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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... Side of the Mound . ( Nimroud . ) Enemy asking Quarter of Assyrian Horsemen . ( S. W. Palace , Nimroud . ) Part of a Bas - relief showing a Pulley , and a Warrior cutting a Bucket Rope . Page 29 from the Page 32 Plan 5. Excavations in ...
... Side of the Mound . ( Nimroud . ) Enemy asking Quarter of Assyrian Horsemen . ( S. W. Palace , Nimroud . ) Part of a Bas - relief showing a Pulley , and a Warrior cutting a Bucket Rope . Page 29 from the Page 32 Plan 5. Excavations in ...
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... sides alone of the great hall Y , were found entire . From its size it is probable that it was not roofed in , but was an open court . It appears to have been nearly ... side , formed by a pair CHAP . XI . ] 13 DESCRIPTION OF CHAMBERS .
... sides alone of the great hall Y , were found entire . From its size it is probable that it was not roofed in , but was an open court . It appears to have been nearly ... side , formed by a pair CHAP . XI . ] 13 DESCRIPTION OF CHAMBERS .
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... side , formed by a pair of lions , to cor- respond with that on the eastern ; but I found no remains of it , although some might perhaps be discovered on a more careful examination . The removal of the slabs , which formed the western ...
... side , formed by a pair of lions , to cor- respond with that on the eastern ; but I found no remains of it , although some might perhaps be discovered on a more careful examination . The removal of the slabs , which formed the western ...
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... side is a divinity , beardless , wearing the long hair - dress called namms , also inlaid with blue , and draped in linen garments , enveloping the whole of the form , with a border of inlaid blue ovals . The seats on which they sit are ...
... side is a divinity , beardless , wearing the long hair - dress called namms , also inlaid with blue , and draped in linen garments , enveloping the whole of the form , with a border of inlaid blue ovals . The seats on which they sit are ...
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... side of the great mound , to the south of the palace in which the discoveries just described were made , there is a considerable elevation . The spot is marked e on plan 1. To examine the place , a trench was opened on a level with the ...
... side of the great mound , to the south of the palace in which the discoveries just described were made , there is a considerable elevation . The spot is marked e on plan 1. To examine the place , a trench was opened on a level with the ...
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