A Popular Account of Discoveries at NinevehHarper & Brothers, 1854 - 360 oldal |
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61. oldal
... frequently came to Mosul , and whom Mr. Rassam and myself had met on our previous journey to Al Hather . He received us with hospitality ; sheep were immediately slaughtered , and we dismounted at his tent . Even his wives , amongst ...
... frequently came to Mosul , and whom Mr. Rassam and myself had met on our previous journey to Al Hather . He received us with hospitality ; sheep were immediately slaughtered , and we dismounted at his tent . Even his wives , amongst ...
76. oldal
... frequently found amongst the ruins , and having an inscription , 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 ...
... frequently found amongst the ruins , and having an inscription , 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 ...
82. oldal
... frequent during the early part of summer throughout Mesopotamia , Babylonia , and Susiana . It is difficult to convey an idea of their violence . They appear suddenly and without any previous sign , and seldom last above an hour . It ...
... frequent during the early part of summer throughout Mesopotamia , Babylonia , and Susiana . It is difficult to convey an idea of their violence . They appear suddenly and without any previous sign , and seldom last above an hour . It ...
89. oldal
... frequently with only two legs or one ear , because the Assyrian sculptor did not attempt to give both in a side view ... frequent representations of hunting scenes , in which the king is the principal actor , is a proof of the high ...
... frequently with only two legs or one ear , because the Assyrian sculptor did not attempt to give both in a side view ... frequent representations of hunting scenes , in which the king is the principal actor , is a proof of the high ...
96. oldal
... frequently mentioned in the Bible as the garments of princes and the most costly gifts of kings . The ornaments and figures upon them may either have been dyed , wove in the loom , or embroidered with the needle like " the prey of ...
... frequently mentioned in the Bible as the garments of princes and the most costly gifts of kings . The ornaments and figures upon them may either have been dyed , wove in the loom , or embroidered with the needle like " the prey of ...
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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