Nineveh and Its Palaces: The Discoveries of Botta and Layard, Applied to the Elucidation of Holy WritOffice of the Illustrated London library, 1852 - 402 |
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... says , Opposite the town of Mósul ' is an inclosure of a rectangular form , corresponding with the cardinal points of the compass ; the eastern and western sides being the longest , the latter facing the river . The area , which is now ...
... says , Opposite the town of Mósul ' is an inclosure of a rectangular form , corresponding with the cardinal points of the compass ; the eastern and western sides being the longest , the latter facing the river . The area , which is now ...
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... says Botta , " can scarcely have been the case at Nineveh at any period , and very certainly it is not so in the ... say , " There can be no doubt but that in the construction of these ancient buildings more solid materials , such as ...
... says Botta , " can scarcely have been the case at Nineveh at any period , and very certainly it is not so in the ... say , " There can be no doubt but that in the construction of these ancient buildings more solid materials , such as ...
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... says he never heard , in the course of a residence of several years , that any excavations were made there for the purpose of obtaining building materials ; nor had he ever seen in the houses at Mósul the least trace of antique remains ...
... says he never heard , in the course of a residence of several years , that any excavations were made there for the purpose of obtaining building materials ; nor had he ever seen in the houses at Mósul the least trace of antique remains ...
Strona 11
... says , to open the mound of Nebbi Younis , Botta selected the mound of Kouyunjik as the spot for commencing opera- tions . This mound is situated to the north of the village of Niniouah , to which it is joined by the remains of an ...
... says , to open the mound of Nebbi Younis , Botta selected the mound of Kouyunjik as the spot for commencing opera- tions . This mound is situated to the north of the village of Niniouah , to which it is joined by the remains of an ...
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... says Botta , " that the first rains of the season had caused a portion of the house erected at Khorsabad to fall down . " " Can you imagine , " said he , laughing in the most natural manner , and turning to the numerous officers by whom ...
... says Botta , " that the first rains of the season had caused a portion of the house erected at Khorsabad to fall down . " " Can you imagine , " said he , laughing in the most natural manner , and turning to the numerous officers by whom ...
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Ahaz ancient antiquity appears Arabs Armenia arrows Asshur Assyrian empire Babylon Babylonian bas-reliefs bearded Botta bricks building built bull Calah captives carrying centre chamber chariot chief columns contains court covered cuneatic cuneiform cup-bearer decorated divinity door doorway dress east Ecbatana Egypt Egyptian elevated enclosure entrance eunuch Euphrates excavations feet figure followed formed four fragments frieze fringed front hair head Herodotus horses inhabitants inscriptions jambs Khorsabad king of Assyria king's Kouyunjik Layard legs lion Medes Mesopotamia miles monument Mósul mound mountains Nabopolassar Nebuchadnezzar Nimroud Nineveh Nisroch opening ornamented palace of Khorsabad Pasha pass passage Persepolis Persian plain plate platform probably recess reign remains represented resembling right hand river robe round ruins sculptures seen Semiramis Sennacherib shield short tunic shoulders side slabs square stone sword tablets tassels teraphim terminating Tigris towers tribute upper wall wear winged
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Strona 51 - And it came to pass that night, that the angel of the LORD went out, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians an hundred fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses. So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went and returned, and dwelt at Nineveh.
Strona 46 - So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, saying, I am thy servant and thy son : come up, and save me out of the hand of the king of Syria, and out of the hand of the king of Israel, which rise up against me.
Strona 53 - Behold, the Assyrian was a cedar in Lebanon with fair branches, and with a shadowing shroud, and of an high stature ; and his top was among the thick boughs.
Strona 264 - The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup : thou maintainest my lot. The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage.
Strona 274 - Did not we cast three men bound into the midst of the fire ? They answered and said unto the king, True, O king. He answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt ; and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God.
Strona 171 - Because thy rage against me, and thy tumult, is come up into mine ears, therefore I will put my hook in thy nose, and my bridle in thy lips, and I will turn thee back by the way by which thou earnest.
Strona 294 - And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, but not as the kings of Israel that were before him. Against him came up Shalmaneser king of Assyria; and Hoshea became his servant, and gave him presents.
Strona 289 - Thou, O king, art a king of kings : for the God of heaven hath given thee a kingdom, power, and strength, and glory. And wheresoever the children of men dwell, the beasts of the field and the fowls of the heaven hath he given into thine hand, and hath made thee ruler over them all. Thou art this head of gold.
Strona 209 - Behold, thou hast heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands, by destroying them utterly : and shalt thou be delivered ? Have the gods of the nations delivered them which my fathers have destroyed; as Gozan, and Haran, and Rezeph, and the children of Eden which were in Thelasar ? Where is the king of Hamath, and the king of Arpad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, of Hena, and Ivah...
Strona 333 - Thus saith the LORD, your redeemer, the Holy One of Israel ; For your sake I have sent to Babylon, and have brought down all their nobles, and the Chaldeans, whose cry is in the ships.