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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 88

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bones. Q. Line of deposit of broken brick.)o. The line of pebble deposit.II. Cutting. 12. Loose gravel. 13. Natural conglomerate. 14. Temple B. of Plan. 15. Level of Nimrod mound. I.] DISCOVERY OF TOWER. IS ner in which this structure had been buried is so curious,that I have given a section of the… … Tunnel along Eastern Basement Wall of Tower. (Nimroud.) fifteen feet above the plain, and washed in days of yore bythe waters of the Tigris. The tunnel was carried for thirty-four feet on a level with this rock, which appears to havebeen covered by a kind of flooring of sun-dried bricks,probably…

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

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