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 262
outhern face of the rock, inaccessible, buteasily legible, on account of the size and distinctness oi itsletters, by a glass from below. It is a trilingual tablet carvedby Xerxes, the son of Darius, very nearly word for word the IX.] ROCK TOMBS AND INSCRIPTIONS. 2C9 same as those of the same king… … Tombs in the Rork at Wan. which, unlike the artificial caves at Bavian and Malthaiyah,may be referred to the same period as the inscriptions. Theyappear to record the victories and deeds of a king, and it ishighly probable that they were placed over royal sepulchres. They are contained in eight…
