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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... lower Part of the Wall of a besieged City . ( S. W. Palace , Nimroud . ) Page 284 A City taken by Assault , and the Inhabitants led away Captive . ( Kouyunjik . ) Facing page 285 Manacles for the Feet . ( Khorsabad and Kouyunjik ...
... lower Part of the Wall of a besieged City . ( S. W. Palace , Nimroud . ) Page 284 A City taken by Assault , and the Inhabitants led away Captive . ( Kouyunjik . ) Facing page 285 Manacles for the Feet . ( Khorsabad and Kouyunjik ...
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... lower part of the slab No. 16 , of chamber I. It is that of a winged female deity or priestess , bearing a garland in one hand , and raising the other as if in some act of adora- tion . Around her neck are suspended , in the form of a ...
... lower part of the slab No. 16 , of chamber I. It is that of a winged female deity or priestess , bearing a garland in one hand , and raising the other as if in some act of adora- tion . Around her neck are suspended , in the form of a ...
Page 16
... lower inscriptions ( from which they differ in the forms of many characters ) had been cut . They may have been carved to celebrate the reopening , or the restoration , of the building . In all the chambers to the south of the great ...
... lower inscriptions ( from which they differ in the forms of many characters ) had been cut . They may have been carved to celebrate the reopening , or the restoration , of the building . In all the chambers to the south of the great ...
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... lower part of the bas - relief , are two carts drawn by oxen . Two women and a child are in each . The women appear to be carrying away bags , containing pro- visions or valuable property , saved during the sack . Near the gates stand ...
... lower part of the bas - relief , are two carts drawn by oxen . Two women and a child are in each . The women appear to be carrying away bags , containing pro- visions or valuable property , saved during the sack . Near the gates stand ...
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... lower part alone remained , the upper having been completely destroyed . Upon them had been sculptured gigantic winged figures , carrying the usual square vessel , and a sacred flower Several trenches were opened around these remains ...
... lower part alone remained , the upper having been completely destroyed . Upon them had been sculptured gigantic winged figures , carrying the usual square vessel , and a sacred flower Several trenches were opened around these remains ...
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