[45] Cf. Babylonian Expedition of the University of Pennsylvania IV, Series D, for this Babylonian boundary-stone and for a full discussion of the subject generally.
[46] An eponym was an official of high rank—sometimes the king himself—who held office for a year, and whose name was used to date all documents drawn up in that year. He corresponded to the Roman consul and the Athenian archon.
[47] Cf. Hilprecht, Explorations, p. 517.
[48] A “plano-convex” brick is a brick which is flat on one side and convex or oval on the other, its general appearance resembling an oblong cake, or a small pillow.
[49] Cf. De Sarzec et Heuzey, Une Villa Royale Chaldéenne, p. 47.
[50] Cf. Loftus, Travels, p. 189.
[51] Loftus, Travels, p. 187.
[52] Cf. Heuzey, Une Villa Royale, p. 48.
[53] Heuzey, Une Villa Royale, pp. 47, 48.
[54] In the northern fortification wall, and according to Koldewey, there only on the Kasr, great building blocks of limestone were also discovered.