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 336
rates, i.s the traditionary tomb of Ezra. The Jews, from the first XL] MOUND OF BABEL. 283 I remained in Hillah until the 19th December, riding everyday to the ruins on tlie eastern bank of the river, to super-intend the excavations. The first trenches were opened inthe great mound of Babel, about… … Mound of Babel: Ruins of Babylon. gular funnel, about thirteen feet square, of burnt brick andbitumen, which he had discovered. After the lapse of fortyyears, it had been again filled with earth. The workmen centuries of the Christian sera, also appear to have visited this spot asthe place of…
