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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... Tent . ( Kouyunjik . ) Page 169 Page 174 Page 214 A Temple , or Fishing Pavilion , supported by Proto - Ionic Columns , and standing in a River or artificial Lake . ( Khorsabad . ) Page 216 Head of winged Bull . ( Khorsabad and Kouyunjik .
... Tent . ( Kouyunjik . ) Page 169 Page 174 Page 214 A Temple , or Fishing Pavilion , supported by Proto - Ionic Columns , and standing in a River or artificial Lake . ( Khorsabad . ) Page 216 Head of winged Bull . ( Khorsabad and Kouyunjik .
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... 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 affairs . Essad ...
... 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 affairs . Essad ...
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... tent . An Arab , from the Shammar , would occasionally spend a night amongst my workmen , and entertain them with ac- counts ... tents near the place . On my first visit , I had searched in vain for such remains ; but the Arabs , who are ...
... tent . An Arab , from the Shammar , would occasionally spend a night amongst my workmen , and entertain them with ac- counts ... tents near the place . On my first visit , I had searched in vain for such remains ; but the Arabs , who are ...
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... tents at Senidij , * near the confluence of the Tigris and the Zab , subsequently moved towards Kalal Sherghat . I thought this a favorable time for excavating in the great mound ; and the Sheikh hav- ing promised to supply me with ...
... tents at Senidij , * near the confluence of the Tigris and the Zab , subsequently moved towards Kalal Sherghat . I thought this a favorable time for excavating in the great mound ; and the Sheikh hav- ing promised to supply me with ...
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... tents of Abd'rukbou early in the afternoon . They were pitched about ten miles to the north of Kalah Sherghat , at the upper end of a long slip of rich alluvial soil , lying between the river and the range of low hills parallel to it ...
... tents of Abd'rukbou early in the afternoon . They were pitched about ten miles to the north of Kalah Sherghat , at the upper end of a long slip of rich alluvial soil , lying between the river and the range of low hills parallel to it ...
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