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... entered upon an examination of them . He learnt from the in- habitants of Mosul that , some time previous to his visit , a sculpture , representing various forms of men and animals , had been dug up in a mound forming part of the great ...
... entered upon an examination of them . He learnt from the in- habitants of Mosul that , some time previous to his visit , a sculpture , representing various forms of men and animals , had been dug up in a mound forming part of the great ...
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... entered Mosul on the 10th of April . During a short stay in this town we visited the great ruins on the east bank of the river , which have been generally be- lieved to be the remains of Nineveh . * We rode also into the desert , and ...
... entered Mosul on the 10th of April . During a short stay in this town we visited the great ruins on the east bank of the river , which have been generally be- lieved to be the remains of Nineveh . * We rode also into the desert , and ...
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... entered into correspondence with a gentleman in England on the subject of excavations ; but with this exception , no one seemed inclined to assist or take any interest in such an undertaking . I also wrote to M. Botta , encouraging him ...
... entered into correspondence with a gentleman in England on the subject of excavations ; but with this exception , no one seemed inclined to assist or take any interest in such an undertaking . I also wrote to M. Botta , encouraging him ...
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... entered a chamber , connected with others , and surrounded by slabs of gypsum covered with sculptured representations of battles , sieges , and similar events . His wonder may easily be imagined . A new history had been suddenly opened ...
... entered a chamber , connected with others , and surrounded by slabs of gypsum covered with sculptured representations of battles , sieges , and similar events . His wonder may easily be imagined . A new history had been suddenly opened ...
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... entering Mosul , he had induced several of the prin- cipal Aghas , who had fled from the town on his approach , to * Literally , " tooth - money . " } return to their homes ; and having made a formal 12 CHAP . II . NINEVEH AND ITS REMAINS .
... entering Mosul , he had induced several of the prin- cipal Aghas , who had fled from the town on his approach , to * Literally , " tooth - money . " } return to their homes ; and having made a formal 12 CHAP . II . NINEVEH AND ITS REMAINS .
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Abd-ur-rahman alabaster Amadiyah amongst ancient appear Arabs Asheetha Assyrian Baghdad bas-reliefs Beder Khan Bey British Museum brought building carried Cawass centre Chaldæans chamber chariot chief Christians church cuneiform descended desert discovered discovery earth edifice encampment entrance eunuchs Euphrates excavations Fcap feet formed fragments head Hormuzd Rassam horsemen horses houses inhabitants inscriptions Ismail Pasha Jebours journey Kalah Kalah Sherghat Kasha Khorsabad king Kouyunjik Kurdish Kurds lions Melek Mesopotamia monuments Mosul mound mountains Mussulmans N. W. Palace Nestorian night Nimroud Nineveh ornaments party Pasha plain Portrait Post 8vo priests principal probably raft Rassam reached remains resembling river rocks rode round rubbish ruins sacred scarcely sculptures Second Edition Shammar Sheikh Nasr side Sinjar slabs Sofuk stones tents Third Edition Tigris Tiyari Tkhoma tomb trees trenches tribe valley village Vols walls warriors whilst winged bulls winged figures women Woodcuts workmen Yezidis
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Page 54 - All the fowls of heaven made their nests in his boughs, and under his branches did all the beasts of the field bring forth their young, and under his shadow dwelt all great nations.
Page 323 - Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a twoedged sword in their hand; 7 to execute vengeance upon the heathen, and punishments upon the people; ' to bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron; 'to execute upon them the judgment written: this honour have all his saints.
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Page 49 - Sheikh could be prevailed upon to descend into the pit, and convince himself that the image he saw was of stone. " This is not the work of men's hands...
Page 254 - When thou shalt besiege a city a long time, in making war against it to take it, thou shalt not destroy the trees thereof by forcing an axe against them: for thou mayest eat of them, and thou shalt not cut them down (for the tree of the field is man's life) to employ them in the siege: 20 Only the trees which thou knowest that they be not trees for meat, thou shalt destroy and cut them down; and thou shalt build bulwarks against the city that maketh war with thee, until it be subdued.
Page 253 - Therefore, thus saith the Lord concerning the king of Assyria, He shall not come into this city, nor shoot an arrow there, nor come before it with shield, nor cast a bank against it.
Page 307 - Chaldeans pourtrayed with vermilion, girded with girdles upon their loins, exceeding in dyed attire upon their heads, all of them princes to look to, after the manner of the Babylonians of Chaldea, the land of their nativity...
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Page 54 - And he will stretch out his hand against the north, and destroy Assyria; and will make Nineveh a desolation, and dry like a wilderness. And flocks shall lie down in the midst of her, all the beasts of the nations: both the cormorant and the bittern shall lodge in the upper lintels of it; their voice shall sing in the windows; desolation shall be in the thresholds: for he shall uncover the cedar work.
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