Plate 16 32. Bronze implements (ditto) 33. Flint implement (after Taylor) 34. Ear-rings (drawn by the Author from the originals in the British Museum) 16
Plate 17 35. Leaden pipe and jar (ditto) 36. Bronze bangles (ditto)
Plate 19 38. Costumes of Chaldaeans from the cylinders (after Cullimore and Rich) 39. Serpent symbol (after Cullimore) 40. Flaming Sword (ditto) 41. Figure of Nin. the Fish-God (Layard) 42. Nin's emblem. the Man Bull (ditto) 43. Fish symbols (after Cullimore) 44. Bel-Mer dash (ditto)
Plate 20 45. Nergal's emblem, the Ilan-Lion (Layard)
Plate 21 46. 47. Clay images of Ishtar (after Cullimore and Layard) 48. Nebo (drawn by the Author from a statue in the British Museum)
Assyria THE SECOND MONARCHY CHAPTER I. DESCRIPTION OF THE COUNTRY
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Media CHAPTER I. DESCRIPTION OF THE COUNTRY. CHAPTER II. CLIMATE AND PRODUCTIONS. CHAPTER III. CHARACTER, MANNERS AND CUSTOMS. CHAPTER IV. RELIGION. CHAPTER V. LANGUAGE AND WRITING. CHAPTER VI. CHRONOLOGY AND HISTORY.
List of Illustrations Map Plate I. Plate II. Plate III. Plate IV. Plate V. Plate VI. Plate VII.
Babylon CHAPTER I. EXTENT OF THE EMPIRE. CHAPTER II. CLIMATE AND PRODUCTIONS. CHAPTEE III. THE PEOPLE. CHAPTEE IV. THE CAPITAL. CHAPTER V. ARTS AND SCIENCES. CHAPTER VI. MANNERS AND CUSTOMS. CHAPTER VII. RELIGION. CHAPTER VIII. HISTORY AND CHRONOLOGY. APPENDIX. A. STANDARD INSCRIPTION OF NEBUCHADNEZZAR. B. ON THE MEANINGS OF BABYLONIAN NAMES.
Persia CHAPTER I. EXTENT OF THE EMPIRE. CHAPTER II. CLIMATE AND PRODUCTIONS. CHAPTER III. CHARACTER, MANNERS AND CUSTOMS. CHAPTER IV. LANGUAGE AND WRITING. CHAPTER V. ARCHITECTURE AND OTHER ARTS. CHAPTER VI. RELIGION. CHAPTER VII. CHRONOLOGY AND HISTORY.
THE SEVENTH MONARCHY HISTORY OF THE SASSANIAN OR NEW PERSIAN EMPIRE. sassian_empire_th (154K)
CHAPTER IIITHE PEOPLEORIGIN AND CHARACTERISTICS
CHAPTER VIIIINDUSTRIAL ART AND MANUFACTURES
CHAPTER IXSHIPS, NAVIGATION, AND COMMERCE
CHAPTER XIIDRESS, ORNAMENTS, AND SOCIAL HABITS
CHAPTER XIIIPHOENICIAN WRITING, LANGUAGE, AND LITERATURE
1. Phoenicia, before the establishment of the hegemony of Tyre.
2. Phoenicia under the hegemony of Tyre (B.C. 1252-877)
3. Phoenicia during the period of its subjection to Assyria (B.C.