ...
... frequently spoken to others on the subject of excavations in this and another mound , to which a peculiar interest also attached ; and at one time had reason to hope that some persons in England might have been induced to aid in the ...
8. oldal
... frequently deceived by similar stories , was not at first inclined to follow the peasant's advice , but subsequently sent an agent and one or two work- men to the place . After a little opposition from the inhabitants , they were ...
... frequently deceived by similar stories , was not at first inclined to follow the peasant's advice , but subsequently sent an agent and one or two work- men to the place . After a little opposition from the inhabitants , they were ...
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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