Chapter XIV: Life, Manners, Customs, Law, Religion (3)

Daggers, 202, 219, 281, 298, 311

Dagan, 307, 319, 320

Damascus, 114

Darius II, 66

Date, 12, 13, 370

Dating, Babylonian method of, 110

Dead, future state and offerings for, 374, 399 f.

De Bruin, 85

Deer, 3, 24, 220, 265

Deification of kings, 375

Deities on seals, 291 f.

Deity seated, 198;
cf. also Gods

De la Becke, Sir H., 283

Delitzsch, Friedrich, 61, 71, 74, 261, 264, 273

Deluge story, 53

Demons, 140, 262, 321

De Morgan, J., 226

Dêr, 68

De Sacy, 86

De Sarzec, excavations and discoveries by, 13, 56-8, 161, 171,
187, 195, 227, 234, 243, 244, 248, 253, 329

De Saulcy, 93

Diarbekr, 195, 200

Diodorus, 59, 90, 127, 273

Diorite, 14, 81, 146, 227, 228, 229

Disc, of sun, 206

Disc, winged, 395

Distraint, 382

Divorce, 365

Dogs, 14, 18, 19, 220, 235, 297, 398

Dolerite, 14, 57, 69, 91, 241

Domes, 155

Dove, 26, 323, 398

Dowries, 376

Dragons, 275, 295, 305, 336

Drains, 158-60

Dress, 181, 198, 216, 221, 223, 226, 230, 232, 233, 281, 337-56

Ducks, 367

Duck weights, 26

Dudu, 192, 266, 289

Dungi, 6, 32, 50, 82, 101, 110, 247, 298, 301

Dûr Sharrukîn, 41, 279;
cf. also Khorsabad

“Dûru,” the, 81

Ea, the god, 27, 73, 299, 388, 391, 392, 396, 397

Ea-bani, 2, 292, 293, 330, 403

Eagle, 24, 25, 280, 291, 306, 310, 398

Eagle, Etana and, 297

Eannatum, 27, 57, 187, 188, 326

Earrings, 252, 264, 347, 348

East India House Inscription, 140, 150

Ebony, 349

Eggs, stone, 340

Egypt, 3, 4, 38, 256, 258, 268, 269, 286, 312, 313

Egyptian hieroglyphics, 5, 331

“Ekimmu,” 403

Ekron, 37

Ekua, 73

E-kur, 399

Elamites, 2, 31, 32, 37, 38, 114, 199, 247

El-Hibba, 61, 148

En-lil, the god, 17, 62, 133-6, 325, 326, 373

Enlitarzi, 373

Entemena, 12, 30, 137, 191, 265, 326

Enubi-Marduk, 108

Envelopes, 105, 106

E-pa, 133, 136

Eponyms, 114

Erech, 9, 29, 30;
cf. also Warka

Eridu, 27, 29;
cf. also Abû Shahrein

Erman, 369

E-sagila, temple of Marduk, 71-3, 115, 199

Esar, k. of Adab, 223

Esarhaddon, 13, 23, 38, 43, 73, 78, 114

Eschatology, 399-405

Esneh, 4

Etana, 297

E-temen-an-ki, 73, 138

Eulmash-shakin-shûm, 205

Euphrates, 10, 11

Euting, Prof., 122

Exchange, mediums of, 367

Eyes, 181, 191, 202, 308

E-zida, 51, 59, 115

Face-masks, 264

Fâra, 74, 121, 157, 172, 242, 250

Feathers, 181, 403

Feudalism, 390, 391

Field, Mr., 63

Figs, 13, 217, 370

Fish, 26, 27, 115, 281, 334, 370

Fisher, C. S., 10, 63, 136

Fish-god, 307, 319;
cf. also Dagon

Fishing-hooks, 76

Flandin, 272

Flint, 75, 242, 287

Flowers, 13, 277, 278, 301

Fly-flaps, 205, 216, 221

Foot-wear, 202, 271, 280, 349

Fortress, assault of, 210

Foundation-cylinders, 50, 51

Fox, 20

Frazier, W. W., 63

Freestone, blue, 326

Fresnel, expedition of, 47, 273, 328

Frog, 20

Fruits, 370

Funerals, 374

Furniture-makers, 366

“Future Life,” 76, 399 f.

Gardeners, 366

Garlic, 390

Garnet, 267

Gates, double-leaved, 210

Gates, on seals, 297;
cf. also Balâwât

Gate-sockets, 57, 65, 83, 102, 259, 267

Gatumdug, the goddess, 228, 235, 373

Gaza, 37

Gazelle, 16, 19, 184, 256, 257

Geere, H. V., 63

Genouillac, 364, 370

Gezer, 254

Gilgamesh, 3, 53, 191, 289, 292, 293, 311, 330, 338, 372, 393, 403

Gimil-Sin, 302

Gishgibilgemesh, 372

Glass, 42, 76, 180, 286, 331

Goats, 14, 17, 18, 184, 250, 265, 290, 297, 366

Goddess, nude, 295, 321 f.

Gods, 102, 104, 111, 197, 318, 321, 324, 372-5, 386-9, 391-5

Gold, 6, 72, 73, 74, 79, 83, 139, 150, 263, 264, 286, 323

Goose, 867, 398

Grammatical tablets, 104

Granite, 59, 83

Griffins, 256, 257

Grotefend, G. Friedrich, 87

Gudea, 6, 13, 22, 31, 57, 61, 62, 84, 133, 136, 149, 227, 228,
235, 243, 298, 299, 318, 329

Guilds, trade, 376

Gula, the goddess, 397, 398

Gum, 370

Gungunu, 32

Hadadnadinakhe, 149

Hades, 400

Hair, arrangement of, 183, 188, 190, 216, 224, 225, 226, 230, 233,
244, 338

Halévy, Joseph, 105

Halicarnassus, 331

Handles, lateral, 243

Hanging gardens, 127

Hannon, 37

Hare, 20

Harper, R. F., excavations and discoveries by, 63, 82, 94, 97, 123,
131, 142, 264, 267, 377

Harrison, Provost, 63

Hatchets, 75, 76, 242, 296

Hawaiians, war-gods of, 263

Haynes, excavations and discoveries by, 125, 133, 135, 157, 171, 334

Head-dresses, 198, 202, 203, 206, 216, 228, 233, 249, 271, 321, 338,
339, 345, 356, 396

Hebrews, 404 f.

Heifers, 266

Helmets, 187, 188, 193, 195, 212, 281, 350 f.

_Henna_, 327

Hereditary principle, 390

Herodotus, 10, 13, 127, 131, 138, 157, 284

Heroes, 289, 290

Heuzey, Léon, discoveries, etc., by, 25, 169, 184, 186, 187, 191,
192, 251, 246, 310, 321

Hezekiah, k. of Judah, 37, 38, 208

Hillah, 285, 322

Hilprecht, H. V., excavations and discoveries by, 16, 57, 59, 60,
63, 66, 117, 136, 148, 169, 184, 252, 328, etc.

Hincks, 91, 92

Hindiyah Canal, 11, 12

Historical documents, 104, 110, 111

Hit, 124

Hittites, 33, 35, 69

Holtzman, 91

Hommel, F., 98, 139

Honey, 11

Honeysuckle, paintings of, 282

Horns, symbolic (?), 211

Horse, 14, 15, 16, 28, 281, 397

Hoshea, k. of Israel, 36

House-building, 383

Houses, 156-8

Hunting-scenes, 204-5, 218-21

Huts, 169

Hyenas, 24

Hyksos kings, 16

Hymns, 104

Hyssop, 390

Ibex, 3, 19, 257, 290, 308

Ibi-Sin, 302

Igigi, 397

Ili-Ippalzam, 108

Ilu-Ittia, 114

Iluma-ilu, 33

Imgur-Bêl, 139

Imgur-Marduk, 67

Impalement, 208

Implements, 252

Inlay work, 236, 249, 250, 251, 254

Inundation, 4

Irak, 344

Irishum, 3, 79

Iron, 255, 268, 269, 286

Irrigation, 368, 390

Ishme-Dagan, 143

Ishme-Dagan, k. of Isin, 321

Ishtar, the goddess, 70, 306, 388, 391, 393, 395, 396, 397

Ishtar’s Gate, 271, 274, 275

Isin, dynasty of, 32

Israel, 36

Ivory, 13, 83, 223, 254, 312

Ivy, 14

Jackals, 24

Jackson, Sir John (Ltd.), 11

Jade, 287

Jasper, 287

Jastrow, Morris, 65, 321, 388, 392, 393

Jehoiakim, 39

Jehu, 15

Jerusalem, 37, 39

Jewellery, 76, 252, 261, 267, 323, 340, 346, 348

Job, 404

Johns, C., 369, 377, 389

Jonah, 14

Josephus, 151

Judah, 36, 38, 39, 112

Ḳalat Sherḳat, 48, 59, 69, 77, 78, 94, 158, etc.;
cf. Ashur

Kallima-Sin, 16

Kampfer, 85

“Kanephores,” 246

“Karduniash,” 34

Karûn, river, 22

Ḳasr, 149-51; cf. Babylon

Kassites, 33, 303, 335

“Kaunakes” garments, 310

Khabour, 129

Khammurabi, 32, 50, 107, 108, 110, 141, 198, 376

Khipa, 116

Khorsabad, 41, 131, 160, 174, 239, 272

Khuenaten, 306

Khukhnuri, land of, 110

“Ki-gallu,” 402

King, L. W., excavations and discoveries by, 84, 252, 311, 408

Kinneir, 90

Kish, 5, 29, 30, 310

Knife, 75, 242, 311, 398

Kohl, 327

Koldewey, R., excavations and discoveries by, 61, 68 f, 125, 127,
130, 144, 146, 149-51, 164, 276, 322, 335, 349

Kouyunjik collection, 104

Kudur-Mabuk, 32, 112, 247, 248

“Kudurrus,” 396; cf. Boundary-stones

Kurdistan, 16

Kurigalzu, 303

Labour, 377

Lachish, 38, 215-17

Lacouperie, 10

Lagash, 6, 9, 29, 191, 192, 265, 289, 290;
cf. also Tellô

_Lamassi_, 238

Lamps, 177, 334, 398

Lance, 243

Landlord and tenant, 108, 377 f.

Lapis lazuli, 76, 102, 225, 250, 288, 315, 340

Larsa, 17, 29, 30; temples, 139

Lassen, 90

Layard, Sir Henry, excavations and discoveries by, 18, 22, 23, 42-7,
54, 129, 140, 166, 167, 175, 253, 255, 262, 271, 280, 335

Laws, 198, 384, 398

Lead, 253, 255, 267, 268

Leases, 398

Lebanon, 130

Leek, 390

Legal contracts, 105, 106 ff.

Leopard, 24, 257, 292

Letters, 107, 108

Lettuce, 390

Lever, 214

Lexicography, 104

Libations, 205

Libyan languages, 5

Limestone, 14, 70, 145, 153, 182, 183, 224, 230, 287, 326, 327

Linen, 346

Lions, 20, 21, 22, 24, 185, 218, 219, 234-43, 251, 255, 257, 265,
270, 275-6, 280-9, 290-1, 293, 309, 324, 330

Liver, omens derived from, 116

Locusts, 26

Loftus, W. K., excavations and discoveries by, 49, 51, 123, 156,
158, 163, 331

Longperier, 94

Lotus-plants, 13, 312

Löwenstern, 94

Lu-enna, 267

Lugal-anda, 288

Lugal-banda, 111

Lugal-Kigub-nidudu, 30, 102

Lugal-Kisali, 30

Lugal-shar-engur, 29

Lugal-Tarsi, 102

Lugal-zaggisi, 30, 326

Lydia, 39

Lynxes, 24

Maat, 314

Macalister, 254

Maces, 191, 200, 230, 287

Magan, 328, 335

Magic, 104, 109, 374

Mail, coats of, 350 f.

Manasseh, 38

Man-fish, 398

Manishtusu, 31, 226, 371

Marble, 42, 55, 83, 223, 287, 326, 328, 347

Marduk, 33, 48, 71, 73, 199, 273, 306, 386, 391, 392, 397

Marriage, 364, 376, 389

Maspero, 269, 408

Mathematics, 104

Measures, 372

Mechanics, 214, 215

Medes, 39

Medicine, 104, 109

Meissner, 69, 390

Memphis, 38

Mesilim, k. of Kish, 29, 30, 185, 310

Mesniu, the, 4

Messerschmidt, 62

Metals, Babylonian work, 242-53;
Assyrian work, 253-69;
cf. also pp. 83, 103, 131, 132

Meyer, M. L., excavations by, 61, 69

Military arrangements, 188, 195

Milk, 366, 370, 390

Millet, 11, 13

Mitani, 109

Mohammerah, 3, 22

Mohl, 41

Money-lenders, 379, 388

Monkey, 20, 282

Monotheism, 372, 386

Moritz, B., 61

Mortar, 124-6

Mortgage, 108

Moschians, 34

Mother of emerald, 287

Mother-of-pearl, 83, 249, 250, 309, 311, 340

Moulds, 252

Mounds, 6

Mountain-sheep, 20

Muḳeyyer, 50, 120, 156, 159, 242

Mule, 17

Münter, 86, 87

Murashû Tablets, 66

“Mushlala,” 78

Musical instruments, 197, 204, 205, 221, 222

Mutilation, 385

Mutton, 366

Mythology, 104

Nabonassar, 110

Nabonidus, 5, 6, 50, 60

Nabopolassar, 34, 39, 73, 112, 150, 207

Nabû. Cf. Nebo

Nabû-aplu-iddina, 118, 205, 207

Nails, 243-4, 245, 253, 258

Nairi, 35

Names, divinely-compounded, 374

Nanâ, 391

Napir-asu, 262

Narâm-Sin, 5, 7, 8, 30, 31, 57, 64, 67, 83, 84, 117, 135, 193-4-5,
293, 328

Nash, W. L., 331

Nebi Yûnus, 14, 56

Nebo, 48, 51, 77, 78, 84, 139, 232

Nebuchadnezzar I, 16, 397

Nebuchadnezzar II, 39, 50, 51, 73, 115, 138, 140, 149, 150, 243, 331

Necho, 39

Necklaces, 197, 264

Neo-Babylonian Empire, 304

Nergal, 73, 391

Neriglissar, 74

Nets, 310

Newberry, 284

Newton, 331

Niebuhr, Carsten, 86

Nile, 4

Nîmit-Marduk, 67

Nimitti-Bêl, 139

Nimrûd, 13, 42, 55, 56, 140, 175, 232, 235, 239, 268, 280, 281,
307, 312, 313, 319

Ninâ, 13

Nineveh, 14, 34, 84, 239, 335

Ningal, 197

Ningirsu, 29, 133, 183, 186, 191, 266, 299, 372

Nin-gish-zi-da, 22, 299, 329, 372

Ninkharshag, 227, 398

Ninib (Adar), 42, 388, 397

Nin-lil, 325

Nin-makh, 71, 136, 137, 278, 322

Ninsun, 111

Ninus, 273

Nippur, 6, 29, 99, 30, 62-8, 116, 121, 132-6, 161-3, 184, 304,
322, 333

Norris, Edwin, 91

Nusku, 398

Oaks, 13

Oannes, 27;
cf. Ea.

Oars, 363

Obsidian, 75, 287

Olive, 11, 13

Oliver, 90

Omens, 104;
Cf. Pigs, Dogs, etc.

Onions, 370, 390

Onyx, 83, 287, 326

Opis, 29

Oppert, 47, 94, 273, 328

Oryx, 3, 20

Ostrich, 25, 307

Ovid, 141

Oxen, 14, 16, 253, 273, 366

Ox-hoof, 115, 254

Oyster shells, 309

Padî, k. of Ekron, 113

Painting, 270-83

Palaces, Assyrian, 151-6;
Babylonian, 148-51

Palm-trees, 129, 158, 221

Panther, 273

Partnerships, 382

Pehlevi, language and inscriptions, 16, 86, 87

Pepper, Wm., 63

Percy, Dr., 283

Perfumery, 366

Perrot and Chipiez, 140, 238, 271, 408, etc.

Persepolis, 86, 87, ff.

Persian cuneiform, 86, 87, ff.

Persians, 39

Peters, J. P., excavations and discoveries by, 63, 161, 162,
334, etc.

Petrie, W. Flinders, 269, 332

Phœnician characters, 21, 255, 312

Picture-writing, 96-100

Pigs, 14, 20

Pinches, T., 139, 140, 261

Pir-Hussein, 339

Place, Victor, excavations and discoveries by, 41, 42, 153, 160,
173, 279

Planetary colours, 138

“Plano-convex” bricks, 120

Plans, 116

Plants, 115

Pliny, 59

Plough, 16, 184, 280, 303, 304

Polyandry, 364

Polygamy, 364, 365

Polytheism, 372

Pomegranates, 12, 370

Poplar, 12, 129

Porcupines, 20, 24

Pork, 19

Porphyry, 326

Porter, 90

Potter’s wheel, 334

Pottery, 84, 282, 333-6

Prayers, 104

Prestwich, 10

Priests, 373, 388

Prisms, 112, 113

Pul. Cf. Tiglath-Pileser III

Pyramids, 141

Quartz, 287

Quivers, 188, 195, 358

Rabbit, 20

Radau, 187, 408

Radishes, 370, 390

Rafts, 363

Ram, 178, 396, 397

Raphia, battle of, 37

Rassam, H. H., excavations and discoveries by, 46-9, 54-6, 59,
61, 258

Raven, 26

Rawlinson, G., 200, 222, 352, 353

Rawlinson, Sir H., discoveries by, 18, 51, 90 f., 324

Reeds, 13, 14

Religion (early), 372-5;
(Khammurabi period), 386-9;
(Assyrian), 391-5

Rent, 378

Repoussé-work, 258, 259 ff.

Rezin, k. of Damascus, 36

Rich, C. J., discoveries by, 40, 59

Rîm-Sin, 32, 101, 247, 248

Ring and staff, 103, 198, 206

Riparian obligations, 379

Rivets, 252

Rogers, R. W., 94, 408

Roofs, Assyrian, 153, 154

Ropes, 206, 214, 281

Rosettes, 14, 78, 202, 233, 260, 274, 279, 315, 357

Sacrifices, 244, 373

Saddles, 353

Sagittarius, 398

Sammuramat, 233

Samsu-iluna, 50, 68, 108, 110

Sandals. Cf. Foot-wear

Sandstone, 69, 70, 163, 325, 327

Sanskrit, 90

Sarcophagi, 74, 75, 180

Sargon, 37, 53, 79, 112, 144, 151-4, 209, 212, 330

Saws, 75, 242

Sayce, A. H., 89, 94, 407, 408 _et passim_

Sceptre, 197, 230

Scheil, Père, 68, 364

Scimitar, 254

Schist, 287

Schrader, 61

Scorpion, 26

Scorpion-man, 398

Scourging, 385

Scroll-design, 192, 315

Sculpture, bas-reliefs (Assyrian), 201-22
(Babylonian), 181-200

Sculpture, in the round, 222-41

Seals, 285, 286, 324

Semiramis, 233, 273

Semites, 5, 30

Senkereh, 49; cf. also Larsa

Sennacherib, 37, 38, 46, 47, 56, 78, 113, 213-17, 330, 397

Serpents, 22, 23, 273, 296, 299, 329, 398

Sesame, 11

“Shadûf,” 369

Shagshag, 373

Shalmaneser I, 35, 78

Shalmaneser II, 15, 36, 55, 81, 143, 207, 232, 259, 268

Shalmaneser IV, 36, 37

Shamash, 1, 60, 139, 205, 296, 396-7

Shamash-Killâni, 116

Shamash-shum-ukîn, 38, 73, 110

Shamshi-Adad, 79, 143, 167

Share-profit system, 378

Shar-Gâni-Sharri, 5, 7, 8, 23, 67, 102, 117, 293

Sharru-Gi, 30, 31

Shatt el-Hai Canal, 224

Shatt en-Nîl Canal, 133

Sheaf, 398

_Shêdi_, 238

Sheep, 14, 17, 18, 115, 297, 366

Shell, 72, 75, 76, 236, 250, 287, 341

Sheol, 401

Shields, 208, 211, 281, 360

Shipping, 381

Shualu, 401 f.

Shutruk-Nakhunte, 194

Sidon, 114

Silver, 72, 73, 76, 150, 251, 264, 265, 267, 286

Simmash-shipak, 205

Simon, L., 61

Sin, the Moon-god, 50, 306, 388, 391, 395, 396, 397

Sin-eribam, 106

Sin-Gamil, 101

Sin-gashid, k. of Erech, 111

Sin-idinnam, k. of Larsa, 107, 111

Sin-ikisham, 106

Sin-muballit, 101

Sin-shar-ishkun, 81, 144, 145 ff.

Sippar, 3, 29, 139;
cf. also Abû Habba

Ṣit-napishtim, 26, 404

Skins, 203, 211, 363

Slaves, 376

Slings, 341

Smith, George, excavations and discoveries by, 52-4, 128, 138

Solomon, 316

South-west wind, 262

Spain, 334

Sparrow and plough, 398

Spasinus Chorax, 3

Spearmen, Assyrian, 350-6

Spears, 76, 193, 211, 219, 242

Sphinxes, 312

Squeezes, 90, 117

Stag, 20

Stage-tower. Cf. Ziggurat

Stalagmite, 325, 326

Standards, 193, 204, 244

Star, 296, 302, 305, 395

Statues, offerings to, 373

Steatite, 197, 235, 252, 329

Stone, uses of, 74, 75, 100, 101, 115, 126-9, 224, 245, 246, 325-31

Stork, 26

Storm-god, the. Cf. Adad

Strabo, 127, 157, 158, 168

Stucco, 278

Stylus, 227

Sumerians, 1, 2, 10, 29, 290, 291, 364, 372

Sumu-abu, 32, 110

Sumu-ilu, k. of Ur, 235

Sumu-la-ilu, k. of Babylon, 110

Sun-god, 111;
cf. also Shamash

“Sun-Tablet,” 164, 205

Surgeons, 385

Surghul, 61, 157

Susa, 1, 2, 32, 38, 193, 199, 226, 262, 331, 334

Swallow, 26

Swan, 26

Swimming, 203

Swords, 212, 254, 350 f.

Syenite, 287

Syllabaries, 109

Symbolism, 395

“Synchronous History,” 111

Syria (northern), 35, 36

Table, 307

Tablets, 103, 105, 286

Talbot, 94

Tamarisk, 130, 370

Tarsus, 38

Taylor, J. E., excavations and discoveries by, 50, 51, 120, 123,
124, 133, 134, 156, 159, 163, 176, 200, 242, 263

Tell el-Amarna letters, 108

Tell el-Hesy. Cf. Lachish

Tellô (Lagash), 13, 56-8, 61, 84, 161, 187, 195, 224, 234, 248,
301, 310

Tell Sifr, 50

Temples, Assyrian, 140-8;
Babylonian, 132-40

Temple-towers, 1;
cf. also Ziggurats

Terebinth, 13

Terra-cotta, 321, 322, 324

Te-Umman, k. of Elam, 114, 222

Thebes, 38, 114

Thistle, 14

Thompson, R. C., excavations by, 84

Thrones, 197, 216, 217, 235, 264

Thunderbolt, 79, 395

Thureau-Dangin, 364

Tiâmat, 306

Tibet, 18

Tiglath-Pileser 1, 34, 35, 112, 142, 200, 267, 268

Tiglath-Pileser II, 79

Tiglath-Pileser III, 36, 43, 81, 111, 208, 268

Tigris, 10

Til-Garimum, 113

Tin, 253, 255

Tirhakah, k. of Egypt, 38, 114

Toilet, 327, 347

Tortoise, 20

Trades, 366, 380

Trees, 12, 280, 291, 306

Trilingual inscriptions, 86

Tubal, 113

Tukulti-Ninib I, 21, 34, 72, 78, 79, 81, 179

Tukulti-Ninib II, 35

Tulips, 282

Turbans, 228, 300, 302

Turks, 12, 68

Turnips, 390

Turtle-doves, 367

Tychsen, 86

Tyre and Sidon, 363

Umbrellas, 205

Umma, 29, 30

Ungnad, 19

Untash-gal, k. of Elam, 262

Ur, 6, 29, 30, 31, 133;
cf. also Muḳeyyer

Ur-Bau, 149, 227, 249

Ur-Engur, 6, 31, 32, 50, 64, 67, 82, 133 f., 299

Ur-Ninâ, 9, 30, 120, 130, 149, 186, 235, 244, 310

Urukagina, 13, 27, 30, 326, 374

Urumush, 30, 31, 328

Urzage, 325

Ushpia, 78

Utug, 325

Valle, Pietro della, 85

Vases, 226, 229, 302, 398

Vegetables, 373

Vestments, 206

Vetches, 14

Vines, 13, 112, 217, 218, 221

Votive figures, 244

Vultures, 24, 25, 57, 187, 188 ff., 204, 290

Wages, 380

Ward, W. Hayes, 2, 15, 16, 63, 284, 285, 287, 292, 295, 298,
304, 305, 341, 396-8

Warka, excavations and discoveries at, 9, 49, 156, 163, 312

Water-fowl, 334

Weapons, 188, 202, 221, 252, 259, 340-4, 350-9

Weavers, 365

Westergaard, 91

Wheat, 11

Wilkinson, 369

Windows, 160, 211

“Window Inscription,” 85

Wine. Cf. also Alcohol, 11

Winged Being, 202, 286

Winged Disc, 306

Winged monsters, excavation and transport of, 43-5

Witnesses, 384

Wolves, 24

Woman, 224, 225, 226, 229, 244, 245, 338, 340, 365, 366, 389

Wood, 129-31

Wood-carving, 236

Wool, 337, 366 f., 390

World, map of, Babylonian conception of, 116

Wuswas façade, 157

Xerxes, 86, 331

Yôkha, 121

Zabum, 72, 110

Zamama, 398

Zaquriu, 268

Zarpanit, 73

Zedekiah, 39

Zend-Avesta, 86

Ziggurats, 42, 142, 143, 148

Zoroastrian faith, 86

End of Project Gutenberg's Mesopotamian Archaeology, by Percy S. P. Handcock