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 183
my rough notes, write my journal, and packthe objects procured in the course of the day. On many-occasions it was two oclock in the morning before I retiredto rest, perfectly benumbed from the intensity of the cold,which even the double walls of my little tent could notexclude. After many fruitless… … DURING lOrn CENTURY; ASSYRIA AND BAIiYLONIA 143 without breaking. The surface of the coffin having beencarefully cleaned, inside and out, thick layers of paper werepasted on both sides. When thoroughly dried, this hardmass became like a sheath, strengthening and protecting theenclosed coffin, which…
