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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Page 13
... whilst others had the usual fir - cone , and square basket , or utensil . Three 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 ...
... whilst others had the usual fir - cone , and square basket , or utensil . Three 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 ...
Page 18
... Whilst excavating above the southern chambers of this palace , I found , in the rubbish several feet above the walls , nu- merous vases of baked clay . In those that were preserved entire , human remains could be distinguished ; but it ...
... Whilst excavating above the southern chambers of this palace , I found , in the rubbish several feet above the walls , nu- merous vases of baked clay . In those that were preserved entire , human remains could be distinguished ; but it ...
Page 26
... whilst stand- ing in their original position , but subsequent to their removal . Although on each slab the two bas - reliefs were divided by an unsculptured space , as in the northwest palace , in few instances , as I have already ...
... whilst stand- ing in their original position , but subsequent to their removal . Although on each slab the two bas - reliefs were divided by an unsculptured space , as in the northwest palace , in few instances , as I have already ...
Page 48
... Whilst I was examining the ruins , he had been riding to and fro , to find a convenient spot for his tents , and grass for his cattle . Such is the custom with the Arabs . When the grass , within a certain distance of their encampment ...
... Whilst I was examining the ruins , he had been riding to and fro , to find a convenient spot for his tents , and grass for his cattle . Such is the custom with the Arabs . When the grass , within a certain distance of their encampment ...
Page 52
... great difficulty whilst excavating , and was compelled to leave unexamined one or two ruins , into which I wished to oper trenches . to the north of Kalah Sherghat . As quarries of 52 [ CHAP . XII . NINEVEH AND ITS REMAINS .
... great difficulty whilst excavating , and was compelled to leave unexamined one or two ruins , into which I wished to oper trenches . to the north of Kalah Sherghat . As quarries of 52 [ CHAP . XII . NINEVEH AND ITS REMAINS .
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