Chapter V: Comparison Between Egypt and Chaldæa 375–400

ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS 401–404

INDEX 407–420

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

PLATES.

I. Royal statue, found by M. de Sarzec _To face page_ 126

II. Two Chaldæan heads, found by M. de Sarzec „ 128

III. Lion, from Nimroud „ 130

IV. Winged bull, from Khorsabad „ 136

V. Assurbanipal in his chariot „ 138

VI. Bronze lion, from the palace of Sargon „ 154

VII. Fragment from the Balawat gates „ 212

VIII. Enamelled brick, from Nimroud „ 294

IX. {Enamelled brick, from Nimroud }
{Fragment of painting on stucco, from Nimroud} „ 294

X. Decoration in enamelled brick, from the harem
at Khorsabad „ 294

FIG. PAGE

1. Map of Nineveh and its neighbourhood 6

2. The mound and village of Khorsabad before the
commencement of the excavations 9

3. Plan of Sargon’s palace in its present state 12

4. Longitudinal section through the palace of Sargon 13

5. South-eastern gateway of Sargon’s palace at Khorsabad 17

6. Plan of the harem in Sargon’s palace 21

7. Harem court in the palace of Sargon at Khorsabad 25

8. A hanging garden 30

9. Plan of a palace at Warka 33

10. Plan of chambers at Mugheir 34

11. Plan of chambers at Abou-Sharein 34

12. Plan of chambers at Abou-Sharein 34

13. General view of Nimroud 38

14. Plan of the north-western palace at Nimroud 39

15. Assurnazirpal offering a libation to the gods after
his victory over a wild bull 41

16. Plan of the south-western palace at Nimroud 43

17. Upper chambers excavated at Nimroud 44

18. Map of the site of Nineveh 45

19. Plan of the mound of Kouyundjik 46

20. Part plan of the palace of Sennacherib 47

21. Sennacherib at the head of his army 49

22. Town besieged by Sennacherib 54

23. Siege of a city 60

24. Plan of one of the ordinary gates at Khorsabad 66

25. Restoration in perspective of one of the ordinary
gates of Khorsabad 67

26. State gateway at Khorsabad 68

27. Longitudinal section through the archway of one of
the city gates, Khorsabad 69

28. Fortified wall; from the Balawat gates 73

29. Siege of a fort 74

30. An attack by escalade 75

31. Chariot for three combatants; from the palace of
Assurbanipal 76

32. The demon of the south-west wind 81

33. Head of a winged bull of Assurbanipal 83

34. Cone of chalcedony 85

35. Izdubar and Lion 86

36. Winged genius 87

37. Carrying the gods; from the palace of Sennacherib 90

38. Istar and the sacrificing priest 90

39. Istar between two personages 90

40. Lapis-lazuli cylinder 91

41. 42. Fragments of an ivory statuette 92

43. Merodach- or Marduk-idin-akhi 95

44. Captives on the march; from the palace of Sennacherib 97

45. Sargon before the sacred tree 99

46. Assyrian standard 102

47. Sennacherib before Lachish 105

48. Procession of captives 107

49. One face of the obelisk of Shalmaneser II. 111

50. Statuette of a priest 114

51. Dagon 114

52. Head of a lioness 115

53. Canephoros 117

54. Man driving goats and sheep; from the Balawat gates 118

55. Lion carved in wood 119

56. Ivory seal 119

57. Ivory tablet in the British Museum 120

58. Ivory fragment in the British Museum 121

59. Ivory tablet in the British Museum 122

60. Statue of Assurnazirpal 123

61. Statue of Shalmaneser II. 127

62. Pair of warriors 129

63. Prisoners; from the palace of Sennacherib 130

64. Vassal bringing monkeys 133

65. Head of a eunuch 136

66. Assyrian soldier 137

67. Fragment of a Chaldæan bas-relief 141

68. Head of a cow 143

69. Terra-cotta tablet 144

70. Cylinder of black marble 145

71. Terra-cotta dog 146

72. The hounds of Assurbanipal 147

73. Chariot horses 150

74. Wild ass; from the hunt of Assurbanipal 151

75. Embroidery on the king’s robe 153

76. Fight between a man and an ostrich 153

77. Lion and lioness in a park 155

78. Lion coming out of his cage 156

79. Wounded lion 157

80. Wounded lioness 161

81. Niche decorated with two lions 163

82. Sword and scabbard 164

83. Combat between a lion and a unicorn 165

84. Lion’s head, in enamelled earthenware 165

85. Recumbent goat ditto 166

86. Dog, in terra-cotta 167

87. Fantastic animal 168

88. Man-lion 169

89. Winged horse 171

90. Griffins seizing a goat 171

91. Human-headed bird 172

92. Inscription engraved on one of the seated Chaldæan
statues 175

93. Fragment of a stele; from Tello 177

94. Fragment of a stele; from Tello 179

95. Fragment of a stele; from Tello 181

96. Statue; from Tello 182

97. The hands of a statue; from Tello 183

98. The large statue from Tello 185

99. Female statuette 187

100. Statuette; from Tello 188

101. Fragment of a relief; from Tello 189

102. Fragment of a relief; from Tello 191

103. Head; from Tello 191

104. Stone pedestal; from Tello 192

105. Chaldæan statuette 193

106. Statuette of a priest 195

107. Statuette of a woman 195

108. Terra-cotta statuette 196

109. Head; from Tello 197

110. The Caillou Michaux 199

111. The Caillou Michaux, obverse 200

112. The Caillou Michaux, reverse 201

113. Assurnazirpal offering a libation 205

114. Tree on a river-bank 207

115. Detail from the royal robe of Assurnazirpal 209

116. Stele of Samas-vul II. 211

117. Two fragments from the Balawat gates 215

118. Bas-relief; from Khorsabad 221

119. Marsh vegetation 223

120. The great bas-relief at Bavian 227

121. Fountain 230

122. Assyrian bas-relief in the Nahr-el-Kelb 231

123. The bas-reliefs of Malthaï 233

124. Chaldæan cylinder 237

125. Assyrian cylinder 237

126. Wild goats 239

127. The feast of Assurbanipal 241

128. Terra-cotta statuette 242

129. River pebble which has formed part of a necklace 252

130. River pebble engraved 252

131. Concave-faced cylinder 254

132. Cylinder with modern mount 254

133. Tablet with impression from a cylinder 256

134. Cylinder with ancient bronze mount 257

135. Cylinder and attachment in one 257

136. Chaldæan cylinder 257

137. Impression from the same cylinder 257

138. Engraved shell 260

139. Chalcedony cylinder 261

140. Cylinder of black jasper 261

141. Assyrian cylinder 262

142. Chaldæan cylinder; marble or porphyry 264

143. Chaldæan cylinder; green serpentine 266

144. Chaldæan cylinder; basalt 267

145. Chaldæan cylinder; basalt 267

146. Chaldæan cylinder 268

147. Chaldæan cylinder; basalt 269

148. Chaldæan cylinder; black marble 270

149. Chaldæan cylinder of veined agate 271

150. Archaic Assyrian cylinder 272

151. Assyrian cylinder; serpentine 273

152. Assyrian cylinder; serpentine 273

153. Assyrian cylinder 273

154. Chaldæan cylinder dating from the second monarchy;
black jasper 275

155. Impression of a cylinder on a contract 275

156. Cylinder with Aramaic characters 276

157. Cone 277

158. Cone 277

159. Amethyst cone 279

160. Agate cone 279

161. Assurbanipal attacked by lions 283

162. Figure of a goddess 290

163–165. Chaldæan vases of the first period 299

166–168. Chaldæan vases of the second period 299

169. Chaldæan vase 300

170–173. Assyrian vases 301

174–176. Goblets 301

177. Ewer 301

178–180. Amphoræ 302

181. Alabastron 302

182. Fragment of a vase 302

183. Fragment of a vase 303

184, 185. Fragments of vases 303

186. Goblet 304

187. Fragment of a vase 304

188, 189. Fragments of vases 305

190. Glass vase or bottle 307

191. Glass tube 307

192. Iron mattock 310

193. Fragment of a throne 315

194. Fragment of a throne 316

195. Bronze foot of a piece of furniture 316

196. Capital and upper part of a small column 317

197, 198. Fragments of bronze furniture 317

199. Footstool; from a bas-relief 318

200. Stool 318

201. Ivory panel 321

202. Dagger-hilt; ivory 322

203. Bronze tripod 324

204, 205. Metal vases 325

206. Metal bucket 325

207. Applied piece 326

208. Bronze platter 327

209. Bronze platter 330

210–214. Columns or standards figured upon a bronze cup 331

215. Bronze platter 332

216. Part of a bronze cup or platter 333

217. Bronze cup 334

218. Bronze cup 342

219. Border of a cup 343

220, 221. Chariot poles 344

222, 223. Sword scabbards 345

224. Bronze cube damascened with gold 346

225. Votive shield 347

226. Knife-handle 348

227. Comb 350

228. Comb 351

229. Comb 352

230, 231. Bronze fork and spoon 353

232, 233. Bracelets 354

234. Ear-drop 354

235–237. Necklace and ear-drops 355

238. Necklace 356

239. Royal necklace 356

240. Bracelet 357

241. Bracelets 358

242. Ear-drop 358

243, 244. Ear-drops 358

245. Necklace 359

246, 247. Moulds for trinkets 361

248, 249. Gold buttons 359

250. Part of the harness of a chariot-horse 361

251, 252. Ear-pendents 362

253. Embroidery on the upper part of the king’s mantle 365

254. Embroidery upon a royal mantle 367

255. Embroidered pectoral 369

256. Detail of embroidery 370

257. Detail of embroidery 370

258. Detail of embroidery 371

259. Detail of embroidery 372

260. Egyptian mirror 387

261. Egyptian mirror 391

TAIL-PIECES, &c.

Fore-quarters of a lion, glazed earthenware (Louvre) 77

Standard, from a relief 291

Flower, from a relief 297

Head of a ram, ivory (Louvre) 374

The sacred tree, from a relief 400

Ornament from a royal tiara 404

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