March, 1912.
ERRATA ET CORRIGENDA
p. 6, l. 3, for 2500 B.C. read 2400 B.C. p. 6, l. 18, for 2500 B.C. read 2400 B.C. p. 43, l. 7 from foot,read both French and English explorers p. 62, l. 2, for considerable read much p. 89, l. 5, for ± read — p. 110, l. 2, for 2500 B.C. read 2400 B.C. p. 125, l. 7 from foot, for or read and p. 130, l. 23, for 2400 B.C. read 2350 B.C. p. 155, l. 31, for having read have p. 235, l. 9 from foot, for Sumu-la-ilu read Sumu-ilu p. 247, l. 1, for 2500 B.C. read 2400 B.C. p. 249, l. 35, after crudeness read these heads The reference numbers as printed on Plates VII to XI are inaccurate, and should be altered as follows, in agreement with the List of Illustrations and the references in the text:—
Present number
and positionCorrect number
and positionZiggurat of Ashur-naṣir-pal VII Facing p. 64 VIII Facing p. 78 Inscriptions on Clay VIIIFaci”ng p.78 IXFaci”ng p.106 Ruined Mounds and Court of Men IXFaci”g p.106 XFaci”ng p.132 Water Conduit, Nippur XFaci”g p.132 XIFaci”ng p.138 Excavations in Temple Court XIFaci”g p.138 VIIFaci”ing p.64
| p. 6, l. 3, | for 2500 B.C. read 2400 B.C. |
| p. 6, l. 18, | for 2500 B.C. read 2400 B.C. |
| p. 43, l. 7 | from foot,read both French and English explorers |
| p. 62, l. 2, | for considerable read much |
| p. 89, l. 5, | for ± read — |
| p. 110, l. 2, | for 2500 B.C. read 2400 B.C. |
| p. 125, l. 7 | from foot, for or read and |
| p. 130, l. 23, | for 2400 B.C. read 2350 B.C. |
| p. 155, l. 31, | for having read have |
| p. 235, l. 9 | from foot, for Sumu-la-ilu read Sumu-ilu |
| p. 247, l. 1, | for 2500 B.C. read 2400 B.C. |
| p. 249, l. 35, | after crudeness read these heads |
| Present number and position | Correct number and position | |
| Ziggurat of Ashur-naṣir-pal | VII Facing p. 64 | VIII Facing p. 78 |
| Inscriptions on Clay | VIIIFaci”ng p.78 | IXFaci”ng p.106 |
| Ruined Mounds and Court of Men | IXFaci”g p.106 | XFaci”ng p.132 |
| Water Conduit, Nippur | XFaci”g p.132 | XIFaci”ng p.138 |
| Excavations in Temple Court | XIFaci”g p.138 | VIIFaci”ing p.64 |
CONTENTS
| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
| I. | Introduction— | |
| (a) Land and People | [1] | |
| (b) Sketch of Babylonian and Assyrian History | [28] | |
| II. | Excavations | [40] |
| III. | Decipherment of the Cuneiform Inscriptions | [85] |
| IV. | Cuneiform Inscriptions | [95] |
| V. | Architecture | [119] |
| VI. | Sculpture | [181] |
| VII. | Metallurgy | [242] |
| VIII. | Painting | [270] |
| IX. | Cylinder-Seals | [284] |
| X. | Shell-Engraving and Ivory-work | [309] |
| XI. | Terra-cotta Figures and Reliefs | [317] |
| XII. | Stoneware and Pottery | [325] |
| XIII. | Dress, Military Accoutrements, etc. | [337] |
| XIV. | Life, Manners, Customs, Law, Religion | [364] |
| Short Bibliography | [406] | |
List of the more important Kings andRulers and a Brief ChronologicalSummary | [408] | |
| Index | [411] | |