INDEX.
A
- Abd-al-Medjid, Sultan, ii. [39].
- Abdul-Hamid, ii. [76].
- Abou-Abba (or Sippara), i. [200].
- Abou-Sharein, i. [157], [190], [262]; ii. [34].
- Abraham, i. [15], [199].
- Abydenus, i. [51];
- spoken of by Eusebius, [57].
- Abydos, on the Hellespont, ii. [220].
- Accad, i. [14], [21], [59].
- Acheron, i. [354].
- Adar (Saturn?), i. [73].
- Adrammelech, i. [103].
- Agbatana, see [Ecbatana.]
- Ahmes II., ii. [339].
- Ahura-Mazda, i. [88].
- Alabaster, found near Mossoul, i. [120];
- its distribution, [121];
- its constitution, [121];
- its characteristics as a material for the sculptor, ii. [110].
- Alabastron, ii. [301].
- Alexander the Great, i. [54]; ii. [382].
- Alexander Polyhistor, i. [51].
- Allat, i. [83], [345].
- Alphabet, invention of, i. [22].
- Altaï, i. [21].
- Altars, their characteristic forms, i. [236];
- with battlements, [255];
- circular, [256];
- sarcophagus-shaped, [256].
- Amanus, ii. [340].
- Amber, its absence from Mesopotamian remains, ii. [362].
- Amen, i. [78], [79].
- Ament, the Assyrian, i. [345].
- Amiaud, M., i. [361].
- Amoor, i. [19].
- Amphora, ii. [300].
- Amraphel, i. [36].
- Amulets, ii. [251].
- Anabasis quoted, i. [361].
- Anaïtis, see [Oannes].
- Animals, grotesque and fantastic, in Assyrian Art, ii. [167–173];
- on the seals, ii. [279].
- Anthemius, i. [172].
- Antioch, ii. [286].
- Antiochus-Epiphanes, i. [33].
- Aphrodite, ii. [398].
- Apollonius of Tyana, i. [299].
- Apsou (or Apason), i. [83].
- Arade, ii. [265].
- Aramaic, or Aramæan, came into common use with the second Chaldæan Empire, i. [18].
- Aram-Naharaim, i. [3].
- Arbeles, Arvil (or Ervil), i. [6]; ii. [48].
- Arch, frequent use of, i. [132], [221];
- invented in Chaldæa, [222];
- at Mugheir, [222];
- in the hanging gardens at Babylon, [223];
- in Sargon’s gateways, [224];
- in the sewers of the palaces, [227].
- Archivolt, enamelled, at Khorsabad, i. [290].
- Arioch, i. [36].
- Aristophanes, ii. [397].
- Aristotle, i. [71];
- his Politics quoted in reference to the size of Babylon, ii. [56].
- Arithmetic, Chaldæan, i. [68];
- origin of the sexagesimal system, [68].
- Armenia, annexed by Assyria, i. [7].
- Arms, ii. [343].
- Arrian, his Indian history, i. [57].
- Artaxerxes Mnemon, i. [90].
- Artists, their social position in Mesopotamia, ii. [394].
- Aryans, said to compose part of the early Chaldæan population, i. [18].
- Aryballos, ii. [306].
- Asia Minor, ii. [172].
- Ass, the wild, in Assyrian sculpture, ii. [150].
- Asshur, the builder of Nineveh, i. [14].
- Assur, i. [83];
- the Assyrian god par excellence, [84];
- fell with Nineveh, [88].
- Assurbanipal, i. [36], [44];
- receives the homage of Gyges, king of Lydia, [44];
- his cruelty, [47];
- patron of literature and the arts, [47];
- his library, [47];
- numerous remains of sculpture dating from his reign, ii. [236].
- Assurbilkala, ii. [101], [203], [289].
- Assuredilani, i. [51].
- Assurnazirpal, i. [42];
- his statue in the round, ii. [126].
- Assyria, its true boundaries, i. [7];
- its successive capitals, [7];
- its size, [7];
- consolidation of its supremacy, [41];
- first A. empire, [41];
- second A. empire, [41];
- expeditions into Armenia, Cappadocia, and Syria, [41];
- strictly a military monarchy, [96];
- its régime, [103];
- Assyrian monarchy, solidity of the succession, [103];
- characteristics of the Assyrian race, [105];
- cruelty of the Assyrian kings, [105–7];
- luxury of do., [105–7];
- constitution of the Assyrian nation, [111];
- comparative insignificance of civilian element, [112].
- Assyro-Chaldæan language, the, i. [53].
- Astarte, i. [345].
- Astragali, i. [206].
- Astrology, i. [65];
- the forerunner of real astronomy, [67].
- Athenæum quoted, i. [317].
- Aturia, a variant of Assyria, i. [6].
- Auben (or Auben-Ra), ii. [120].
- Augustus, ii. [382].
B
- Baal worshipped in Judah and Israel as well as Tyre and Sidon, i. [16].
- Baalazar, ii. [336].
- Babel, i. [14], [53].
- Bab-i-Houmaioun, ii. [72].
- Babil, i. [130], [154];
- its identity discussed, [384]; ii. [35].
- Babooshes, i. [238].
- Babylon, age of its premiership, i. [38];
- more tenacious of life than Nineveh, [54];
- etymology of the name, [86];
- natural elements of its prosperity, [92];
- superiority of its situation over that of Nineveh, [93];
- an “eternal city,” ii. [53];
- its defences, [53];
- incomplete nature of the explorations that have been carried out on its site, [55];
- its size discussed, [56–59];
- the stone bridge, [57];
- height of the walls, [63].
- Bactriana, metals brought from, i. [125].
- Bagdad, i. [40], [54].
- Bahr-ul-nejef, ii. [176].
- Bakhenkhonsou, ii. [394].
- Balawat, gates of, i. [194];
- steles figured on, [196];
- standards figured on, [195];
- their discovery by Mr. Rassam, [242]; ii. [51], [73], [118], [210].
- Baldricks, how coloured in the reliefs, ii. [247].
- Baruch quoted, ii. [89].
- Bas-reliefs, defective methods of fixing them, i. [265].
- Bassorah, i. [8], [38].
- Battering-ram, used by the Assyrians, ii. [64].
- Battlements, i. [248];
- coloured ornament upon them, [254];
- their effect against an Eastern sky, [254].
- Bavian, carved rocks at, i. [263];
- sculptures at, ii. [225];
- description of the valley, [226].
- Beards, their significance, ii. [136].
- Beauchamp, de, his account of a room in the Kasr, i. [281].
- Beharel, ii. [336].
- Behistan, i. [88].
- Bel, i. [78], [83];
- supreme in Chaldæa, [86];
- temple of, at Babylon, ii. [201].
- Bell, artist, drowned at Bavian, ii. [230].
- Bellino, cylinder of, ii. [61].
- Bel-Merodach, his sepulchral chamber, i. [379].
- Beltis (see [Istar]), i. [78].
- Beni-Hassan, i. [208].
- Benndorf quoted, i. [357].
- Berosus quoted by Lenormant, i. [2];
- quoted by Rawlinson, [4], [15];
- his Medic dynasty, [36];
- native Chaldæan dynasty, [36];
- his “Arab Kings,” [41], [57], [64];
- the decorations of the Temple of Bel, [287];
- his account of the origin of things quoted, ii. [270].
- Beyrout, ii. [231].
- Birch, Dr., quoted, ii. [120], [306], [311];
- his opinion on the ivories from Assyria, [320], [339].
- Birs-Nimroud, i. [130];
- its identity discussed, [384]; ii. [35].
- Bit-Saggatou, i. [379].
- Bitumen, its use as mortar, i. [155];
- where found, [155];
- used to attach glazed bricks to the surface of the walls, [285].
- Black stone, Lord Aberdeen’s, i. [211].
- Boaz, ii. [70].
- Bœckh, ii. [397].
- Borsip (or Borsippa), i. [38], [53].
- Boscawen, ii. [232], [345].
- Botta quoted, i. [157], [175];
- his opinion as to the use of columns, [179], [244], [259];
- glazed bricks, [294];
- his opinion as to Assyrian use of colour, ii. [245].
- Brandis, ii. [397].
- Bréal, Michel, quoted, i. [32].
- Brewster, Sir D., ii. [306], [308].
- Bricks, process of manufacture of, i. [115];
- system of construction in, [116];
- made in Chaldæa at a very early period, [117];
- their shape, [117];
- their size, [117];
- their inscriptions, [118];
- convex-sided B. at Abou-Sharein, [118];
- dangers of crude B. as a building material, [156];
- always clothed in some other material in the palaces, [271];
- quantity of enamelled B. to be found in Babylonia, [281];
- enamelled B. of Assyria inferior to those of Chaldæa, [281];
- glazed B. in the British Museum, [281];
- enamelled B. found by George Smith at Nimroud, [293].
- Bridge, at Babylon, ii. [57].
- Bronze, its use in the palaces of the king of Babylon, according to Philostratus, i. [299].
- Broussa, i. [289].
- Balls, winged, ii. [81].
- Battons, or walking-sticks, ii. [357].
- Bracelets, ii. [356].
- Bumados, ii. [225].
- Buvariia, i. [156], [371].
- Byblos, i. [56].
C
- Cabul, ii. [374].
- Caillou Michaux, the, i. [30]; ii. [4], [197–8].
- Cairo compared to Babylon, ii. [59].
- Calah, i. [14], [42];
- to be identified with Nimroud, [314].
- Callisthenes, i. [71].
- Calneh, i. [14].
- Campania, engraved bowls found there, ii. [339].
- Candolle, A. de, ii. [399].
- Canephoros found near Bagdad, ii. [116].
- Capitals, i. [205].
- Cappadocia, annexed by Assyria, i. [7]; ii. [236].
- Carpets, probable identity of the patterns on modern Kurdish carpets with those made in antiquity, i. [289]; ii. [293].
- Cartoons, used by the designers of the glazed brick decorations, i. [285].
- Caucasus, metals brought from the, i. [125].
- Causeways, paved, ii. [74].
- Cavaniol, H., quoted, i. [151].
- Cedars from Lebanon, used by Assyria, i. [123].
- Cemeteries, drainage of the C. in Lower Chaldæa, i. [341];
- their contents, [342].
- Ceramics, etymology of the word, i. [115].
- Chabouillet, his Catalogue des Camées quoted, ii. [90].
- Chafing-dishes, ii. [323].
- Chaldæa, primitive civilisation, i. [1];
- its size, [7];
- ethnic elements of primitive C., [16];
- its early population, [17–21];
- second C. empire, [52];
- sudden storms, [74];
- archaic period of its art, ii. [187];
- its classic age, [192].
- Chaldæan religion, i. [55];
- more obscure than that of Egypt, [55];
- its derivation from fetishism, [59];
- origin of the composite forms of gods, [60];
- astronomy compared with that of Egypt, [72];
- origin of its idols, [76];
- difficulty of establishing a Mesopotamian pantheon, [78];
- the composite figures of Egypt and Mesopotamia compared, [79];
- anthropomorphism of the Chaldæans franker then than that of the Egyptians, [80];
- premiership of successive gods, [84].
- Chaldæans (the priestly sect), described by Diodorus, i. [90];
- their archimagus, [91].
- Chalybes, ii. [312].
- Chamanism, i. [59].
- Chariots, war-, ii. [74];
- their construction, [75].
- Chariot-poles, ii. [344].
- Chastity, sacrifice of, at Babylon, i. [89].
- Chatra (or shatra), ii. [174].
- Chedorlaomer, i. [36].
- Chedornakhounta, i. [36].
- China, its civilisation compared with those of Egypt and Chaldæa, ii. [378–380].
- Chipiez quoted, i. [220].
- Chronology, Chaldæan and Assyrian, i. [36–41].
- Choisy, Aug., quoted, i. [172].
- Chosroes, i. [171], [185].
- Cicero quoted, i. [66], [71].
- Cimmerians, i. [44].
- Clermont-Ganneau quoted, i. [348]; ii. [342].
- Cloaca Maxima, i. [233].
- Cloisonné shapes, ii. [202].
- Coffered ceilings, i. [294–304].
- Coffins, from Warka and Niffer, ii. [306].
- Colour, the use of, in decoration, i. [272];
- the use of in the human figures in the reliefs, i. [277].
- Columns, their restricted use, i. [132];
- their rarity due to want of stone, [200];
- their occurrence in the Sippara tablet, [202];
- sheathed in bronze, [205];
- bases, [214–217];
- figured upon gems, ivories, and bronzes, [220].
- Commerce, ii. [372].
- Composite forms of Assyro-Chaldæan gods, i. [63].
- Cones, coloured, used for wall-decoration in Chaldæa, i. [279];
- bronze, at Tello, [318];
- superseded cylinders as seals, ii. [276].
- Confucius, ii. [378].
- Corneto, i. [180].
- Corundum, ii. [260].
- Costume, Chaldæo-Assyrian, ii. [94].
- Courban-Bairam, feast of, ii. [38].
- Courtyards, at Khorsabad, ii. [16], [29].
- Cow, the, in Assyrian sculpture, ii. [143].
- Creil, ii. [381].
- Crenellations, i. [248];
- Place’s theory of their origin, [252];
- note by editor, [253];
- coloured ornament upon them, [254].
- Crete, ii. [51].
- Crux Ansata, ii. [120].
- Crystals, used for decorating furniture, ii. [323].
- Ctesias, i. [52];
- speaks of the Χαλδαίοι, [90];
- his account of the walls of Babylon, [282];
- his statements as to the size of Babylon, ii. [59];
- his statements as to the size of Nineveh, [59];
- on the bronze figures of the gods, [202];
- his description of the figures on the walls of Babylon, [296].
- Ctesiphon, i. [54];
- never seems to have been a seat of learning, [57], [93], [223].
- Cunaxa, i. [113].
- Cuneiform characters, i. [14].
- Cush, i. [14].
- Cutha, ii. [57].
- Cyaxares, i. [50].
- Cybele, ii. [398].
- Cylinder, commemorative, its discovery at the Birs-Nimroud by Sir H. Rawlinson, i. [317];
- the Phillips C., [317].
- Cylinders (seals), i. [56];
- their universal use in Babylonia, ii. [251];
- collections of, in our Museums, [251];
- method of mounting, [255];
- of carrying, [256];
- their supercession by cones, [276];
- rarity of metal cylinders, [280].
- Cypriots, their indebtedness to Babylonia for their written characters, i. [32].
- Cyprus, engraved bowls found there, ii. [339].
- Cyrus, i. [54].
D
- Dado, coloured, at Khorsabad, i. [273].
- Dagon, see [Oannes].
- Daily Telegraph, the, its subsidies to Mr. George Smith’s exploration, ii. [7].
- Damascening, ii. [345].
- Damascius, i. [58], [83].
- Damascus, ii. [231].
- Darius, ii. [201], [275].
- Decoration, i. [260];
- the colours of the painted D., [272];
- motives of the coloured D., [274];
- colours used at Babylon, [283];
- cuneiform characters used decoratively, [284];
- use of animal forms in D., [307].
- Deecke quoted, i. [32].
- Delaporte, bricks brought to Europe by, i. [284].
- Deuteronomy quoted, i. [151].
- Diamond dust, its use by gem engravers, ii. [260].
- Diarbekir, ii. [203].
- Diodorus, i. [5], [120];
- his vague statements as to height of Babylonian temples, [129];
- statement as to destruction of the temple of Bel, [137];
- his description of the palaces of Semiramis quoted, ii. [34];
- λίθιναι δοκοί, [35];
- his statements as to the size of Babylon, [55];
- his statement, after Ctesias, as to the size of Nineveh, [60];
- his mention of the statue of Bel, ii. [202].
- Dionysius Periegetes quoted, i. [299].
- Diorite, used by the Chaldæan sculptors, i. [141];
- statues from Tello, ii. [175];
- fragments found at Tello, [190].
- Dioscorides (or Dioscurides), ii. [263].
- Disk, the winged, its significance, i. [87].
- Dog, the, in Assyrian sculpture, ii. [143].
- Dolerite, ii. [175].
- Domes, see [Vaults].
- Domestic architecture, ii. [51].
- Doors, their forms, i. [236].
- Doorways, importance of, i. [244].
- Dour-Saryoukin (or Khorsabad), i. [43], [227];
- plan of, [313].
- Dowels, metal, used to fix the carved slabs, i. [265].
- Drainage, system of, in palaces, i. [227].
- Drainpipes in the Chaldæan mounds, i. [158].
- Drapery, its effect upon Assyrian sculpture, ii. [286].
- Dromedary, the, in Assyrian sculpture, ii. [152].
- Dumouzi, i. [83].
- Dungi, ii. [259], [266].
E
- Earrings, how coloured in the reliefs, ii. [247], [354];
- in the form of nude children, ii. [362].
- Ecbatana, i. [52];
- the colours of its walls, [273].
- Ekimmou, i. [345].
- Elam, i. [35].
- Ellasar, i. [36], [39].
- Elselah, ii. [336].
- Embroidery, on the robe of Assurnazirpal, i. [307];
- use of animal forms in, [308]; ii. [364].
- Ephron the Hittite, ii. [70].
- Epigenes, i. [71].
- Epithets given to the gods, i. [347].
- Erech, i. [14], [24]; ii. [265].
- Esarhaddon, i. [44], [103]; ii. [8];
- unfinished state of his palace at Nimroud, [8], [40];
- his image in the pass of the Lycos, [231];
- rarity of sculptures dating from his reign, [236].
- “E-schakil,” i. [261].
- Esther quoted, ii. [71].
- Etana, i. [346].
- Etruria, engraved bowls found there, ii. [339].
- Euphrates, its inundations, i. [9].
- Eusebius, i. [51], [57].
- Ezekiel quoted, i. [286]; ii. [372], [374].
F
- Fergusson, James, defects of his restorations, i. [277].
- Finnish compared to the language of early Chaldæa, i. [19].
- Firouz-Abad, i. [169].
- Flandin, Eugène, his opinion on the roofing question, i. [163];
- his opinion as to the polychromy of the Assyrians, ii. [245].
- Fly-flappers, ii. [203];
- how coloured in the reliefs, [247].
- Forks, ii. [351].
- Foundation ceremonies, i. [311].
- Fountains, at Bavian, ii. [229];
- in Asia Minor, their decoration, i. [262].
- Fox-Talbot quoted, ii. [159].
- Fresnel, ii. [58].
- Frieze, of enamelled brick at Khorsabad, i. [283].
- Fringes, how represented and coloured, ii. [247].
- of the Parthenon, ii. [104].
- Furniture, ii. [313];
- its magnificence in Assyria, [313];
- thrones, [314];
- decorative motives, [314–324];
- Ivory ornament used upon it, [319];
- remains from Van, [319].
- Fustel de Coulanges quoted, i. [345].
G
- Gailhabaud, i. [180].
- Gates, discovered at Nineveh by Layard, ii. [62];
- at Khorsabad by Place, [62];
- discovery of the Balawat gates by Mr. Rassam, i. [242];
- gates at Khorsabad described, ii. [65–72];
- use of gates in the East, [69].
- Gems, ii. [251];
- engraving upon oyster shells and other comparatively soft materials, [258];
- cylinders, [251–280].
- Genesis quoted, i. [14], [15], [117], [155], [199]; ii. [70].
- Ghazir, ii. [225].
- Ghunduk, ii. [232].
- Glass, the earliest known example of transparent glass, ii. [306];
- its early use in Mesopotamia, [306].
- Globe, the winged, its significance, i. [87].
- Glyptic art, ii. [251–280].
- Gobineau, de, ii. [253].
- Gold, i. [299];
- used for decorating domes, [379].
- Gomel, ii. [225].
- Goun-goun, i. [39].
- Graphic processes, i. [327];
- plan from Tello, [327];
- disproportion between figures and buildings, [333].
- Greeks, the, as travellers and observers, i. [56].
- Gudea, bronzes inscribed with his name, ii. [116], [180], [188].
- Guillaume, E., quoted, ii. [128].
- Guyard, Stanislas, his agreements with M. Halévy on the origin of the Chaldæans, i. [19].
- Gyges, king of Lydia, his homage to Assurbanipal, i. [44].
H
- Hades, the Assyrian, i. [345].
- Halévy, J., his disbelief in Turanian element in primitive Chaldæa, i. [19];
- quoted, [21];
- his dissent from the reading Gudea or Goudea, [328];
- translation of a text relating to a posthumous life, [344].
- Haldia, i. [394].
- Ham, i. [15].
- Hama, i. [349].
- Haman, i. [131]; ii. [71].
- Hammourabi, i. [35];
- contracts from the time of, ii. [277].
- Hands, treatment of, in Chaldæan statues, ii. [183].
- Hanging gardens, the, at Babylon, i. [223]; ii. [30];
- their position, [35].
- Harem, at Khorsabad, ii. [20].
- Harness, how ornamented, ii. [357].
- Hathor, i. [78].
- Havet, M. Ernest, i. [15].
- Hea-bani, ii. [86], [263], [269].
- Hedjra, ii. [176].
- Helbig, ii. [302].
- Heliopolis, i. [56].
- Hematite, ii. [252].
- Hera, i. [374].
- Herat, ii. [374].
- Herodotus, considers Babylonia a mere district of Assyria, i. [5];
- quoted, [8], [9], [12];
- his Ἀσσύριοι λόγοι, [50], [120];
- the vagueness of his statement as to the height of the temple of Bel, [129], [155];
- the ramparts of Ecbatana, [273];
- his scanty allusions to burial in Mesopotamia, [340];
- his reference to Nineveh, ii. [59];
- his statement as to the height of the walls of Babylon, [63];
- and as to their width, [64];
- quoted, [94];
- his description of the temple of Bel or Belus, [201];
- quoted, [257].
- Hesiod, ii. [397].
- Heuzey quoted, i. [63]; ii. [177], [184].
- Hierapolis, i. [56].
- Hillah, i. [27], [38];
- mentioned by George Smith, [153]; ii. [195].
- Hinges, bronze, i. [243].
- Hipparchus, ii. [398].
- Hisr-Sargon (or Dour-Saryoukin), see [Khorsabad].
- Hit, i. [4].
- Hoefer, Ferd., quoted, ii. [5].
- Hoffmann quoted, i. [337].
- Horse, the, in Assyrian sculpture, ii. [149].
- Horus, i. [78].
- Household, arrangement of the royal H. in Assyria, i. [96].
- Humboldt quoted by Rawlinson, i. [3].
- Hyksos, ii. [378].
- Hypogea, at Bavian, ii. [227].
I
- Ibex, occurs on the summits of shafts, i. [209];
- in Assyrian sculpture, ii. [150].
- Iconography, was there an Assyrian? ii. [138].
- Ilou, i. [78].
- India, metals brought from, i. [125].
- Inscriptions, funerary, their absence i. [55].
- Iran, ii. [236].
- Isaiah, ii. [372].
- Isidore, i. [172].
- Isis, i. [78].
- Ismi-Dagan, i. [39].
- Ispahan, i. [289].
- Istar (Venus), i. [73], [78];
- how figured, [80];
- her relationship to male deities, [83];
- her descent into hades, [344];
- her arrival at the gate of Hades, [345]; ii. [89], [92], [193], [289].
- Ivories, ii. [118–125];
- Egyptian character of many ivories, [320];
- how they have acquired their present colour, [322].
- Ivory, its use in decoration, i. [300];
- panels in the British Museum, [301];
- used for the decoration of furniture, ii. [319];
- means by which the demand for ivory was supplied, [320].
- Izdubar, the Assyrian Hercules, i. [346]; ii. [86], [263], [269].
J
- Jambs, the bronze jambs of the gates of Babylon, i. [241].
- Janus, ii. [91].
- Jewelry, ii. [349].
- Jezireh, El-, i. [3]; ii. [61].
- Jigan, ii. [304].
- Jonah, character of the book of, ii. [61].
- Joshua quoted, ii. [363].
- Judæa, ii. [172].
K
- Kasr, i. [261];
- its identity discussed, i. [384]; ii. [35].
- Kaleh-Shergat (or Ellasar), i. [7], [39]; ii. [51];
- basalt statue found at, [110].
- Karamles, ii. [51].
- Karigalzu, i. [315]; ii. [259].
- Karkhemish, ii. [374].
- Keleks, i. [323].
- Kerman, i. [2].
- Ker Porter, i. [40].
- Khabour, i. [305]; ii. [51].
- Khasdim, i. [6].
- Khausser, ii. [9].
- Khesbet, ii. [293].
- Khetas, ii. [284].
- Khorassan, i. [289].
- Khorsabad, i. [7];
- plan of Sargon’s city, [313];
- its discovery by M. Botta, ii. [4];
- compared with Versailles, [11];
- its extent, [11];
- the arrangement of its plan, [13];
- the seraglio, [11–16];
- the harem, [20];
- courtyards, [16], [29];
- the offices, [27];
- size of the city of K., [62].
- Khouzistan, i. [17].
- Kings quoted, i. [302].
- Kislar aga, compared to the Tartan, i. [96].
- Knife-handles, ii. [348].
- “Knop and flower” pattern, i. [240], [302].
- Koran, i. [287].
- Korkhar, ii. [203], [231].
- Kouffa, i. [93].
- Kouti, i. [53].
- Kourdourmapouk, ii. [194].
- Kouyundjik, i. [7], [44]; ii. [44];
- arrangement of the ruins on the mound, [47].
- Kunuku, ii. [255].
- Kurdistan, i. [289].
- Kushites, their relationship with the Shemites, i. [16], [17].
L
- Lachish, siege of, figured in the reliefs, ii. [103], [319].
- Lantern or “Louvre,” i. [183].
- Laplace, his Histoire de l’Astronomie quoted, i. [68].
- Larissa, i. [112];
- its supposed identity with Mespila, ;
- Xenophon’s description discussed, [385].
- Larnaca, ii. [219].
- Larsam, i. [1], [38].
- Latium, engraved bowls found there, ii. [339].
- Layard, Sir A. H., quoted, i. [7], [10–12], [27], [30], [40], [51];
- speaks of fetishism among the Kurds, [61], [74], [116], [119], [120], [138], [155];
- his opinion as to the forms of roof, [160–1];
- his discovery of wood ashes in the palaces, [176], [183];
- found upper chambers at Nimroud, [189], [193], [199], [207], [211], [213];
- discovery of sphinxes in south-western edifice at Nimroud, [214];
- his discovery of limestone bases in Sennacherib’s palace, [219], [230], [243], [261], [277];
- colours used in decoration, [280], [392];
- his opinions as to the size of Nineveh quoted, ii. [61];
- his discovery of one of the gates of Nineveh, [62];
- quoted, [152], [226], [236];
- his opinion upon Assyrian polychromy, [247].
- Le Blant, E., quoted, i. [339].
- Ledrain quoted, i. [317].
- Lenormant, F., i. [17];
- quoted, i. [22], [30], [34], [37], [39];
- his Magie chez les Chaldéens quoted, [59], [69], [261]; ii. [90], [252].
- Lens found at Nimroud, ii. [308].
- Letronne, i. [177].
- Lighting, methods of, i. [180];
- cylinders found by Place, [184];
- by the doors, [186].
- Likbagas, ii. [180].
- Lintel, stone, from Kouyundjik, i. [237].
- Lion, the, in Assyrian sculpture, ii. [154];
- its frequent occurrence as a decorative motive, i. [219].
- Loftus, W. K., quoted, i. [8], [24], [92], [118], [156];
- his opinion as to the forms of roofs, [161], [245];
- his explanation of the semi-circular pilasters, [245], [262], [278];
- his opinion as to the casing of Assyrian walls, [282];
- his opinion on the cemetery at Warka, [339];
- his explorations at Mugheir, [371];
- his explorations, ii. [7], [33];
- coffins brought home by him, ii. [306].
- Longpérier, de, quoted, i. [116], [281]; ii. [187];
- his erroneous impression as to the cylinders, [255].
- Lapis-lazuli, ii. [294].
- Lortet, Prof., ii. [232].
- Lot, i. [199].
- Lotus-flower, used as an ornamental motive, i. [303].
- Lycos, ii. [231].
- Lysippus, ii. [286].
- Lucian, “the Syrian goddess,” i. [58].
- Lucretius, ii. [364].
M
- Madaktu, its capture figured, i. [331].
- Magnifying-glass found at Nimroud, ii. [308].
- Malthaï, rock sculptures at, ii. [232], [319].
- Manchester, ii. [381].
- Manetho, i. [15].
- Marduk, see [Merodach].
- Martial, ii. [364].
- Martin, T. H., quoted, i. [71].
- Masius, Mt., i. [6].
- Maspero, quoted, i. [8], [17], [20], [34], [44], [53].
- Mastabas, compared with the cemeteries of lower Chaldæa, i. [343].
- Materials, inferiority of those used by the Mesopotamian artist, i. [94];
- Assyria better provided than Chaldæa, [123];
- M. used by the sculptor, ii. [109].
- Mechanical contrivances, i. [322];
- transport of a winged bull, [323];
- the lever, [326].
- Meched-Ali, mosque of, at Nedjef, i. [340].
- Medes, extent of their empire before 625 B.C., i. [52].
- Memphis, i. [44].
- Ménant, J., i. [40], [48], [95]; ii. [90], [184], [253].
- Merodach (Jupiter?), i. [73], [75], [83], [347]; ii. [89].
- Merodach-idin-akhi, stele of, ii. [93], [194].
- Mesopotamia, formation of its soil, i. [8];
- fertilisation of its basin, [8];
- absence of rain in Chaldæa, [8];
- spring in M., [11];
- formation of the alluvial plain, [14];
- climate, [196].
- Mesopotamian architecture, its general forms, i. [126];
- their cause, [126];
- the mounds, [226];
- their universal employment for monumental buildings, [129];
- restricted use of piers and columns, [132];
- the absence of orders, [132];
- bad effect of rainstorms upon buildings, [133];
- thickness of palace walls at Nineveh, [138];
- the column, [141];
- capitals, [141];
- important part played by the arch, [141];
- its early invention, [143];
- frequent use of the vault, [144];
- total absence of structures in dressed stone from Chaldæa, [146];
- methods of bonding stone in Assyria, [147];
- absence of mortar from Assyrian buildings, [154];
- provision for drainage in mounds, [158];
- absence of direct evidence as to common forms of roof, [160];
- size of rooms, [179];
- methods of lighting, [180];
- size of doorways, [186];
- pavilions and other light structures, [192];
- column often used in them, [196];
- orientation, [311];
- plans, their peculiarities, [327].
- Metal dishes, ii. [324];
- engraved bowls or cups, [326];
- their quasi-Egyptian character, [330];
- their true origin, [336].
- Metallurgy, ii. [308];
- metals used in Mesopotamia, [308];
- the metal district of Western Asia, [312].
- Metrical system of Chaldæa-Assyria, i. [69].
- Michel, Charles, his account of the discovery of Nineveh, ii. [9].
- Milliarium, i. [257].
- Mines, military, employed by the Assyrians, ii. [64].
- Models for the sculptor, i. [215].
- Moloch, worshipped in Judah and Israel as well as Tyre and Sidon, i. [16].
- Montefik Arabs, i. [38].
- Monoliths, i. [258].
- Moon, Chaldæan observations of, i. [70].
- Mordecai, ii. [71].
- Mortar, its absence from Assyrian buildings, i. [154].
- Mosaics, quasi-M. at Warka, i. [278].
- Mossoul, yearly villegiatura of its inhabitants, i. [199].
- Mouldings, i. [236], [245].
- Moulds for jewellers, ii. [356].
- Mountains, how indicated in the reliefs, ii. [207].
- Mousasir, i. [394].
- Mousta, church at, i. [168].
- Mudjelibeh, see [Kasr].
- Mugheir, i. [38], [159];
- arches at, [222];
- plan of temple at, [312]; ii. [34], [256], [308].
- Müller, Ch., i. [16].
- Müller, Max. quoted, i. [20].
- Müller, Ottfried, i. [233].
- Müntz, Eugène, ii. [364].
- Musesinip, cylinder of, ii. [273].
- Mylitta, see [Istar].
- Myrrh, brought from Arabia, ii. [373].
N
- Nabonassar, i. [71].
- Nabopolassar, i. [50], [92];
- his restoration of Babylon, [134]; ii. [200].
- Nabou, i. [83].
- Nabounid, his discovery of the angle stone of the temple of Ulbar, i. [315]; ii. [58].
- Nahar-Hammourabi, i. [40].
- Nahar-Malcha, i. [40].
- Nahr-el-Kelb, ii. [231].
- Nahum quoted, i. [51]; ii. [313], [372].
- Nana, i. [83].
- Nebbi-Younas, i. [7], [47];
- palace built by Assurbanipal still hidden there, [48]; ii. [44].
- Nebo (Mercury?) i. [73];
- description of his statues, [80];
- his place of repose decorated by Nebuchadnezzar, [299];
- statue, ii. [126];
- statue of, from the time of Vulush III., [217].
- Nebuchadnezzar, i. [27], [35];
- comparison with Rameses II., [53]; ii. [200].
- Necklaces, ii. [355].
- Ner, i. [346].
- Nergal (Mars?), i. [73], [345].
- Nestorians, i. [140].
- Nicæa, i. [289].
- Niebuhr quoted, i. [157];
- his opinion as to the possibilities of Assyrian exploration quoted, ii. [4].
- Niffer, ii. [306].
- Nimrod, his genealogy, i. [15], [17]; ii. [269].
- Nimroud, i. [7];
- to be identified with Calah, [314];
- general arrangement of buildings at, [314];
- its first exploration by Layard, ii. [5];
- arrangement of buildings at, [39];
- the central palace, [40];
- upper chambers found by Layard, [43];
- probably distinct from Nineveh, [60].
- Nineveh, its Greek name, i. [7];
- changes in historical theory brought about by its exploration, [34];
- its destruction, [50];
- difficulty of ascertaining the relative ages of the ruins, ii. [36];
- its size discussed, [59];
- Layard’s opinion as to its size, [61];
- a town gate discovered by Layard, [62].
- Ninus, i. [7], [33];
- represented on the walls of Babylon according to Ctesias, [283];
- buried within the palace at Babylon (Diodorus), [361];
- extravagant statements of Diodorus as to the size and height of his tomb, [362]; ii. [218].
- Nipour (or Niffer), i. [38].
- Nisroch, i. [78].
- Nitocris, ii. [218].
- Nœldeke, Th., quoted, i. [34]; ii. [61].
- Norris, Edwin, quoted, i. [22].
- Noushirwan, i. [185].
- Nude, the, in Chaldæo-Assyrian sculpture, ii. [92];
- the absence of nude figures from the reliefs, [98].
O
- Oannes, i. [1], [36], [64], [83];
- on Péretié’s plaque, [352]; ii. [261], [266].
- Obelisks, unsuitableness of the name, i. [257];
- their forms, i. [236];
- of Shalmaneser II., [258].
- Observatory, the Khorsabad, i. [247], [374];
- described, [386];
- the colours of its stages, [386];
- their number, [386];
- its awkward position, [391];
- suggested use (note by editor), [391].
- Oppert, his ethnical theories, i. [19];
- quoted, [21], [22], [28], [30], [119];
- his estimate of height of temple of Bel, [130], [201];
- his mention of colours used on buildings, [280];
- decorative painting in Babylonia, [284].
- Orders, the, their practical absence from Mesopotamian architecture, i. [132].
- Orientation of buildings, i. [311].
- Osiris, i. [78], [79].
- Ourbaou, ii. [180].
- Ourdeys, ii. [73].
- Ourkam, i. [35];
- the Menes of Chaldæa, [38]; ii. [259], [266].
- Oysters, carvings upon their shells, ii. [118].
P
- Painting, ii. [292];
- pigments used, [294].
- Palette of the Mesopotamian decorator, i. [283].
- Pallacopas, Lake, i. [53].
- Palm-bark, represented by Ninevite sculptors, i. [202].
- Palmyra, i. [349]; ii. [374].
- Pamir, i. [21].
- Paradise (or Park), ii. [51].
- Parasol, ii. [203].
- Parthians, succeeded by the Sassanids, i. [57].
- Paving, three systems of, i. [238].
- Pediment, i. [394].
- Péretié, his bronze plaque, i. [349].
- Percy, Dr., ii. [312].
- Pergamus, ii. [286].
- Pericles, ii. [382].
- Περὶ φύσεως, the Greek philosophic poems of the sixth century, ii. [397].
- Perrot and Chipiez, Art in Ancient Egypt quoted, i. [13], [23], [61], [86], [208], [213], [222], [234], [246], [248], [268], [322]; ii. [131–135].
- Persepolis, i. [88].
- Phidias, i. [58]; ii. [286].
- Philostratus quoted, i. [299], [379].
- Phœnicia, ii. [172].
- Phœnicians, their invention of the alphabet, i. [23].
- Pictography, i. [31].
- Piers, their restricted use, i. [132].
- Pigments, ii. [294].
- Pilasters, i. [216].
- Pinches, T. G., i. [195];
- quoted, ii. [213].
- Pivots (door-pivots), i. [240].
- Place, Victor, quoted, i. [116], [118], [138];
- his discovery of a cedar beam at Khorsabad, [140], [148];
- his opinion on the roofing question, [163];
- statement as to the timber found in the excavations, [164];
- his discovery of fragmentary vaulted ceilings among the ruins, [165], [173], [183], [186–189], [191], [192], [202], [208], [224], [243], [248], [266];
- loss of his collections in the Tigris, [285];
- on the plan of Sargon’s palace at Khorsabad, ii. [32];
- his description of the French consulate at Mossoul, ii. [71];
- his opinion as to the use of colour in Assyrian architecture, [246].
- Planisphere, fragments found at Kouyundjik, i. [72].
- Plans, peculiarities of Mesopotamian, i. [328].
- Plato, ii. [397].
- Plautus, ii. [364].
- Plinth, painted black at Khorsabad, i. [272], [291].
- Pliny, quoted by Rawlinson, i. [4];
- calls the whole of Mesopotamia Assyria, [5], [71];
- quoted, ii. [364].
- Plutarch (pseudo), treatise on Isis and Osiris, i. [58].
- Polychromy, ii. [243];
- traces of colour still perceptible on the sculptures in the Louvre and the British Museum, [248];
- “natural polychromy,” [249].
- Polydemonism, i. [62].
- Polytheism, a development from the worship of stars and planets, i. [75].
- Pompeii, i. [139].
- Pongnon, ii. [61], [226].
- Population, elements of the P. in Mesopotamia, i. [13].
- Porches, i. [218].
- Porphyrius, i. [71].
- Portes ornées, Khorsabad, i. [217], [227].
- Pottery, ii. [298].
- Praxiteles, i. [58]; ii. [286].
- Prisse d’Avennes quoted, i. [305].
- Proportions of early Assyrian figures, ii. [203].
- Prostitutions, religious, at Babylon, i. [89], [377].
- Ptah, i. [78], [79].
- Ptolemy, quoted by Rawlinson, i. [4];
- his astronomical canon, i. [71].
- Pyrgoteles, ii. [263].
R
- Racine, ii. [71].
- Raman, i. [75]; ii. [89].
- Rassam, H., his discovery of a metal threshold at Borsippa, i. [241], [256];
- his explorations under Sir H. Rawlinson’s surveillance, ii. [7];
- excavations at Kouyundjik, [48], [118].
- Rawlinson, Prof., his description of the physical characteristics of Chaldæa, i. [2], [47], [71], [80], [211], [277];
- quoted, ii. [1];
- quoted in connection with Semiramis, and her possible identification with Sammouramit, [218];
- on the question of polychromy, [247].
- Rawlinson, Sir Henry, quoted, i. [22], [156];
- his explorations, ii. [7].
- Rehoboth, i. [14].
- Rennell, his Herodotus quoted, i. [281].
- Repoussé work, ii. [116].
- Resen, i. [14], [122].
- Rhea, i. [374].
- Rhind, H., i. [279].
- Rhodes, ii. [286].
- Rich, his observations, on the construction of vaults by the native builders of Mesopotamia, i. [167], [261];
- colours used in decoration, [280].
- Roads, for military purposes, ii. [74];
- used by Mesopotamian commerce, [374].
- Rollin, i. [33].
- Rome, ii. [286].
- Roofs, discussion as to how Mesopotamian buildings were roofed, i. [160].
- Ross, his geological explorations, i. [4], n2.
- Rouet, M., ii. [225].
- Ruelle, Ch. E., i. [58].
- Ruth quoted, ii. [70].
S
- Sacred tree, i. [212].
- Sacrifices, human, asserted allusions to them on the cylinders, ii. [268].
- Sagaraktyas, i. [315].
- Saïd-Hassan, ii. [174].
- Samarah, i. [3].
- Samas, i. [83];
- tablet of Sippara, [200]; ii. [90], [193], [266].
- Samas-Vul II., stele of, ii. [209], [354].
- Sammouramit (? Semiramis), ii. [217].
- Samsibin, i. [39].
- Sandals, in the reliefs, ii. [247].
- Sarbistan, i. [169], [186].
- Sardanapalus, i. [43];
- the Greek myth, [52], [187]; ii. [59].
- Sargon, i. [43], [105];
- stele of, found near Larnaca, ii. [219].
- Saryoukin, see [Sargon].
- Sarzec, M. de, his discoveries at Tello, i. [24], [279];
- quoted, [382]; ii. [33], [141].
- Sassanids, successors of the Parthians, i. [57].
- Sayce, A. H., quoted, i. [33], [69]; ii. [263], [346].
- Scabbard, ii. [164], [345].
- Sceptres, how coloured in the reliefs, ii. [247].
- Schenafieh, ii. [176].
- Schlumberger, G., his fragments of the Balawat gates, i. [242]; ii. [213].
- Schulze, ii. [232].
- Screw of Archimedes, its asserted use at Babylon, ii. [31].
- Sculpture, absence of women from the reliefs, i. [111];
- practically confined to war and hunting, [111];
- its principal themes, ii. [78];
- its fondness for fantastic animals, [79];
- treatment of the nude, [92];
- the absence of nude figures from the reliefs, [98];
- documentary character of Assyrian sculpture, [101];
- epic or newspaper? [103];
- want of variety in the composition of the reliefs, [104];
- its appearance of improvisation, [104];
- materials used, [109];
- use of clay, [113];
- terra-cotta statuettes, [114];
- its principal conventions, [125];
- statue of Nebo, [126];
- of Assurnazirpal, [126];
- the principles of the bas-reliefs, [128];
- peculiarities of Assyrian statues and figures in relief, [130];
- the Assyrian type, [135];
- are the Assyrian statues Iconic? [138];
- representations of animals, [142];
- proportions of early Assyrian figures, [203];
- its power of selection, [207];
- in the reign of Sargon, [219];
- picturesque details introduced in the time of Sennacherib, [223];
- Egyptian and Assyrian contrasted, [281];
- do. [385].
- Scythians, their invasion of Western Asia, i. [49].
- Seal, in universal use in Babylonia, ii. [251].
- Seistan, i. [2].
- Sekhet, i. [78].
- Seleucia, i. [54], [93], [223].
- Seleucidæ, i. [5], [157].
- Seleucus Nicator, i. [54].
- Seljukian period, carved lions from, i. [262].
- Semi-domes, i. [173].
- Semiramis, i. [33];
- represented on the walls of Babylon according to Ctesias, [283], [361];
- her palaces, ii. [34], [217].
- Semnat, ii. [394].
- Senkereh (or Larsam), i. [38].
- Sennacherib, i. [43];
- his death, [103], [105];
- state of sculpture during his reign, ii. [223];
- his appearance in the Bavian sculptures, ii. [229].
- Seraglio, at Khorsabad, ii. [16].
- Serdabs, i. [139], [383].
- Sesostris, i. [33].
- Seti, ii. [395].
- Sewers, system of, in palaces, i. [227].
- Sexagesimal system, the, of the Babylonians, ii. [398].
- Shah-Nameh, the, i. [20].
- Shalmaneser II., i. [43], [105];
- the gates made for him, [242]; ii. [40];
- his obelisk, ii. [110].
- Sharezer, i. [103].
- Shat-el-Arab, i. [7].
- Shat-el-Hai, ii. [174].
- Shem, i. [15].
- Shield, votive, from Lake Van, ii. [347].
- Shinar, i. [14], [18].
- Sidon, i. [16].
- Silius Italicus, ii. [364].
- Sills, i. [239].
- Silver, i. [299].
- Simplicius, his statement as to Babylonian astronomy, i. [71].
- Sin, Assyrian god, i. [201].
- Sinjar, i. [178]; ii. [110].
- Sippara, i. [38], [53], [200]; ii. [90].
- Sirtella, see [Tello].
- Sittacenia, i. [177].
- Smith, George, quoted, i. [36];
- his recognition of the true characters of the Cypriot alphabet, [44];
- translator of texts from Assurbanipal’s library, [48], [71];
- his discovery of limestone bases in the palace of Assurbanipal, [220], [237], [276];
- enamelled brick found by him at Nimroud, [293];
- his discovery of an account of Istar’s descent into limbo, [344];
- his explorations, ii. [7];
- résumé of the monumental history of Calah (Nimroud), [37];
- his description of the site of Arbela, [48];
- his discovery of a small model bull at Nimroud, [115].
- Sockets, granite, &c., for the door-pivots, i. [242];
- from Balawat, [243].
- Sodom, i. [199].
- Soldi, E., ii. [253];
- his description of the process of gem engraving quoted, [259].
- Somalis, ii. [373].
- Sorcery, Chaldæan belief in, i. [65].
- Soury, ii. [397].
- Spoons, metal, ii. [351].
- Staged-towers, difficulty of restoring them accurately, i. [364];
- their monotonous appearance, [366];
- their resemblance to a stepped pyramid, [366];
- description of temple of Bel by Herodotus, [366];
- their various types restored, [370–382];
- their ruins discussed, [382–391].
- Staircases, i. [189–192].
- Steatite, ii. [190].
- Steles, their characteristic forms, i. [236];
- fluted S. with palmette, [258];
- rock-cut S. at Kouyundjik, [259].
- Stone, no dressed S. to be found at Babylon, i. [120];
- bridge at B. said to have been built of stone, [120].
- Strabo, quoted by Rawlinson, i. [4];
- carries western frontier of Assyria up to Syria, [5], [54];
- height of temple of Bel, [130];
- ruined state of the temple in his time, [137];
- his statement as to the prevalence of vaults in Babylon, [169], [176]; ii. [251].
- Stylus, for cutting the wedges, i. [28].
- Styx, i. [354].
- Sully-Prudhomme, his lines to the Venus of Milo quoted, ii. [249].
- Sumer, i. [21], [59].
- Sumerian system, the, i. [29].
- Surface decoration in Chaldæa, i. [245].
- Susa, date of its capture by Assurbanipal, i. [36], [52];
- its palace intrigues, [96].
- Susiana, i. [17].
- Sybel, L. von, ii. [285].
- Syene, i. [94].
- Syllabaries, Assyrian, i. [23].
- Syncellus, Georgius, i. [51].
- Syria, ii. [172].
- Syriac, the dominant language in the early centuries of our era, i. [18].
T
- Tablets of gold, silver, antimony, copper, and lead, found at Khorsabad, i. [319].
- Tacitus, i. [5].
- Tadmor, see [Palmyra].
- Takht-i-Khosro, i. [170], [185].
- Tammouz, i. [344].
- Tardieu, Amédée, i. [177].
- Tartan, or Grand Vizer, i. [96].
- Tauthé, i. [83].
- Taylor, J. E., quoted, i. [39], [118], [155];
- his explorations of the mounds near the Persian Gulf, [158], [200], [222], [279], [281];
- his explorations at Abou-Sharein, [371]; ii. [256].
- Teheran, i. [289].
- Tell-Amran (or, Tell-Amran-ibn-Ali), ii. [35].
- Tello, i. [24], [279], [312];
- angle-stones and foundation talismans found at T., i. [316], [383]; ii. [33], [163];
- the discoveries made by M. de Sarzec described, [174];
- subjects of the reliefs, [177].
- Temenos, i. [128].
- Temple, subordinate types of, i. [391–6].
- (see also [Staged towers]).
- Tents, their forms, i. [175].
- Teradas, i. [10].
- Terah, i. [15].
- Terra-cotta statuettes, early Chaldæan, ii. [195].
- Tête-de-pont, on the Balawat gates, ii. [214].
- Texier quoted, i. [122];
- description of the great mosque at Ispahan, [287].
- Textiles, ii. [363].
- Thapsacus, ii. [374].
- Thebes, i. [56].
- Thomas, Felix, his opinion on the roofing question, i. [163], [224].
- Thothmes III., ii. [284].
- Thresholds, i. [239];
- sometimes of metal, [241].
- Thunderbolt, origin of the classic form of, i. [75].
- Tidjaris, ii. [312].
- Tiele, his Manuel des Religions quoted, i. [60], [86], [89].
- Tiglath-Pileser I., i. [39]; ii. [203].
- Tiglath-Pileser II., i. [43]; ii. [101], [218].
- Tigris, its inundations, i. [9].
- Tiles, glazed; the manufacture not extinct in India (note by editor), i. [287];
- with central boss, [294].
- Toilet, articles of, ii. [349].
- Tomb, comparison between the Egyptian and Mesopotamian T., i. [336];
- absence of funerary inscriptions, [336];
- no Assyrian tombs yet discovered, [336];
- conjectures as to how the Assyrians disposed of their dead, [337];
- Loftus’s explanation perhaps the best, [338];
- the principle of the Chaldæan tomb similar to that of the Mastaba, [355];
- its shape, [356–360];
- its situation, [360–364].
- Transliteration, difficulties of, i. [17].
- Trees, how indicated in the reliefs, ii. [207], [223].
- Tree of Life, i. [212].
- Tripods, ii. [323].
- Tunica talaria, ii. [94].
- Turanians, said to form part of the early population of Chaldæa, i. [19];
- etymology of the word, [20], [22].
- Turkish compared to the tongue of early Chaldæa, i. [19].
- Turks, their bad administration, i. [11].
- Tyre, i. [16].
U
- Ulbar, temple of, its angle-stone, i. [315].
- Unicorn, the, in Assyrian sculpture, ii. [164].
- Ur, i. [1], [15], [38], [47]; ii. [265].
- Uroukh (or Erech), i. [38];
- the stones worshipped in its chief temple, [62].
V
- Van, Lake, i. [395]; ii. [213];
- remains of furniture found there, [314].
- Vaults, their common use in Mesopotamia, i. [144];
- their construction without centres, [167];
- their prevalence in Babylon according to Strabo, [169];
- at Firouz-Abad, [169];
- at Sarbistan, [169];
- of Sargon’s gateways, [224].
- Vegetation, marsh, ii. [223].
- Ventilating pipes in Chaldæan buildings, i. [157].
- Virgil quoted, i. [64].
- Vitruvius quoted, i. [116].
- Voguë, de M., ii. [314].
- Volcanoes in the valley of the Khabour, i. [121].
- Volutes, i. [205], [209].
- Vulnirari III., ii. [40].
- Vulush III., ii. [217].
W
- Walls, construction of, i. [147];
- height of W. at Khorsabad, [151];
- ornamentation of W. at Khorsabad, [151];
- of Babylon, as described by Diodorus after Ctesias, [282];
- of Dour-Saryoukin, their good preservation, [282];
- height of the W. of Babylon, ii. [63].
- Warka (the ancient Erech), i. [24], [38], [245], [272];
- palace at, ii. [33], [256], [306], [308].
- Wedges, the, i. [21];
- compared with the hieroglyphs and Chinese characters, [21];
- original constitution of, [23];
- originally perhaps cut on bark of trees, [27];
- terra-cotta peculiarly well adapted for them, [28];
- their ideographic origin, [29].
- Weights, Mesopotamian, ii. [220].
- Wheat, the origin of its cultivation, ii. [399].
- Windows, i. [236].
- Winged bulls, their height, i. [268];
- small model bull from Nimroud, ii. [113].
- Wuswas, i. [245], [272], [371]; ii. [33].
X
- Xenephon, i. [112], [151];
- his Anabasis quoted, ii. [59].
- Xerxes, ii. [201].
- Xisouthros, the Chaldæan Noah, i. [36], [315].
Y
Z
- Zab, the great, i. [6]; ii. [225].
- Zagros, i. [6], [39].
- Zalalu, i. [345].
- Zarpanitu, see [Istar].
- Zebu, ii. [373].
- Zend, the study of, a preparation for deciphering the wedges, ii. [4].
- Zephaniah, quoted, i. [302].
- Zeus, i. [369], [374].
- Zigguratt, see [Staged towers].
- Zodiac, signs of, origin of, i. [70].
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