ILLUSTRATIONS

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I.Coloured Lion at Khorsabad[Frontispiece]
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II.Kouyunjik and Nebi Yûnus (two views)[42]
Nimrûd (Calah)[42]
Khorsabad[42]
III.

Excavations at Nimrûd (Calah) in Ashur-naṣir-pal’sPalace

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IV.“Fish-God,” and Entrance Passage, Kouyunjik[48]
V.Doorway at Tellô, erected by Gudea[54]

South-eastern façade of Ur-Ninâ’s building atTellô

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VI.

Remains of a Stele in a building under that ofUr-Ninâ

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The Well of Eannatum[58]
VII.Excavations In the Temple Court: Nippur[64]
VIII.The Ziggurat and Palace of Ashur-naṣir-pal,Ashur[78]
IX.

Inscriptions on clay illustrating the sizes andshapes of the Tablets, etc., used by the Babyloniansand Assyrians

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X.The Ruined Mounds of Nippur[132]
Court of the Men from the North-East, Nippur[132]
XI.Water Conduit of Ur-Engur, Nippur[138]
XII.

Portion of the “Vulture Stele” of Eannatum,Patesi of Lagash

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XIII.Stele of Victory of Narâm-Sin[192]
XIV.

Stele engraved with Khammurabi’s Code ofLaws

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The Sun-God Tablet[198]
XV.Bas-relief of Ashur-naṣir-pal[202]
XVI.Bas-reliefs of Ashur-naṣir-pal (four subjects)[204]
XVII.Siege of a City by battering-ram and archers[206]
XVIII.

Ashur-bani-pal’s Hunting Scenes: Lion andlioness in a garden

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XIX.Ashur-bani-pal’s Hunting Scenes (two subjects)[218]
XX.

Ashur-bani-pal’s Hunting Scenes: Huntingwild asses with dogs

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Ashur-bani-pal pouring out a libation overdead lions

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XXI.Ashur-bani-pal reclining at meat[222]
Musicians and Attendants[222]
XXII.Limestone figure of an early Sumerian[224]
Three archaic stone heads[224]
XXIII.

Head and two diorite statues of Gudea;upper part of female statuette

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XXIV.

Statues of Nebo and Ashur-naṣir-pal; torsoof a woman

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XXV.Winged man-headed genii[236]
XXVI.Stone lion of Ashur-naṣir-pal[238]
XXVII.The Kasr lion[240]
XXVIII.

Miscellaneous objects of bronze, fromNimrûd

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XXIX.Bronze bowl, from Nimrûd[256]
XXX.Decorated arch at Khorsabad[278]
XXXI.Glazed bricks[282]
XXXII.Ivory panels, from Nimrûd[314]
XXXIII.Pottery, from Nimrûd and Nineveh[334]