A Popular Account of Discoveries at NinevehHarper & Brothers, 1854 - 360 oldal |
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14. oldal
... received from him , during my labors in Assyria . His know- ledge of the natives , and intimate acquaintance with the resources of the country , enabled him to contribute much to the success of my undertaking ; whilst to his friendship ...
... received from him , during my labors in Assyria . His know- ledge of the natives , and intimate acquaintance with the resources of the country , enabled him to contribute much to the success of my undertaking ; whilst to his friendship ...
19. oldal
... received in the rejoicings of the popula- tion . In the second , the British Vice - Consul having purchased an old building to store his stock in trade , the Cadi , a fanatic and a man of infamous character , had given out that the ...
... received in the rejoicings of the popula- tion . In the second , the British Vice - Consul having purchased an old building to store his stock in trade , the Cadi , a fanatic and a man of infamous character , had given out that the ...
20. oldal
... received with a grim smile of satisfaction . He then introduced the subject of the Cadi , and the disturbance he had created . " Does that ill- conditioned fellow , " exclaimed he , " think that he has Sheriff Pasha ( his Excellency's ...
... received with a grim smile of satisfaction . He then introduced the subject of the Cadi , and the disturbance he had created . " Does that ill- conditioned fellow , " exclaimed he , " think that he has Sheriff Pasha ( his Excellency's ...
30. oldal
... received orders from Mosul to stop the excavations by threatening those who were inclined to work for me . On the following morning , therefore , I rode to the town , and waited upon his Excellency . He pretended to be taken by surprise ...
... received orders from Mosul to stop the excavations by threatening those who were inclined to work for me . On the following morning , therefore , I rode to the town , and waited upon his Excellency . He pretended to be taken by surprise ...
32. oldal
... received orders to make graves on the mound , and that his troops had been employed for two nights in bringing stones from distant villages for that purpose . " We have destroyed more real tombs of the true Believers , " said he , " in ...
... received orders to make graves on the mound , and that his troops had been employed for two nights in bringing stones from distant villages for that purpose . " We have destroyed more real tombs of the true Believers , " said he , " in ...
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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