A Popular Account of Discoveries at NinevehHarper & Brothers, 1854 - 360 oldal |
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96. oldal
... tree , and numerous elegant devices , in which the seven - petalled flower was always the most conspicuous ornament . These elaborate designs were probably intended to represent embroideries on silk , linen , or woollen stuffs , in the ...
... tree , and numerous elegant devices , in which the seven - petalled flower was always the most conspicuous ornament . These elaborate designs were probably intended to represent embroideries on silk , linen , or woollen stuffs , in the ...
99. oldal
... tree , and the king performing certain religious ceremonies . The Arabs marvelled at these strange figures . As each head was uncovered they showed their amazement by extravagant gestures , or exclamations of surprise . If it were a ...
... tree , and the king performing certain religious ceremonies . The Arabs marvelled at these strange figures . As each head was uncovered they showed their amazement by extravagant gestures , or exclamations of surprise . If it were a ...
104. oldal
... tree ; the lower eagle - headed figures facing each other in pairs , and sepa- rated by the same symbol . The state of my health again compelled me to renounce for the time , my labors at Nimroud . As I required a cooler climate , I ...
... tree ; the lower eagle - headed figures facing each other in pairs , and sepa- rated by the same symbol . The state of my health again compelled me to renounce for the time , my labors at Nimroud . As I required a cooler climate , I ...
108. oldal
... trees elevated upon poles , I passed the night free from the attacks of the swarms of gnats which infested the stagnant water below . We left the hamlet long before sunrise , and soon reached some of the springs of the Khausser , a ...
... trees elevated upon poles , I passed the night free from the attacks of the swarms of gnats which infested the stagnant water below . We left the hamlet long before sunrise , and soon reached some of the springs of the Khausser , a ...
109. oldal
... trees , —their summer habitations . In four hours we reached the large village of Kaloni , or Kalah - oni , rising amongst vineyards , and hanging over the bed of the Gomel . The houses , well constructed of stone , were empty . Huge ...
... trees , —their summer habitations . In four hours we reached the large village of Kaloni , or Kalah - oni , rising amongst vineyards , and hanging over the bed of the Gomel . The houses , well constructed of stone , were empty . Huge ...
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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