1885

CONTENTS

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List of Illustations[6]
Preface[7]
Chronological Table of the Kings of Assyria[17]
Table of Biblical Dates according to Assyrian Monuments[19]
I.The Country and People[21]
II.Assyrian History[27]
III.Assyrian Religion[55]
IV.Art, Literature, and Science[86]
V.Manners and Customs; Trade and Government[122]
Appendix[146]
Index[153]
Index of Scripture References[166]
Footnotes[167]
Transcriber's Notes[168]

ILLUSTRATIONS

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Monolith of Shalmaneser II (from the original in the British Museum)[Frontispiece]
[Assur-bani-pal] and his Queen (from the original in the British Museum)[51]
Nergal (from the original in the British Museum)[65]
Fragment now in the British Museum showing primitive Hieroglyphics and Cuneiform Characters side by side[93]
An Assyrian Book (from the original in the British Museum)[99]
Part of an Assyrian Cylinder containing Hezekiah's Name (from the original in the British Museum)[104]
Assyrian King in his Chariot[125]
Siege of a City[127]