CONTAINING OVER TWELVE HUNDRED COLORED PLATES AND ILLUSTRATIONS
Volume III.
LONDON
THE GROLIER SOCIETY
PUBLISHERS
Drawn by Boudier, after J. Dieulafoy. The vignette, which is
by Faucher-Gudin, is reproduced from an intaglio in the
Cabinet des Médailles.
CONTENTS
[ CHAPTER II—THE TEMPLES AND THE GODS OF CHALDÆA ]
[ CHAPTER III—CHALDÆAN CIVILIZATION ]
[ APPENDIX—THE PHARAOHS OF THE ANCIENT AND MIDDLE EMPIRES ]
List of Illustrations
[ Frontispiece.jpg El Hammam (the Bath) ]
[ 006.jpg One of the Eagle-headed Genii. ]
[ 009.jpg Bel-merodach, Armed With the Thunderbolt, Does Battle With the Tumultuous Tiamat. ]
[ 011.jpg a Kufa Laden With Stones, and Manned by A Crew Of Four Men. ]
[ 012.jpg the World As Conceived by The ChaldÆans ]
[ 025.jpg Gigantic ChaldÆan Reeds ]
[ 027.jpg the Marshes About The Confluence of The Kerkha And Tigris. ]
[ 030.jpg the Gathering of The Spathes Of The Male Palm Tree ]
[ 032.jpg a Winged Genius Holding in his Hand the Spathe Of The Male Date-palm. ]
[ 033.jpg the Heavily Maned Lion Wounded by an Arrow And Vomiting Blood. ]
[ 034.jpg the Urus in Act of Charging ]
[ 035.jpg a Herd of Onagers Pursued by Dogs and Wounded By Arrows. ]
[ 036.jpg the Chief Domestic Animals Op The Regions of The Euphrates. ]
[ 037.jpg the Sow and Her Litter Making Their Way Through A Bed of Reeds. ]
[ 042.jpg Two Fish-like Deities of the ChaldÆans. ]
[ 045.jpg Page With One of the Tablets Of The Deluge Series. ]
[ 048.jpg Shamashnapishtim Shut Into the Ark. ]
[ 051.jpg the JudÎ Mountains Sometimes Identified With Tub Ntsib Mountains. ]
[ 057.jpg Gilgames Strangles a Lion. ]
[ 060.jpg Gilgames Fights, on the Left With a Bull, On The Right With Eabani. ]
[ 068.jpg Gilgames and Eabani Fighting With Monsters. ]
[ 071.jpg the Scorpion-men of The Mountains Of MÂshu."]
[ 073.jpg Gilgames and Arad-ea Navigating Their Vessel. ]
[ 082.jpg Gilgames Struggles With a Lion ]
[ 96.jpg the Seal of Shargani-shar-ali: Gilgames Waters The Celestial Ox. ]
[ 096a.jpg Painting in Color of Charioteer ]
[ 098.jpg Page Image: the Arms Op The City and Kings Of Lagash ]
[ 099.jpg Fragment of Bas-relief by UrninÂ, King Of Lagash. ]
[ 101.jpg Idingiranagin Holding the Totem of Lagash. ]
[ 102.jpg Idingiranagin in his Chariot Leading His Troops. ]
[ 103.jpg Page Image. Vultures Feeding Upon the Dead. ]
[ 104.jpg Piling up the Mound of The Dead After The Battle. ]
[ 105.jpg King Urnina and his Family. ]
[ 109.jpg Sitting Statue of Gudea ]
[ 111.jpg Plan of the Ruins Of Mughîer ]
[ 112.jpg Statues from Telloh. And Head of One Of The Statue of Gudea. ]
[ 114.jpg Plan of the Ruins Of Abu-shahreyn ]
[ 115.jpg an Arab Crossing the Tigris in a “kufa.” ]
[ 117.jpg an Assyrian Kelek Laden With Building-stone. ]
[ 001.jpg El Hammam (the Bath) ]
[ 126.jpg Plan of the Ruins Of Wakka ]
[ 128.jpg a ChaldÆan Stamped Brick. ]
[ 134.jpg the Temple of Nannar at Uru, Approximately Restored. ]
[ 135.jpg the Temple of Uru in Its Present State, According To Taylor ]
[ 136.jpg Further View of the Temple Of Uru ]
[ 137.jpg Lion-headed Genius. ]
[ 138.jpg the South-west Wind ]
[ 141.jpg Sin Delivered by Merodach from the Assault of The Seven Evil Spirits. ]
[ 142.jpg Struggle Between a Good and an Evil Genius. ]
[ 145.jpg the God Ningibsu, Patron of Lagash. ]
[ 152.jpg the Adoration of The Mace and The Whip. ]
[ 153.jpg a Protecting Amulet. ]
[ 169.jpg the God Sun Receives The Homage of Two Worshippers. ]
[ 170.jpg Shamash Sets Out, in the Morning, from The Interior of the Heaven by The Eastern Gate. ]
[ 171.jpg Shamash in his Shrine, His Emblem Before Him On The Altar. ]
[ 173.jpg Ishtar Holding Her Star Before Sin. ]
[ 177.jpg the Birds of The Tempest ]
[ 178.jpg Ramman Armed With an Axe. ]
[ 179.jpg Ramman, the God of Tempests and Thunder. ]
[ 186.jpg Shamash Fights With zu and the Storm Birds. ]
[ 186a.jpg the Plenisphere Taken from The Temple Of Tentyra ]
[ 186b.jpg Text of the Plenisphere ]
[ 190.jpg Ishtar As a Warrior-goddess ]
[ 203.jpg a Votary Led to the God To Receive The Reward Of The Sacrifice ]
[ 204.jpg the Sacrifice: a Goat Presented to Ishtar. ]
[ 205.jpg the God Shamash Seizes With his Left Hand The Smoke of the Sacrifice. ]
[ 208.jpg Decorated Wrappings from a Mummy (color) ]
[ 209.jpg Chald.an Coffin in the Form of a Jar ]
[ 209a.jpg a Vaulted Tomb in Uru ]
[ 210.jpg ChaldÆan Tomb With Domed Roof. ]
[ 111.jpg Chaldean Tomb With Flat Roof. ]
[ 213.jpg the Interior of The Tomb ]
[ 220.jpg the Goddess Allat Passes Through The Nether Regions in Her Bark. ]
[ 221.jpg Nergal, the God of Hades; Back View. ]
[ 226.jpg Ishtar Despoiled of Her Garments in Hades ]
[ 229.jpg Dumuzi Rejuvenated on the Knees of Ishtar. ]
[ 233.jpg Etana Carried to Heaven by an Eagle. ]
[ 244.jpg the King Urnina Bearing The “kufa.” ]
[ 248.jpg the Plan of a Palace Built by Gudea. ]
[ 249.jpg Terra-cotta Barrel-right ]
[ 250.jpg Plan of the Existing Buildings Of Telloh. ]
[ 251.jpg Decoration of Coloured Cones on the Façade at Uruk ]
[ 252.jpg Pilasters of the Facade Of Gudea’s Palace ]
[ 255.jpg Stone Socket of One Of the Doors in The Palace Of Gudea.( Right) ]
[ 258.jpg Stand of Black Stone from the Palace Of Telloh. ]
[ 262.jpg Female Servant Bare to the Waist.(left) ]
[ 262.jpg Costume of a ChaldÆn Lady (right) ]
[ 266.jpg a Soldier Bringing Prisoners and Spoil. ]
[ 268.jpg Manuscript on Papyrus in Heiroglyphics ]
[ 279.jpg the Tablet of Tell-sifr, Broken to Show The Two Texts. ]
[ 280.jpg Tablet Bearing the Impress of a Seal ]
[ 294.jpg an Egyptian Slave Merchant ]
[ 208a.jpg Chaldean Houses at Uru. ]
[ 208b Plans of Houses Excavated at Eridu and Ubu. ]
[ 300.jpg ChaldÆan Household Utensils in Terra-cotta ]
[ 311a.jpg ChaldÆan Stone Implements. ]
[ 311b.jpg ChaldÆan Stone Hammer Bearing an Inscription. ]
[ 312.jpg ChaldÆn Implements of Bronze ]
[ 313.jpg Vase of Silver. And Bull Of Copper. ]
[ 315.jpg ChaldÆan Cylinder Exhibiting Traces of The Different Tools Used by the Engraver ]
[ 318.jpg Egyptian Manuscript ]
[ 318-text.jpg Egyptian Manuscript ]
[ 322.jpg the Michaux Stone (left) ]
[ 323.jpg the Other Side of The Michaux Stone (right) ]
[ 324.jpg Two Rows of Shadufs on the Bank Of a River. ]
[ 325.jpg ChaldÆan Farming Operations. ]
[ 329a.jpg Cooking: a Quarrel. ]
[ 329b.jpg Scenes of Pastoral Life in ChaldÆa. ]
[ 331.jpg the Dog in Tub Leash ]
[ 332.jpg ChaldÆan Carrying a Fish. (left) ]
[ 333.jpg the Onager Taken With The Lasso. ]
[ 340.jpg ChaldÆan Map of the World. ]
[ 341.jpg Astronomical Table ]
[ 352.jpg a ChaldÆan Amulet. ]
[ 354.jpg Magic Nail of Terra Cotta ]
[ 355.jpg Egyptian Cornice Bearing the Cartouches of Ramses I. ]
[ 357.jpg Lists of the Pharaohs Of The Ancient Empire ]
[ 358.jpg Lists on the Monuments ]
[ 359.jpg Lists on the Monuments ]
[ 360.jpg Lists on the Monuments ]
