A Popular Account of Discoveries at NinevehHarper & Brothers, 1854 - 360 oldal |
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6 - 10 találat összesen 78 találatból.
25. oldal
... reached the top of a new wall on the afternoon of the 28th November . In order to ascertain whether we were in the inside of a chamber , the workmen were directed to clear away the earth from both sides of the slabs . The south face was ...
... reached the top of a new wall on the afternoon of the 28th November . In order to ascertain whether we were in the inside of a chamber , the workmen were directed to clear away the earth from both sides of the slabs . The south face was ...
42. oldal
... reached the top of an entire slab , standing in its original position . * On one face of it I discovered , to my great satisfaction , two human figures , considerably above the natural size , in low relief , and in admirable ...
... reached the top of an entire slab , standing in its original position . * On one face of it I discovered , to my great satisfaction , two human figures , considerably above the natural size , in low relief , and in admirable ...
48. oldal
... reaching the ruins I descended into the new trench , and found the workmen , who had already seen me , as I approached , standing near a heap of baskets and cloaks . Whilst Awad advanced and asked for a present to celebrate the occasion ...
... reaching the ruins I descended into the new trench , and found the workmen , who had already seen me , as I approached , standing near a heap of baskets and cloaks . Whilst Awad advanced and asked for a present to celebrate the occasion ...
49. oldal
... reached the tents , and published the wonders they had seen every one mounted his mare and rode to the mound to satisfy himself of the truth of these inconceivable reports . When they beheld the head they all cried together , " There is ...
... reached the tents , and published the wonders they had seen every one mounted his mare and rode to the mound to satisfy himself of the truth of these inconceivable reports . When they beheld the head they all cried together , " There is ...
50. oldal
... reached the object of my search about twelve feet distant . Engaging two or three men to sleep near the sculp- tures ... reaching the bridge . Entering breathless into the bazaars , he announced to every one he met that Nim- rod had ...
... reached the object of my search about twelve feet distant . Engaging two or three men to sleep near the sculp- tures ... reaching the bridge . Entering breathless into the bazaars , he announced to every one he met that Nim- rod had ...
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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