A Popular Account of Discoveries at NinevehHarper & Brothers, 1854 - 360 oldal |
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20. oldal
... preserved an almost invisible particle of gold leaf . This , he said , had been brought to him by the commander of the irregular troops stationed at Selamiyah , who had been watching my proceedings . I suggested that he should name an ...
... preserved an almost invisible particle of gold leaf . This , he said , had been brought to him by the commander of the irregular troops stationed at Selamiyah , who had been watching my proceedings . I suggested that he should name an ...
41. oldal
... preserved than those previously discovered in this part of the mound . Of the lower parts of several colossal figures , some had been purposely defaced by a sharp instrument , others , from long exposure , had been worn almost smooth ...
... preserved than those previously discovered in this part of the mound . Of the lower parts of several colossal figures , some had been purposely defaced by a sharp instrument , others , from long exposure , had been worn almost smooth ...
42. oldal
... preservation , and only one or two could bear removal . I determined , therefore , to abandon this corner , and to resume excavations in the north- west ruins near the chamber first opened , where the slabs were uninjured . The workmen ...
... preservation , and only one or two could bear removal . I determined , therefore , to abandon this corner , and to resume excavations in the north- west ruins near the chamber first opened , where the slabs were uninjured . The workmen ...
44. oldal
... preserved in the religious systems of the Persians to the final overthrow The flowers were Assyrian Ornament . ( Nimroud . ) SACRED TREE . ( N.W. Palace , Nimroud . ) EAGLE - HEADED FIGURE . ( N. W Palace ,. 44 CHAP . III . NINEVEH AND ...
... preserved in the religious systems of the Persians to the final overthrow The flowers were Assyrian Ornament . ( Nimroud . ) SACRED TREE . ( N.W. Palace , Nimroud . ) EAGLE - HEADED FIGURE . ( N. W Palace ,. 44 CHAP . III . NINEVEH AND ...
47. oldal
... preserved in the British Museum . This effigy , which probably typified by its mythic form the union of certain divine attributes , may perhaps be identified with the god Nisroch , in whose temple Sennacherib was slain by his sons ...
... preserved in the British Museum . This effigy , which probably typified by its mythic form the union of certain divine attributes , may perhaps be identified with the god Nisroch , in whose temple Sennacherib was slain by his sons ...
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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