[165] Cf. Heuzey, Comptes Rendus, 1908, pp. 415-22.

[166] Cf. Comptes Rendus, p. 418, Fig. C.

[167] Cf. Sayce, Archæology of Cuneiform Inscriptions, pp. 65, 66.

[168] Cf. Botta, II, Pl. 155.

[169] An interesting bead of black marble, measuring 1-1/2 × 5/8 inches was discovered at Ashur; it bears an inscription of Shalmaneser, the purport of which is that that king brought the bead from a temple in Syria.

[170] Cf. Mitteilungen, No. 7, p. 18.

[171] Cf. Botta, Monument, II, Pls. 90, 93.

[172] Cf. Rawlinson, Five Monarchies, II, p. 49.

[173] Cf. Rawlinson, Five Monarchies, II, p. 43.

[174] Cf. p. 17.