INDEX

Abêshu’, k. of Babylon, [33]
Abû Adham, [163]
Abû Habba, [3], [60], [68];
- cf. also Sippar
Abû Hatab, [77]
Abû Shahrein, [121], [134], [156], [157], [163], [242], [263]
Acacia, [12]
Accounts, lists of, [109]
Achaemenian inscriptions, [86]
Adab. Cf. Bismâya
Adad. [263], [388], [391], [397]
Adad-nirari I, [78], [81], [254]
Adad-nirari II, [81]
Adad-nirari III, [43], [81], [233], [268]
Adar, [232], [323]
Agade, [7], [29]
Agate, [76], [287], [340]
Agents, [381]
Agglutinative languages, [105]
Agriculture, [13], [14], [367], [368], [377], [389]
Ahab, [36], [316]
Ahaz, k. of Judah, [36], [111]
Akkad. Cf. Agade
Alabaster, [14], [75], [76], [83], [146], [225], [226], [326]
Alashiya, [109]
Alcohol, [370]
Alexander the Great, [3], [39]
Altaku, battle of, [37]
Altars, [135], [141], [184], [206], [301]
Amen, [365]
Amenḥetep III, [21], [108]
Amenḥetep IV, [108]; cf. Khuenaten
Amethyst, [287], [340]
Amphora, [298]
Amran, [71], [72]
Amulets, [116], [321]
Amurru, land of, [130]
Andrae, excavations and discoveries by, [69], [77], [140], [142], [149]-51, [176], [254], [355] et passim
Animals, [14]-24, [244], [270], [271]
“Ankh” sign, [314]
Antelope, [16], [19], [184], [291]
Antiochus Soter, [59]
Anu, the god, [102], [388], [391];
- Temple of, [397]
Anu-Adad Temple, [141]-4, [323]
Apil-Sin, [110]
Appeal, Court of, [384]
Arabia, [114]
Arad-Sin, [32]
Arakhtu canal, [74]
Aralu, [400]
Aramaic brick-inscriptions, [70]
Archers, [195], [261], [350]-6
Arches and arched structures, [156], [168]-80, [210]
Architecture, [119]-80
Armenia, [10]
Arrow, copper heads, [242];
- emblem, [398]
Artaxerxes I, [66]
Ashdod, [53], [112], [113]
Ashur, [141]-4, [178], [180], [200], [229], [232], [254], [261], [263], [335]
Ashur, the god, [25], [79], [146], [306], [307], [391], [392], [397]
Ashur-bani-pal, [2], [38], [39], [56], [64], [71], [73], [114], [150], [218]-22, [268]
Ashur-bêl-kala, [35], [48], [229]
Ashur-etil-ilâni, [43]
Ashur-naṣir-pal, [20], [24], [35], [48], [78], [80], [81], [140], [141], [145], [199], [201], [202], [205], [230], [239], [240]
Ashur-rêsh-ishi, [81], [142]
Askelon, [37]
Ass, [14], [18], [220], [366]
Assyrian army, [350];
- buildings, [140]-48, [151]-58;
- civilization of, [3], [34];
- cylinder-seals, [304];
- laws, customs, etc., [344], [389]-95;
- sculpture, [200], [229]
Astrolabæ, [116]
Astrology, [104], [109]
Aten, disc of, [306]
Axe, [254], [340]
Babil, [59]
Babylon, [29], [59], [69], [114], [116], [241], [268] et passim;
- cf. also Ḳàsr
Babylonia, [3], [4], [10], [156], [181], [222], [375], [386]
Balâwât, [15], [55], [258]
Bandlets, [216]
Bank, artificial, [208]
Banks, E. J., excavations and discoveries by, [6], [82], [172], [223], [326], [333], [334]
Barbaro, Josafat, [85]
Barbel, [27]
Barley, [11]
Barton, G. A., [96], [98]
Basalt, [14], [81], [167], [198], [232], [240], [326]
Baskets, [190]
Basket-carriers, [247]
Bas-reliefs, [181]-200, [201]-22, [271], [272], [273], [274]
Battering-rams, [203], [208], [261], [359] f.
Battle-axes, [188], [193]
Bau, the goddess, [326], [365], [367], [373], [397]
Baumgarten, [74]
Bavian relief of Sennacherib, [81], [397]
Bazu, land of, [23]
Beans, [370]
Bearded and beardless Assyrians, [239]
Beef, [366]
Beer, [383]
Behistun inscription, [90]
Bêl, [17], [71], [391], [397]
Bêlit, [71], [393]
Bells, bronze, [255]
Bel-Merodach, [305]
Belshazzar, [39], [51]
Belus, temple of, [138]
Berosus, [150]
Bey, Bedri, excavations by, [68]
Bilingual tablets, [104]
Bingani-shar-ali, [294]
Bint-el-Amir, [64]
Birch, [261]
Birds, in Mesopotamian art, etc., [24], [115], [184], [367]
Birs-Nimrûd, [18], [29], [51];
- cf. also Borsippa
Bismâya, [6], [82], [83], [121], [123], [159], [223], [251], [326], [327], [333]
Bisons, [2], [3], [23], [292]
Bitumen, [124] f., [226], [243], etc.
Black Obelisk, [15], [267]; [93]
Blow-pipe, [331]
Boars, [19], [24]
Boats, [14], [259], [334], [361] f.
Bone, implements of, [74], [178]
Boomerang, weapons shaped like, [183], [188], [298], [340], [341] ff.
Booth, A. J., [94]
Borsippa, [29], [59]; cf. Birs-Nimrûd
Boscawen, [254]
Botta, discoveries and excavations by, [41], [279], [321], [335], [345] etc.
Boundary-stones, [16], [101], [111], [395]
Bows and arrows, [193], [203], [204], [205], [208], [216], [219], [341]
Bracelets, [202], [212], [230], [233], [261], [268], [347], [348]
Branding, [385]
Bread, [11], [370]
Breccia, [70], [71]
Bricks, [120]-3
Bridge of boats, [259]
Bronze, [13], [54], [55], [103], [150], [242], [251], [252], [253], [254], [255], [256], [261], [262], [267]
Budge, E. A. Wallis, excavations by, [68]
Buffalo, [2], [3], [23], [45], [293]
Bull, [15], [17], [24], [213], [214], [236], [237]-9, [257], [272], [275], [276], [280], [289], [298], [305], [310], [398]
Burials, [62], [69], [74], [75], [77], [80], [176]-8, [190], [365]
Burnouf, Emile, [90]
Bur-Sin, [77], [104], [253], [301], [324]
Business-contracts, [371]
Bustard, [26]
Cabbage, [390]
Calah, [35];
- cf. also Nimrûd
Calf, [192], [398]
Camels, [15], [390]
Camp-stools, [291], [297]
Capital offences, [384]
Capsules, [158], [323]
Carchemish, [39]
Carnelian, [287]
Carpenters, [227], [366]
Carts, [214]
Case-tablets, [106]
Cavalry, Assyrian, [281], [353] f.
Caylus, Count, [86]
Cedar-wood, [2], [73], [130], [131], [150], [161], [258]
Chalcedony, cylinder-seals of, [287]
Champollion, [89]
Chardin, [85]
Chariots, [15], [188], [203], [204], [219], [220], [259], [281], [295], [304], [354] f.
Chickens, as offerings, [367]
Chinese art and language, [10]
Chosroes, [41]
Cilicia, [38]
Clark, C. H., [63]
Clay, [75], [77], [95], [103]-18, [252], [273], [274] ff., [324]
Clay, A. T., discoveries by, [65], [303], [331]
Clay, E. W., [63]
Cloth, coverings of clay urns, [334]
Club, emblem, [398]
Cock, [26]
Coffins, [49]
Colour boxes, [77]
Colours, [270], [283]
Columns, [160]-8, [396], [397]
Combs, [349]
Commagene, [34]
Commercial tablets, [110]
Cones, [111], [112], [123], [148], [202], [249]
Copper, [75], [77], [180], [242]-7, [249], [252], [286]
Coral, [340]
Coriander, [390]
Corundum, [287]
Cosmologies, Babylonian, Egyptian, Hebrew, [4]
Cotton, [347]
Couch, royal, [221]
“Country of the Sea,” [33], [34]
Cow, [366]
Crane, [26]
Creation legends, [53]
Cremation, [62]
Crenelated walls, [152], [203], [211], [227], [261]
Crescent, [296], [302], [305], [306], [308], [395]
Crews for transport-barges, [107]
Cros, Gaston, excavations and discoveries by, [84], [235], [334], [344]
Crown-lands, [391]
“Crux ansata,” [314]
Crystal, [287]
Ctesias, [141]
Cucumbers, [370]
Cuneiform inscriptions and literature, [85]-116, [203]
Cups, [184], [205], [221], [326], [327]
Cutha, [29]
Cyaxares, [39]
Cylinder-seals, [284]-308
Cypress, [2], [73]
Cyprus, [294]
Cyrus, [39], [74]
Dabigu, [260]
Daggers, [202], [219], [281], [298], [311]
Dagan, [307], [319], [320]
Damascus, [114]
Darius II, [66]
Date, [12], [13], [370]
Dating, Babylonian method of, [110]
Dead, future state and offerings for, [374], [399] f.
De Bruin, [85]
Deer, [3], [24], [220], [265]
Deification of kings, [375]
Deities on seals, [291] f.
Deity seated, [198];
- cf. also Gods
De la Becke, Sir H., [283]
Delitzsch, Friedrich, [61], [71], [74], [261], [264], [273]
Deluge story, [53]
Demons, [140], [262], [321]
De Morgan, J., [226]
Dêr, [68]
De Sacy, [86]
De Sarzec, excavations and discoveries by, [13], [56]-8, [161], [171], [187], [195], [227], [234], [243], [244], [248], [253], [329]
De Saulcy, [93]
Diarbekr, [195], [200]
Diodorus, [59], [90], [127], [273]
Diorite, [14], [81], [146], [227], [228], [229]
Disc, of sun, [206]
Disc, winged, [395]
Distraint, [382]
Divorce, [365]
Dogs, [14], [18], [19], [220], [235], [297], [398]
Dolerite, [14], [57], [69], [91], [241]
Domes, [155]
Dove, [26], [323], [398]
Dowries, [376]
Dragons, [275], [295], [305], [336]
Drains, [158]-60
Dress, [181], [198], [216], [221], [223], [226], [230], [232], [233], [281], [337]-56
Ducks, [367]
Duck weights, [26]
Dudu, [192], [266], [289]
Dungi, [6], [32], [50], [82], [101], [110], [247], [298], [301]
Dûr Sharrukîn, [41], [279];
- cf. also Khorsabad
“Dûru,” the, [81]
Ea, the god, [27], [73], [299], [388], [391], [392], [396], [397]
Ea-bani, [2], [292], [293], [330], [403]
Eagle, [24], [25], [280], [291], [306], [310], [398]
Eagle, Etana and, [297]
Eannatum, [27], [57], [187], [188], [326]
Earrings, [252], [264], [347], [348]
East India House Inscription, [140], [150]
Ebony, [349]
Eggs, stone, [340]
Egypt, [3], [4], [38], [256], [258], [268], [269], [286], [312], [313]
Egyptian hieroglyphics, [5], [331]
“Ekimmu,” [403]
Ekron, [37]
Ekua, [73]
E-kur, [399]
Elamites, [2], [31], [32], [37], [38], [114], [199], [247]
El-Hibba, [61], [148]
En-lil, the god, [17], [62], [133]-6, [325], [326], [373]
Enlitarzi, [373]
Entemena, [12], [30], [137], [191], [265], [326]
Enubi-Marduk, [108]
Envelopes, [105], [106]
E-pa, [133], [136]
Eponyms, [114]
Erech, [9], [29], [30];
- cf. also Warka
Eridu, [27], [29];
- cf. also Abû Shahrein
Erman, [369]
E-sagila, temple of Marduk, [71]-3, [115], [199]
Esar, k. of Adab, [223]
Esarhaddon, [13], [23], [38], [43], [73], [78], [114]
Eschatology, [399]-405
Esneh, [4]
Etana, [297]
E-temen-an-ki, [73], [138]
Eulmash-shakin-shûm, [205]
Euphrates, [10], [11]
Euting, Prof., [122]
Exchange, mediums of, [367]
Eyes, [181], [191], [202], [308]
E-zida, [51], [59], [115]
Face-masks, [264]
Fâra, [74], [121], [157], [172], [242], [250]
Feathers, [181], [403]
Feudalism, [390], [391]
Field, Mr., [63]
Figs, [13], [217], [370]
Fish, [26], [27], [115], [281], [334], [370]
Fisher, C. S., [10], [63], [136]
Fish-god, [307], [319];
- cf. also Dagon
Fishing-hooks, [76]
Flandin, [272]
Flint, [75], [242], [287]
Flowers, [13], [277], [278], [301]
Fly-flaps, [205], [216], [221]
Foot-wear, [202], [271], [280], [349]
Fortress, assault of, [210]
Foundation-cylinders, [50], [51]
Fox, [20]
Frazier, W. W., [63]
Freestone, blue, [326]
Fresnel, expedition of, [47], [273], [328]
Frog, [20]
Fruits, [370]
Funerals, [374]
Furniture-makers, [366]
“Future Life,” [76], [399] f.
Gardeners, [366]
Garlic, [390]
Garnet, [267]
Gates, double-leaved, [210]
Gates, on seals, [297];
- cf. also Balâwât
Gate-sockets, [57], [65], [83], [102], [259], [267]
Gatumdug, the goddess, [228], [235], [373]
Gaza, [37]
Gazelle, [16], [19], [184], [256], [257]
Geere, H. V., [63]
Genouillac, [364], [370]
Gezer, [254]
Gilgamesh, [3], [53], [191], [289], [292], [293], [311], [330], [338], [372], [393], [403]
Gimil-Sin, [302]
Gishgibilgemesh, [372]
Glass, [42], [76], [180], [286], [331]
Goats, [14], [17], [18], [184], [250], [265], [290], [297], [366]
Goddess, nude, [295], [321] f.
Gods, [102], [104], [111], [197], [318], [321], [324], [372]-5, [386]-9, [391]-5
Gold, [6], [72], [73], [74], [79], [83], [139], [150], [263], [264], [286], [323]
Goose, [367], [398]
Grammatical tablets, [104]
Granite, [59], [83]
Griffins, [256], [257]
Grotefend, G. Friedrich, [87]
Gudea, [6], [13], [22], [31], [57], [61], [62], [84], [133], [136], [149], [227], [228], [235], [243], [298], [299], [318], [329]
Guilds, trade, [376]
Gula, the goddess, [397], [398]
Gum, [370]
Gungunu, [32]
Hadadnadinakhe, [149]
Hades, [400]
Hair, arrangement of, [183], [188], [190], [216], [224], [225], [226], [230], [233], [244], [338]
Halévy, Joseph, [105]
Halicarnassus, [331]
Handles, lateral, [243]
Hanging gardens, [127]
Hannon, [37]
Hare, [20]
Harper, R. F., excavations and discoveries by, [63], [82], [94], [97], [123], [131], [142], [264], [267], [377]
Harrison, Provost, [63]
Hatchets, [75], [76], [242], [296]
Hawaiians, war-gods of, [263]
Haynes, excavations and discoveries by, [125], [133], [135], [157], [171], [334]
Head-dresses, [198], [202], [203], [206], [216], [228], [233], [249], [271], [321], [338], [339], [345], [356], [396]
Hebrews, [404] f.
Heifers, [266]
Helmets, [187], [188], [193], [195], [212], [281], [350] f.
Henna, [327]
Hereditary principle, [390]
Herodotus, [10], [13], [127], [131], [138], [157], [284]
Heroes, [289], [290]
Heuzey, Léon, discoveries, etc., by, [25], [169], [184], [186], [187], [191], [192], [251], [246], [310], [321]
Hezekiah, k. of Judah, [37], [38], [208]
Hillah, [285], [322]
Hilprecht, H. V., excavations and discoveries by, [16], [57], [59], [60], [63], [66], [117], [136], [148], [169], [184], [252], [328], etc.
Hincks, [91], [92]
Hindiyah Canal, [11], [12]
Historical documents, [104], [110], [111]
Hit, [124]
Hittites, [33], [35], [69]
Holtzman, [91]
Hommel, F., [98], [139]
Honey, [11]
Honeysuckle, paintings of, [282]
Horns, symbolic (?), [211]
Horse, [14], [15], [16], [28], [281], [397]
Hoshea, k. of Israel, [36]
House-building, [383]
Houses, [156]-8
Hunting-scenes, [204]-5, [218]-21
Huts, [169]
Hyenas, [24]
Hyksos kings, [16]
Hymns, [104]
Hyssop, [390]
Ibex, [3], [19], [257], [290], [308]
Ibi-Sin, [302]
Igigi, [397]
Ili-Ippalzam, [108]
Ilu-Ittia, [114]
Iluma-ilu, [33]
Imgur-Bêl, [139]
Imgur-Marduk, [67]
Impalement, [208]
Implements, [252]
Inlay work, [236], [249], [250], [251], [254]
Inundation, [4]
Irak, [344]
Irishum, [3], [79]
Iron, [255], [268], [269], [286]
Irrigation, [368], [390]
Ishme-Dagan, [143]
Ishme-Dagan, k. of Isin, [321]
Ishtar, the goddess, [70], [306], [388], [391], [393], [395], [396], [397]
Ishtar’s Gate, [271], [274], [275]
Isin, dynasty of, [32]
Israel, [36]
Ivory, [13], [83], [223], [254], [312]
Ivy, [14]
Jackals, [24]
Jackson, Sir John (Ltd.), [11]
Jade, [287]
Jasper, [287]
Jastrow, Morris, [65], [321], [388], [392], [393]
Jehoiakim, [39]
Jehu, [15]
Jerusalem, [37], [39]
Jewellery, [76], [252], [261], [267], [323], [340], [346], [348]
Job, [404]
Johns, C., [369], [377], [389]
Jonah, [14]
Josephus, [151]
Judah, [36], [38], [39], [112]
Ḳalat Sherḳat, [48], [59], [69], [77], [78], [94], [158], etc.;
- cf. Ashur
Kallima-Sin, [16]
Kampfer, [85]
“Kanephores,” [246]
“Karduniash,” [34]
Karûn, river, [22]
Ḳasr, [149]-51; cf. Babylon
Kassites, [33], [303], [335]
“Kaunakes” garments, [310]
Khabour, [129]
Khammurabi, [32], [50], [107], [108], [110], [141], [198], [376]
Khipa, [116]
Khorsabad, [41], [131], [160], [174], [239], [272]
Khuenaten, [306]
Khukhnuri, land of, [110]
“Ki-gallu,” [402]
King, L. W., excavations and discoveries by, [84], [252], [311], [408]
Kinneir, [90]
Kish, [5], [29], [30], [310]
Knife, [75], [242], [311], [398]
Kohl, [327]
Koldewey, R., excavations and discoveries by, [61], [68] f, [125], [127], [130], [144], [146], [149]-51, [164], [276], [322], [335], [349]
Kouyunjik collection, [104]
Kudur-Mabuk, [32], [112], [247], [248]
“Kudurrus,” [396]; cf. Boundary-stones
Kurdistan, [16]
Kurigalzu, [303]
Labour, [377]
Lachish, [38], [215]-17
Lacouperie, [10]
Lagash, [6], [9], [29], [191], [192], [265], [289], [290];
- cf. also Tellô
Lamassi, [238]
Lamps, [177], [334], [398]
Lance, [243]
Landlord and tenant, [108], [377] f.
Lapis lazuli, [76], [102], [225], [250], [288], [315], [340]
Larsa, [17], [29], [30]; temples, [139]
Lassen, [90]
Layard, Sir Henry, excavations and discoveries by, [18], [22], [23], [42]-7, [54], [129], [140], [166], [167], [175], [253], [255], [262], [271], [280], [335]
Laws, [198], [384], [398]
Lead, [253], [255], [267], [268]
Leases, [398]
Lebanon, [130]
Leek, [390]
Legal contracts, [105], [106] ff.
Leopard, [24], [257], [292]
Letters, [107], [108]
Lettuce, [390]
Lever, [214]
Lexicography, [104]
Libations, [205]
Libyan languages, [5]
Limestone, [14], [70], [145], [153], [182], [183], [224], [230], [287], [326], [327]
Linen, [346]
Lions, [20], [21], [22], [24], [185], [218], [219], [234]-43, [251], [255], [257], [265], [270], [275]-6, [280]-9, [290]-1, [293], [309], [324], [330]
Liver, omens derived from, [116]
Locusts, [26]
Loftus, W. K., excavations and discoveries by, [49], [51], [123], [156], [158], [163], [331]
Longperier, [94]
Lotus-plants, [13], [312]
Löwenstern, [94]
Lu-enna, [267]
Lugal-anda, [288]
Lugal-banda, [111]
Lugal-Kigub-nidudu, [30], [102]
Lugal-Kisali, [30]
Lugal-shar-engur, [29]
Lugal-Tarsi, [102]
Lugal-zaggisi, [30], [326]
Lydia, [39]
Lynxes, [24]
Maat, [314]
Macalister, [254]
Maces, [191], [200], [230], [287]
Magan, [328], [335]
Magic, [104], [109], [374]
Mail, coats of, [350] f.
Manasseh, [38]
Man-fish, [398]
Manishtusu, [31], [226], [371]
Marble, [42], [55], [83], [223], [287], [326], [328], [347]
Marduk, [33], [48], [71], [73], [199], [273], [306], [386], [391], [392], [397]
Marriage, [364], [376], [389]
Maspero, [269], [408]
Mathematics, [104]
Measures, [372]
Mechanics, [214], [215]
Medes, [39]
Medicine, [104], [109]
Meissner, [69], [390]
Memphis, [38]
Mesilim, k. of Kish, [29], [30], [185], [310]
Mesniu, the, [4]
Messerschmidt, [62]
Metals, Babylonian work, [242]-53;
- Assyrian work, [253]-69;
- cf. also pp. [83], [103], [131], [132]
Meyer, M. L., excavations by, [61], [69]
Military arrangements, [188], [195]
Milk, [366], [370], [390]
Millet, [11], [13]
Mitani, [109]
Mohammerah, [3], [22]
Mohl, [41]
Money-lenders, [379], [388]
Monkey, [20], [282]
Monotheism, [372], [386]
Moritz, B., [61]
Mortar, [124]-6
Mortgage, [108]
Moschians, [34]
Mother of emerald, [287]
Mother-of-pearl, [83], [249], [250], [309], [311], [340]
Moulds, [252]
Mounds, [6]
Mountain-sheep, [20]
Muḳeyyer, [50], [120], [156], [159], [242]
Mule, [17]
Münter, [86], [87]
Murashû Tablets, [66]
“Mushlala,” [78]
Musical instruments, [197], [204], [205], [221], [222]
Mutilation, [385]
Mutton, [366]
Mythology, [104]
Nabonassar, [110]
Nabonidus, [5], [6], [50], [60]
Nabopolassar, [34], [39], [73], [112], [150], [207]
Nabû. Cf. Nebo
Nabû-aplu-iddina, [118], [205], [207]
Nails, [243]-4, [245], [253], [258]
Nairi, [35]
Names, divinely-compounded, [374]
Nanâ, [391]
Napir-asu, [262]
Narâm-Sin, [5], [7], [8], [30], [31], [57], [64], [67], [83], [84], [117], [135], [193]-4-5, [293], [328]
Nash, W. L., [331]
Nebi Yûnus, [14], [56]
Nebo, [48], [51], [77], [78], [84], [139], [232]
Nebuchadnezzar I, [16], [397]
Nebuchadnezzar II, [39], [50], [51], [73], [115], [138], [140], [149], [150], [243], [331]
Necho, [39]
Necklaces, [197], [264]
Neo-Babylonian Empire, [304]
Nergal, [73], [391]
Neriglissar, [74]
Nets, [310]
Newberry, [284]
Newton, [331]
Niebuhr, Carsten, [86]
Nile, [4]
Nîmit-Marduk, [67]
Nimitti-Bêl, [139]
Nimrûd, [13], [42], [55], [56], [140], [175], [232], [235], [239], [268], [280], [281], [307], [312], [313], [319]
Ninâ, [13]
Nineveh, [14], [34], [84], [239], [335]
Ningal, [197]
Nin-girsu, [29], [133], [183], [186], [191], [266], [299], [372]
Nin-gish-zi-da, [22], [299], [329], [372]
Ninkharsag, [227], [398]
Ninib (Adar), [42], [388], [397]
Nin-lil, [325]
Nin-makh, [71], [136], [137], [278], [322]
Ninsun, [111]
Ninus, [273]
Nippur, [6], [29], [99], [30], [62]-8, [116], [121], [132]-6, [161]-3, [184], [304], [322], [333]
Norris, Edwin, [91]
Nusku, [398]
Oaks, [13]
Oannes, [27];
- cf. Ea.
Oars, [363]
Obsidian, [75], [287]
Olive, [11], [13]
Oliver, [90]
Omens, [104];
- Cf. Pigs, Dogs, etc.
Onions, [370], [390]
Onyx, [83], [287], [326]
Opis, [29]
Oppert, [47], [94], [273], [328]
Oryx, [3], [20]
Ostrich, [25], [307]
Ovid, [141]
Oxen, [14], [16], [253], [273], [366]
Ox-hoof, [115], [254]
Oyster shells, [309]
Padî, k. of Ekron, [113]
Painting, [270]-83
Palaces, Assyrian, [151]-6;
- Babylonian, [148]-51
Palm-trees, [129], [158], [221]
Panther, [273]
Partnerships, [382]
Pehlevi, language and inscriptions, [16], [86], [87]
Pepper, Wm., [63]
Percy, Dr., [283]
Perfumery, [366]
Perrot and Chipiez, [140], [238], [271], [408], etc.
Persepolis, [86], [87], ff.
Persian cuneiform, [86], [87], ff.
Persians, [39]
Peters, J. P., excavations and discoveries by, [63], [161], [162], [334], etc.
Petrie, W. Flinders, [269], [332]
Phœnician characters, [21], [255], [312]
Picture-writing, [96]-100
Pigs, [14], [20]
Pinches, T., [139], [140], [261]
Pir-Hussein, [339]
Place, Victor, excavations and discoveries by, [41], [42], [153], [160], [173], [279]
Planetary colours, [138]
“Plano-convex” bricks, [120]
Plans, [116]
Plants, [115]
Pliny, [59]
Plough, [16], [184], [280], [303], [304]
Polyandry, [364]
Polygamy, [364], [365]
Polytheism, [372]
Pomegranates, [12], [370]
Poplar, [12], [129]
Porcupines, [20], [24]
Pork, [19]
Porphyry, [326]
Porter, [90]
Potter’s wheel, [334]
Pottery, [84], [282], [333]-6
Prayers, [104]
Prestwich, [10]
Priests, [373], [388]
Prisms, [112], [113]
Pul. Cf. Tiglath-Pileser III
Pyramids, [141]
Quartz, [287]
Quivers, [188], [195], [358]
Rabbit, [20]
Radau, [187], [408]
Radishes, [370], [390]
Rafts, [363]
Ram, [178], [396], [397]
Raphia, battle of, [37]
Rassam, H. H., excavations and discoveries by, [46]-9, [54]-6, [59], [61], [258]
Raven, [26]
Rawlinson, G., [200], [222], [352], [353]
Rawlinson, Sir H., discoveries by, [18], [51], [90] f., [324]
Reeds, [13], [14]
Religion (early), [372]-5;
- (Khammurabi period), [386]-9;
- (Assyrian), [391]-5
Rent, [378]
Repoussé-work, [258], [259] ff.
Rezin, k. of Damascus, [36]
Rich, C. J., discoveries by, [40], [59]
Rim-Sin, [32], [101], [247], [248]
Ring and staff, [103], [198], [206]
Riparian obligations, [379]
Rivets, [252]
Rogers, R. W., [94], [408]
Roofs, Assyrian, [153], [154]
Ropes, [206], [214], [281]
Rosettes, [14], [78], [202], [233], [260], [274], [279], [315], [357]
Sacrifices, [244], [373]
Saddles, [353]
Sagittarius, [398]
Sammuramat, [233]
Samsu-iluna, [50], [68], [108], [110]
Sandals. Cf. Foot-wear
Sandstone, [69], [70], [163], [325], [327]
Sanskrit, [90]
Sarcophagi, [74], [75], [180]
Sargon, [37], [53], [79], [112], [144], [151]-4, [209], [212], [330]
Saws, [75], [242]
Sayce, A. H., [89], [94], [407], [408] et passim
Sceptre, [197], [230]
Scheil, Père, [68], [364]
Scimitar, [254]
Schist, [287]
Schrader, [61]
Scorpion, [26]
Scorpion-man, [398]
Scourging, [385]
Scroll-design, [192], [315]
Sculpture, bas-reliefs (Assyrian), [201]-22
- (Babylonian), [181]-200
Sculpture, in the round, [222]-41
Seals, [285], [286], [324]
Semiramis, [233], [273]
Semites, [5], [30]
Senkereh, [49]; cf. also Larsa
Sennacherib, [37], [38], [46], [47], [56], [78], [113], [213]-17, [330], [397]
Serpents, [22], [23], [273], [296], [299], [329], [398]
Sesame, [11]
“Shadûf,” [369]
Shagshag, [373]
Shalmaneser I, [35], [78]
Shalmaneser II, [15], [36], [55], [81], [143], [207], [232], [259], [268]
Shalmaneser IV, [36], [37]
Shamash, [1], [60], [139], [205], [296], [396]-7
Shamash-Killâni, [116]
Shamash-shum-ukîn, [38], [73], [110]
Shamshi-Adad, [79], [143], [167]
Share-profit system, [378]
Shar-Gâni-Sharri, [5], [7], [8], [23], [67], [102], [117], [293]
Sharru-Gi, [30], [31]
Shatt el-Hai Canal, [224]
Shatt en-Nîl Canal, [133]
Sheaf, [398]
Shêdi, [238]
Sheep, [14], [17], [18], [115], [297], [366]
Shell, [72], [75], [76], [236], [250], [287], [341]
Sheol, [401]
Shields, [208], [211], [281], [360]
Shipping, [381]
Shualu, [401] f.
Shutruk-Nakhunte, [194]
Sidon, [114]
Silver, [72], [73], [76], [150], [251], [264], [265], [267], [286]
Simmash-shipak, [205]
Simon, L., [61]
Sin, the Moon-god, [50], [306], [388], [391], [395], [396], [397]
Sin-eribam, [106]
Sin-Gamil, [101]
Sin-gashid, k. of Erech, [111]
Sin-idinnam, k. of Larsa, [107], [111]
Sin-ikisham, [106]
Sin-muballit, [101]
Sin-shar-ishkun, [81], [144], [145] ff.
Sippar, [3], [29], [139];
- cf. also Abû Habba
Ṣit-napishtim, [26], [404]
Skins, [203], [211], [363]
Slaves, [376]
Slings, [341]
Smith, George, excavations and discoveries by, [52]-4, [128], [138]
Solomon, [316]
South-west wind, [262]
Spain, [334]
Sparrow and plough, [398]
Spasinus Chorax, [3]
Spearmen, Assyrian, [350]-6
Spears, [76], [193], [211], [219], [242]
Sphinxes, [312]
Squeezes, [90], [117]
Stag, [20]
Stage-tower. Cf. Ziggurat
Stalagmite, [325], [326]
Standards, [193], [204], [244]
Star, [296], [302], [305], [395]
Statues, offerings to, [373]
Steatite, [197], [235], [252], [329]
Stone, uses of, [74], [75], [100], [101], [115], [126]-9, [224], [245], [246], [325]-31
Stork, [26]
Storm-god, the. Cf. Adad
Strabo, [127], [157], [158], [168]
Stucco, [278]
Stylus, [227]
Sumerians, [1], [2], [10], [29], [290], [291], [364], [372]
Sumu-abu, [32], [110]
Sumu-ilu, k. of Ur, [235]
Sumu-la-ilu, k. of Babylon, [110]
Sun-god, [111];
- cf. also Shamash
“Sun-Tablet,” [164], [205]
Surgeons, [385]
Surghul, [61], [157]
Susa, [1], [2], [32], [38], [193], [199], [226], [262], [331], [334]
Swallow, [26]
Swan, [26]
Swimming, [203]
Swords, [212], [254], [350] f.
Syenite, [287]
Syllabaries, [109]
Symbolism, [395]
“Synchronous History,” [111]
Syria (northern), [35], [36]
Table, [307]
Tablets, [103], [105], [286]
Talbot, [94]
Tamarisk, [130], [370]
Tarsus, [38]
Taylor, J. E., excavations and discoveries by, [50], [51], [120], [123], [124], [133], [134], [156], [159], [163], [176], [200], [242], [263]
Tell el-Amarna letters, [108]
Tell el-Hesy. Cf. Lachish
Tellô (Lagash), [13], [56]-8, [61], [84], [161], [187], [195], [224], [234], [248], [301], [310]
Tell Sifr, [50]
Temples, Assyrian, [140]-8;
- Babylonian, [132]-40
Temple-towers, [1];
- cf. also Ziggurats
Terebinth, [13]
Terra-cotta, [321], [322], [324]
Te-Umman, k. of Elam, [114], [222]
Thebes, [38], [114]
Thistle, [14]
Thompson, R. C., excavations by, [84]
Thrones, [197], [216], [217], [235], [264]
Thunderbolt, [79], [395]
Thureau-Dangin, [364]
Tiâmat, [306]
Tibet, [18]
Tiglath-Pileser [1], [34], [35], [112], [142], [200], [267], [268]
Tiglath-Pileser II, [79]
Tiglath-Pileser III, [36], [43], [81], [111], [208], [268]
Tigris, [10]
Til-Garimum, [113]
Tin, [253], [255]
Tirhakah, k. of Egypt, [38], [114]
Toilet, [327], [347]
Tortoise, [20]
Trades, [366], [380]
Trees, [12], [280], [291], [306]
Trilingual inscriptions, [86]
Tubal, [113]
Tukulti-Ninib I, [21], [34], [72], [78], [79], [81], [179]
Tukulti-Ninib II, [35]
Tulips, [282]
Turbans, [228], [300], [302]
Turks, [12], [68]
Turnips, [390]
Turtle-doves, [367]
Tychsen, [86]
Tyre and Sidon, [363]
Umbrellas, [205]
Umma, [29], [30]
Ungnad, [19]
Untash-gal, k. of Elam, [262]
Ur, [6], [29], [30], [31], [133];
- cf. also Muḳeyyer
Ur-Bau, [149], [227], [249]
Ur-Engur, [6], [31], [32], [50], [64], [67], [82], [133] f., [299]
Ur-Ninâ, [9], [30], [120], [130], [149], [186], [235], [244], [310]
Urukagina, [13], [27], [30], [326], [374]
Urumush, [30], [31], [328]
Urzage, [325]
Ushpia, [78]
Utug, [325]
Valle, Pietro della, [85]
Vases, [226], [229], [302], [398]
Vegetables, [373]
Vestments, [206]
Vetches, [14]
Vines, [13], [112], [217], [218], [221]
Votive figures, [244]
Vultures, [24], [25], [57], [187], [188] ff., [204], [290]
Wages, [380]
Ward, W. Hayes, [2], [15], [16], [63], [284], [285], [287], [292], [295], [298], [304], [305], [341], [396]-8
Warka, excavations and discoveries at, [9], [49], [156], [163], [312]
Water-fowl, [334]
Weapons, [188], [202], [221], [252], [259], [340]-4, [350]-9
Weavers, [365]
Westergaard, [91]
Wheat, [11]
Wilkinson, [369]
Windows, [160], [211]
“Window Inscription,” [85]
Wine. Cf. also Alcohol, [11]
Winged Being, [202], [286]
Winged Disc, [306]
Winged monsters, excavation and transport of, [43]-5
Witnesses, [384]
Wolves, [24]
Woman, [224], [225], [226], [229], [244], [245], [338], [340], [365], [366], [389]
Wood, [129]-31
Wood-carving, [236]
Wool, [337], [366] f., [390]
World, map of, Babylonian conception of, [116]
Wuswas façade, [157]
Xerxes, [86], [331]
Yôkha, [121]
Zabum, [72], [110]
Zamama, [398]
Zaquriu, [268]
Zarpanit, [73]
Zedekiah, [39]
Zend-Avesta, [86]
Ziggurats, [42], [142], [143], [148]
Zoroastrian faith, [86]