Assyrian Discoveries: An Account of Explorations and Discoveries on the Site of Nineveh, During 1873 and 1874 |
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Akkad Aleppo Alexandretta antiquities appears appointed Arabs Assur and Ishtar Assur my lord Assurbanipal Babylonian Baghdad Berosus bricks built captured carried Chaldean chief City of Babylon COLUMN command of Assur cuneiform curious cylinder deluge destroyed discovered Djezireh dominion earth Egypt Erech Esarhaddon Euphrates evil excavations expedition face fled flood fragments goddess gods governor hand Hasisadra Heabani heaven horses Ishtar Izdubar journey kaspu king of Assyria king of Babylon king of Elam king of nations kingdom Kouyunjik Layard legends Merodach midst monarch month morning Mosul mound mountains Nebo Nergal night Nimroud Nineveh Ninip Nisibin Nusku Orfa oxen pacha passed reign restored river road rode round royal ruins Sargon Sennacherib sent Shalmaneser Shamas Sir Henry Rawlinson soldiers spoil stone tablet Tammaritu temple thee thou throne Tiglath Pileser Tigris tion took town tribute Turkish Varenshaher village Vul-nirari wall warriors yoke