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Of palace,529.None discovered at Nimroud,535.Gaza, name of, in inscriptions,122.Gazelle, hawking the,387.Ghazirriver, the,148,303.Gherdi, district of,306.Gherara, mound of, excavated,383.Glassbowls,164.Vase of Sargon,164.From Babel,409.From Kouyunjik,480.Gods, the twelve Assyrian,291.Table of,504.Goldinlaid in bronze,165.Laid over figures in temples,529.Gomelriver,173.Greekart, resemblance to Assyrian,369.Remains at Kouyunjik,480.Greyhound, Persian,47.Guagamela, battle of,173.Gula Shailulake,28.Guli, village of,23.Gunduk, Assyrian bas-reliefs at,304.Guzelder, village of,43.H.Hadj, the, or caravan to Mecca,433.Hagarenes, conquered by Sennacherib,119.Hakkiari, pashalic of,307.Hall, great, in palace of Kouyunjik,360.Hamki, village of,40.Hangingsof silk in Babylonian palace,422.At Nineveh,529.Hanging gardens,194,405.Harisa, an Arab dish,77.HartushiKurds,344.Haroun, mound of,440.Hatem Tai, anecdote of,146,note.Hawking,223,248.Falcons,277.Training,387.Hazael, king of Syria, mentioned in inscriptions,494.Hebar.SeeKhabour.Hercules, the Assyrian,114,179,482,484.Herki, tribe of,183.Hermus, river, mentioned in inscriptions,294.Hezekiah, name of, in inscriptions,121.Wars of Sennacherib with,122.Hillah, arrival at,391.Governor of,393.Built of Babylonian bricks,412.Hincks, the Rev. Dr., translations of inscriptions,99,117,177,291.Discovery of name of Sennacherib,116.Of Nebuchadnezzar,116,note.Of syllabarium,286.Discoveries,492.On Wan inscriptions,327,329.Translation of inscription of Nebuchadnezzar,422.Hindiyahcanal and marshes,383,401.Hittites, the, name of Syrians,120.Tribute of,293.Name of, on Egyptian monuments,505.Horses, trappings of,151.Pedigrees of Bedouin,184.Bedouin,215.Turkish,267.Arab breeds,272.Represented in bas-reliefs,282.Clothed in armour,363.Howar, Sheikh of the Tai,144,183.Hymer, the ruins of,436.I. J.Idolsof Assyrians carried away,179.Taken by Assyrians,191,474.Jehesh, tribe of,200.Jehu, name of, on obelisk,493.Jelu, mountains of,350.Valley of,350.Ancient church in,352.Bishop of,352.Jerraiyah, mound of,83.Jewsrepresented in bas-reliefs,131,367.Dress of,131.Captives on the Hebar,235,359.Families in Kurdistan,308.Nomades,317.Pilgrimage to Ezekiel’s tomb,407.Relics of, from Babylon,414.Their history after the captivity,415.Ancient political state of, compared with Assyria,509.Jiulamerik, town of,346.Illibi, a country conquered by Sennacherib,120.Impalement,295.India, overland road to,375.Intercourse of Babylonians with,429.Dogs of, brought to Babylon,430.Inclinedway discovered,370.Inclosuresof Nimroud and Kouyunjik,514,534.Inlaying, art of, known to Assyrians,164.Inscriptionsdeciphered,100.Progress made in,492.Jones, Capt. Conduct towards Arabs,455.Jonah, tomb of,482.Excavations in mound of,483.His preaching,507.Jovian, retreat of,377.Iron, bronze cast over,163.Objects discovered in,297,482.Judimountain, ark rested on,501.Tablet at foot of,ib.Jumjuma.SeeAmran.Ivory, objects in, discovered,297.K.Kadesia, site of battle,378.Kalah-Sherghat, excavations at,471.Kamana, mountain of, mentioned in inscriptions,296.Kara-chok, hills of,185.Karagol, village of,26.Kar-Duniyas, a city of Chaldæa,118,178,295.KarboulSheikh,440.KarnainehKhan,468.Karnessa ou Daolehmountain,345.Kasr, the, of Rich,411.SeeMujelibé.Kathimain, tombs of,379,465.Keshaf, mound of,183.Khabourriver,52,56.Journey to,195.Arrival at,223.Discoveries on,234.Ancient condition of country on,235.Course of,256.Sources of,259.Khan-i-resh, village of,308.Khan Mahmoud, a Kurdish chief,323,340.Kharareh, subdued by Sennacherib,119.Kharkhar, a country conquered by Sennacherib,120.Khatouniyah, lake of,270.Khauser, the river,71,101,177.Khazana Kapousi, tablet at Wan,326.Khelath.SeeAkhlat.Kherimmiconquered by Sennacherib,120.Khoraif, a Bedouin,197.Khorkhor, name of gardens at Wan,326.Khorsabad, discoveries at,109.Builder of,126.Inclosure of,449.Kiamil Pasha,71.Kifil, tomb of Ezekiel,407.King, bas-relief of, at Nimroud,290.On bas-relief,358.Table of names,502.Kirikor, an Armenian monk,338.Kochers, or nomades,184,307.Kormawor, inscription in church of,335.Kosh-ab, castle of,317.Kosli, village of,25.Koukab, volcanic hill of,226,255,268.Kouyunjik, discoveries at,61,69,99,118, &c.General description of,70.Excavations renewed in,85,88.Grand entrance discovered,114.Descending passage,280.Residence at,301.Extent of ruins excavated,476.Small objects from,478,481,482.Restoration of palace,521,527.Inclosure and defences,535.Kurdistan, journey into,305.Dialects of,309.Chiefs of,391.Kurds, chief of,49,309.Character of,307.Fanaticism,310.L.Lachish, siege of, represented,128.Name of, on bas-reliefs,130,131,note.Lak, mounds of,109.Leadfound in ruins,297.Lebanon, cedar wood from,101,297.Conquered by Sardanapalus,299.Ledjmiyat, encampment at,248.Lensof rock crystal,164.Leversused by Assyrians,98.Limestonein palace of Kouyunjik,368.Lionsbrought as tribute,115.Statue of at Arban,231.Found on the Khabour,245.Colossal statues, at Nimroud,298.Tame, at Hillah,393.Found in marshes of Babylonia,456.Mode of capturing,456.Bronze weights,486, andnote.Lions(winged), removal of,137,167.Sent to Baghdad,170.Colossal, discovered at Nimroud,288.Lion(headed) figure,370.Locustsrepresented in bas-reliefs,281.Loftus, Mr., discoveries at Wurka,437.M.Mahmoudiyahvalley and town of,316.MaidanArabs,456.Makhoulhills,468.Makloubhills,302.Malan, Rev. Mr.,300.Mar Shamoun,352.Mansouriyah, village of,51.Median Wall,378,467.Marduk, a god of the Babylonians,422.Mecca, return of caravan from,433.Marshesrepresented in bas-reliefs,475.Of the Afaij,443.Of Southern Mesopotamia,455.Mar Shamoun,346.MediterraneanSea mentioned in inscriptions,296.Meher-Kapousi, inscription of,327.Mehemet, Pasha of Wan,320.Melek Beniamen,350.Melek Taousof Yezidis,46.Menahem, discovery of name,497.Merodach Baladin, his name in inscriptions,117,124,178.War against, described by Eusebius,500.Meroe.SeeÆthiopia.Mesopotamia, ancient state of,204,296,513.Journey into Southern,437.Present state of,454.Metallurgyof Assyrians,161.Mirage, remarkable effect of,461.Mijwell, a Bedouin chief,253.Mirkan, village of,208.MilliKurds,257,8.Minuas, name of Armenian king,327,336.MirzaAgha, a Yezidi chief,44.Mohammed Emin, Sheikh,196,227.His tents,223,237,276.Mokhamour, ruins of,185.Monolithsat Nimroud,291,298.Moses of Chorene, description of Wan,322.Mosul, arrival at,54.Motassem Billah, palace of, at Samarrah,377.Mousa Bey, a Kurdish chief,309.Mouldsfor earrings discovered,482.Mound, building represented,96.Moxoene.SeeMukus.MontefikArabs,454.Mujelibé, mound of,390.Discoveries in,411.Painted walls and basalt lion,412.Tree on,413.Mukus, pass into,341.District of,ib.Musseiyib, village of,385.N.Nabathæans, conquered by Sennacherib,119.Naghit, cities of,124.Nahiri.SeeMesopotamia.Naharwan, canal,377.Nahr-el-Kelb, tablets of Sennacherib at,176.Nahum, tomb of,483,note.Narek, village and church of,340.Namet Agha, chief of Zibari,306.Names, Assyrian royal,125.Nasr, Sheikh,75.Navkur, plain of,305.Nazi, a Yezidi chief,47.Nazik, lake of,28.Nebbi Unus.SeeJonah.Nebuchadnezzar, name of,116,note.His golden image at Dura,376.Bricks and stones bearing his name,402,410.Rebuilt Babylon,425.Tablet of,424.Nedjd, road to,279.Present state of,434.Negoub, tablet from tunnel of,497.Nergal, an idol,432.Nerib, a city taken by Assyrians,293.Nestorianvillages near Akra,304.Families in Gherdi,309.Bishop of Shemisden,311.Patriarch,346.Turkish oppression,348.A bishop,352.A church,ib.Nimroud, return to,85.Discoveries at,104.Flood at,287.Small temples at,288,297.Account of building of north-west palace in inscriptions,293.Restoration of platform,530.Niebuhr, remarks on Greek art,369.Niffer, first view of,442.Description of,442.Excavations at,443.Coffins discovered,450.Nimroud Daghmountains,36.Nineveh, Roman coins of,479.Its founder, according to Rawlinson,495.Name of, on Egyptian monuments,505.Extent of,513,515.Described by old English travellers,539.Ninos, castle of, on site of Nineveh,478.Noah, a temple to,485,note.Nur Ullah Bey, murderer of Schulz,314.Nuvaki, ancient name of Susiana or Elam,292,365.O.Oannes.SeeDagon.Obelisk, from Nimroud, by whom raised,493.Name of Jehu on,ib.Omri, name of, on inscriptions,493.Ooroomiyah, American schools at,334.Ormuzd, form of,490.Orontes, river mentioned in inscriptions,295.Oxusriver, supposed to be mentioned in inscriptions,498.P.Palace, at Nimroud built,293.Of Nebuchadnezzar,422.Assyrian mode of lighting,524.More than one story,527.Internal decorations,528.Parasang, its length,55.Patriarch, of Akhtamar,338.Bodies of Chaldæan patriarchs discovered,233.Pearlsbrought to Babylon,430.Pedestalsdiscovered at Kouyunjik,477.Persia, frontiers of,314.Costume of ancient kings of,358,363.A prince of,384.Conquest of Babylon,426.Relics of, at Kouyunjik,485.PersianGulf navigated by Babylonians,


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