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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 645

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ketch as the Sumerian period, the Semitic Babylo-nian period and the post-Babylonian period. a. In the earliest (Sumerian) stratum we recognize sixphases of historical development by means of the differentkinds of bricks employed. The first is characterized by theentire absence of baked bricks, and… … Pre-Sargonic Bricks in their Historical Develooment and strong]V rounded on the upper side, which generallvalso bears a thumb-mark. Thev look more like rubble orquarrv stones, in imitation of which they were made (Gen.11:3) than the artificial products of man (p. 251). Gradu-ally they grow larger…

Bible · Hittites · Archaeology -- History · Babylonia -- Antiquities · Assyria -- Antiquities · Arabian Peninsula -- Antiquities · Egypt -- Antiquities

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