Explorations in Bible lands during the 19th century (1903)
Hilprecht, H. V. (Hermann Vollrat), 1859-1925, Benzinger, I. (Immanuel), 1865-1935, Hommel, Fritz, 1854-1936, Jensen, P. (Peter), 1861-1936, Steindorff, Georg, 1861-1951 · Philadelphia : A. J. Holman · leaf 110
e declared that plentv of such stones as theywanted were found near his village, at the same time offer-ing to procure as many as the foreigner wished. Botta,accustomed to the Arab endeavor of appearing as bearersof important and pleasing news, did not at first pay muchattention to what the man had… … Mound and Village of Khorsabad, from the West he abandoned the scene of his disappointing labors, andremembering the Arab dyer with his bricks and his story,he despatched a few of his workmen to Khorsabad on March20, 1843, ^^ test the mound as the peasant had advised. 76 EXPLORATIONS IN BIBLE LANDS…
