n except ontheir rock-cut façades, but with so striking a resemblance to theJerusalem examples, as to appear almost identical (Figs. 179 and181). The same disposition, the same mixture of classic formsand Oriental details characterize them. Thus a cavetto andbattlement of Assyrian origin surmount a… … classic pediment, terminals,and a frieze with triglyphornament are about thedoor. The resemblance iscarried into the inner ar-rangement, where tunnelsor niches are scooped intothe side of the cliff alongthe funeral chamber.2 As a rule these tombshave an inscription inAramaic characters overthe door…
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