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Nineveh and Babylon; a narrative of a second expedition to Assyria during the years 1849, 1850, and 1851 (1867)

Layard, Austen Henry, Sir, 1817-1894 · London J. Murray · leaf 126

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by theTrustees of the British Museum, was unfortunately drowned when loath-ing, in the month of July, 1851, shortly after my departure from Mosul. III.] SCULPTURES AT B AVI AN. 11 Above this group is the king, worshipping between twodeities, who stand on mythic animals with the heads ofeagles, the… … % I T will Assyrian Fountain, (liavian.) torrent. A party of Kurds were hired to excavate at thisspot, as well as in other parts of the narrow valley. Remainsand foundations of buildings in hewn stone were discovered.Higher up Ll,e gorge, on removing the earth, I found a seriesof basins cut in the…

Excavations (Archaeology) -- Assyria · Assyria -- Description and travel · Nineveh (Extinct city) · Babylon (Extinct city)

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