A History of Babylon, from the Foundation of the Monarchy to the Persian Conquest

by L. W. King

[XXVIII]. Impressions of Neo-Babylonian and Persian cylinder-seals 287

[XXIX]. Limestone statue of the god Nabû at Nimrûd292

[XXX]. Divine emblems sculptured on the lower portion of the boundary-stone engraved with a charter of Nebuchadnezzar I. (cp. Plate XXII.) 297

[XXXI]. Two views of a clay model of a sheep's liver with the surface divided up and labelled for purposes of divination 303

[XXXII]. A Neo-Babylonian treatise on astronomy, inscribed with classified lists of the principal stars and constellations, heliacal risings and settings, culminations in the south, etc. 311

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ILLUSTRATIONS IN THE TEXT

[1]. Diagram to illustrate the political centre of gravity in Babylonia 8

[2]. Map of the neighbourhood of Babylon and Birs-Nimrûd; after the India Office Map 16