Ruins of Sacred and Historic Lands: Babylon, Nineveh, Palestine, Egypt, Central America, Italy, Etc., Etc., EtcT. Nelson, 1856 - 392 من الصفحات |
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... stones left one upon an- other ! The ambition of the old Babel - builders was well directed for this world . There are but two strong con- querors of the forgetfulness of men , Poetry and Archi- tecture ; and the latter in some sort ...
... stones left one upon an- other ! The ambition of the old Babel - builders was well directed for this world . There are but two strong con- querors of the forgetfulness of men , Poetry and Archi- tecture ; and the latter in some sort ...
الصفحة 10
... stone , and slime had they for mortar . And they said , Let us build us a city and a tower , whose top may reach unto heaven , and let us make us a name , lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth . " Their aim gives ...
... stone , and slime had they for mortar . And they said , Let us build us a city and a tower , whose top may reach unto heaven , and let us make us a name , lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth . " Their aim gives ...
الصفحة 20
... stone or impressed in brick , and were by no means adapted for current writ- ing . An ingenious suggestion has been recently thrown out , by which their intimate connection with the early brick - makers of the Asiatic plains is rendered ...
... stone or impressed in brick , and were by no means adapted for current writ- ing . An ingenious suggestion has been recently thrown out , by which their intimate connection with the early brick - makers of the Asiatic plains is rendered ...
الصفحة 22
... Stone inscription existed , with parallel inscription or translations ; and so dubious was the whole inquiry , that it even remained open to question , if the markings impressed on the bricks , and hewn on the sculptures and rocks of ...
... Stone inscription existed , with parallel inscription or translations ; and so dubious was the whole inquiry , that it even remained open to question , if the markings impressed on the bricks , and hewn on the sculptures and rocks of ...
الصفحة 25
... stone tablets or rocks . At Nimroud , the cursive writing was found on part of an alabaster vase , and on fragments of pottery , taken out of the rubbish covering the ruins . On the alabaster vase it accompa- nied an inscription in the ...
... stone tablets or rocks . At Nimroud , the cursive writing was found on part of an alabaster vase , and on fragments of pottery , taken out of the rubbish covering the ruins . On the alabaster vase it accompa- nied an inscription in the ...
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Adjunta ages amid ancient antiquities appear Asiatic Assyrian Babylon Babylonian beautiful believed bricks builders building buried caves centuries character Cholula Christian civilization continent creed cuneiform curious deity desolate discovered discovery divine dynasty early earth Edom Egyp Egypt Egyptian Egyptian mythology Ellora empire evidence excavations feet furnish Greek hand Herculaneum hieroglyphic historian human hundred Idumea Indians inscriptions interesting investigations Jerusalem Khorsabad king labour land Layard magnificence Major Rawlinson Manetho ments Mexican Mexico mighty modern monarchs monuments mound nations native Nile Nimroud Nineveh origin ornaments Osiris palaces peculiar period plain Pompeii pottery priests probably pyramid of Cholula pyramids race records reign relics remains remarkable rites Roman Rome Rosetta Stone Royal Asiatic Society ruins sacred Samian ware scene sculptures seems Shinar singular stone strange symbol temple thou tion tombs traces tumuli Typhon Uxmal vast walls whole worship Yucatan