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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 342

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species of tamarisk, of no great rarity, I believe, whose long XI.] FRAGMENT FROM THE MUJELIBE. 289 feathery branches tremble in the breeze with a melancholymurmur well suited to the desolate heap over which it mayhave waved for a thousand years. The only relic of any interest I was fortunate… … Fragment from the Mujelibe. (Babylon.) ters. The fragment is interesting, as showing that the Baby-lonians portrayed their divinities in the same manner as theAssyrians. They wear the same high head-dress ornamentedwith feathers and rosettes, the elaborately curled hair andbeard, and the…

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

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