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Nineveh and its remains: with an account of a visit to the Chaldaean Christians of Kurdistan, and the Yezidis, or devil-worshippers; and an enquiry into the manners and arts of the ancient Assyrians / [Sir Austen Henry Layard].

  • Layard, Austen Henry, 1817-1894.
Date:
1849
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Credit: Nineveh and its remains: with an account of a visit to the Chaldaean Christians of Kurdistan, and the Yezidis, or devil-worshippers; and an enquiry into the manners and arts of the ancient Assyrians / [Sir Austen Henry Layard]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    reliefs in the North-west Corner. Discovery of the principal Palace. Entire Bas-reliefs. Discovery of the gigantic Lions. Surprise of the Arabs. Sensation at Mosul, and Conduct of the Pasha and Cadi. Excavations stopped. Further Discoveries. Description of the human-headed Lions. Reflections on their Antiquity and Object. The Jebour Arabs. Their Sheikhs. A Kurdish Chief. Nimroud in March Description of the Plain at Sun-set. The Tunnel of Negoub. An Assyrian Inscrip¬ tion ------ Page 51 CHAP. IV. Preparations for a Journey to A1 Hather. Gathering of the Cara¬ van. Leave Mosul. The Desert. Flocks of Camels. The Iladdedeen Arabs. An Arab Repast. An Encampment. An Arab Tribe moving. The Tents of Sofuk. Description of the Shammar Sheikh. His History. A Commander of the Irregular Cavalry. Sofuk’s Harem and Wives. His Mare. Ride to A1 Hather. Arab Guides. Love amongst Arabs. Their Women. The Ruins of A1 Hather. Return to Mosul. Murder of Nejris — and of Sofuk - 82 CHAP. V. Discovery of small Objects. Pavement of the Chambers. An Arab Feast. Arrival of Tahyar Pasha. Excavations continued. The Summer at Nimroud. A Whirlwind. Further Disco¬ veries of Bas-reliefs. Description of the Sculptures. Painted Plaster. Receipt of Vizirial Letter. Excavations at Kouy- unjik. Fresh Discoveries at Nimroud. Surprise of the Arabs. First Collection of Sculptures sent to England. Visit from Tahyar Pasha. Speculations of the Turks on the Sculptures. Remove to Mosul. Discovery of a Building in a Mound near Kouyunjik. New Chambers opened at Nimroud - 115 CHAP. VI. Departure for the Tiyari Mountains. Khorsabad. Sheikh Adi. A Kurdish Encampment. A Chaldeean Village. Converts to Roman Catholicism. • Amadiyah. A Turkish Governor. Al¬ banian Irregulars. An Albanian Chief. The Valley of Ber* wari. Chaldcean Villages. A Kurdish Bey. Asheetha 147