[153] Under these was in each case a small chamber, just large enough to contain the miniature image of the “guardian of the threshold” that was invariably placed there.

[154] See p. [191].

[155] This is not precisely the epithet that is usually applied to Nineveh in Scripture; but a touch of national prejudice changes the point of view. The Assyrian Tyrtæus was a refugee from Serai, near Van.

[156] See pp. [311] et seq.

[157] See p. [317].

[158] See pp. [76-78], [251], etc.

[159] See pp. [136] et seq.

[160] See pp. [171-73].

[161] The Yaila of Shina lies amid the mountains which are shown in the illustration facing p. 176. It would be near the extreme left of the picture, facing the precipices of Ghara Dagh.

[162] The Tal gorge debouches upon the Zab from the left, near the further end of the reach shown in the frontispiece. See also p. 288.