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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... plundered a friendly tribe , falsely represented to him as rebel- lious by his principal officers , who were anxious to have an opportunity of enriching themselves with the spoil . When he learnt the particulars of the affair , and that ...
... plundered a friendly tribe , falsely represented to him as rebel- lious by his principal officers , who were anxious to have an opportunity of enriching themselves with the spoil . When he learnt the particulars of the affair , and that ...
Page 10
... principal mosque at Mardin . A simple but elegant tomb sur- rounded by flowers and evergreens , was raised over his re- mains ; and an Arabic inscription records the virtues and probable reward of one of the most honest and amiable men ...
... principal mosque at Mardin . A simple but elegant tomb sur- rounded by flowers and evergreens , was raised over his re- mains ; and an Arabic inscription records the virtues and probable reward of one of the most honest and amiable men ...
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... principal part of the edifice seems to have been that to the north . Chambers B and G contained the most remarkable bas - reliefs ; they represented the deeds of the king in war and in the chase , his triumphant return , and the ...
... principal part of the edifice seems to have been that to the north . Chambers B and G contained the most remarkable bas - reliefs ; they represented the deeds of the king in war and in the chase , his triumphant return , and the ...
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... principal burying place of those who occupied the country after the de- struction of the oldest of the Assyrian palaces . I have already described two tombs discovered there ; † many others were subsequently found . The sarcophagi were ...
... principal burying place of those who occupied the country after the de- struction of the oldest of the Assyrian palaces . I have already described two tombs discovered there ; † many others were subsequently found . The sarcophagi were ...
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... principal excavations had been made on the western . side of the mound . After I had succeeded in obtaining silence , and calming the sudden fit of enthusiasm which had sprung up on my arrival , I descended into the trenches . A sitting ...
... principal excavations had been made on the western . side of the mound . After I had succeeded in obtaining silence , and calming the sudden fit of enthusiasm which had sprung up on my arrival , I descended into the trenches . A sitting ...
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