Nineveh and Its Remains: With an Account of a Visit to the Chaldæan Christians of Kurdistan, and the Yezidis, Or Devil-worshippers; and an Inquiry Into the Manners and Arts of the Ancient Assyrians, Volume 2G. P. Putnam, 1851 |
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... covered with the tents and flocks of innumerable tribes . 1 The Kiayah , or chief secretary , was chosen Governor of the province by the council , until the Porte could name a new Pasha , or take other steps for the administration of ...
... covered with the tents and flocks of innumerable tribes . 1 The Kiayah , or chief secretary , was chosen Governor of the province by the council , until the Porte could name a new Pasha , or take other steps for the administration of ...
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... covered . On excavating to the south , I found a well - formed tomb , built of bricks , and covered with a slab of alabaster . It was about five feet in length , and scarcely more than eight- een inches in breadth in the interior . On ...
... covered . On excavating to the south , I found a well - formed tomb , built of bricks , and covered with a slab of alabaster . It was about five feet in length , and scarcely more than eight- een inches in breadth in the interior . On ...
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... covered with an entire alabaster slab , similar to those discovered in the south- east corner of the mound , and already described . * Having carefully collected and packed the contents of the tombs , I removed them and dug deeper into ...
... covered with an entire alabaster slab , similar to those discovered in the south- east corner of the mound , and already described . * Having carefully collected and packed the contents of the tombs , I removed them and dug deeper into ...
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... covered up , it must have been subsequently excavated . The slabs were then removed from their places , and arranged as they were found , preparatory to being used for other purposes , probably for the construction of the southwest ...
... covered up , it must have been subsequently excavated . The slabs were then removed from their places , and arranged as they were found , preparatory to being used for other purposes , probably for the construction of the southwest ...
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... covered by dust and rubbish . As the slabs stood on their sides , and not upright , all the bas - reliefs had suffered more or less injury . Many were completely destroyed , no traces of sculpture remaining upon them . The upper part of ...
... covered by dust and rubbish . As the slabs stood on their sides , and not upright , all the bas - reliefs had suffered more or less injury . Many were completely destroyed , no traces of sculpture remaining upon them . The upper part of ...
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