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First journey in Assyria - Its ruins - Kouyunjik, Nimroud, and Kalah Sherghat - M. Botta's discoveries - Khorsabad - Return to Mosul
Mohammed Pasha - His cruelties - The state of the country - Start for Nimroud - An Arab family - Commence excavations - Discovery of a cltamber - of inscriptions - of ivory ornaments - Return to Mosul - Conduct of the Pasha - Excavations commenced amongst various ruins - Return to Nimroud - Further discoveries - Selamiyah - Discovery of sculptures - Description of bas-reliefs - lnterrupted by tlte Pasha - Further discovery of sculptures - Deposition of the Pasha - Departure for Baghdad
Chapter III
Return to Mosul - lsmail Pasha - Change in the state of the country - Return to Nimroud - The ruins in spring - Excavations resumed - Furtlter discoveries - New interruptions - Sheikh Abd-ur-rahman and the Abou-Salman Arabs - Fresh bas-reliefs in the north-west corner - Discovery of the principal palace - Entire bas-reliefs - Discovery of the colossal lions - Surprise of the Arabs - Sensation at Mosul, and conduct of the Pasha and Cadi - Excavations stopped - Further discoveries - Description of the human headed lions - Reflections on their antiquity and object - The Jebour Arabs - Their Sheikhs - Nimroud in March - Description of the plain at sunset - The tunnel of Negoub - An Assyrian inscription
Preparation for a journey to Al Hather - Gathering of the caravan - Leave Mosul - The desert - Flocks of camels - The Haddedeen Arabs - An Arab repast - An encampment - An Arab tribe moving - The tents of Sofuk - Description of the Shammar Sheikh - His history - Sofuk's harem and wives - His mare - Ride to Al Hather - Arab guides - The ruins of Al Hather - Return to Mosul - Murder of Nejris, and of Sofuk
Discovery of small objects - Pavement of the chambers - An Arab feast - Arrival of Tahyar Pasha - Excavations continued - The summer at Nimroud - A whirlwind - Further discoveries of bas-re!iefs - Description of the sculptures - Painted plaster - Receipt of vizzirial letter - Excavations at Kouyunjik - Fresh discoveries at Nimroud - Surprise of the Arabs - First collection of sculptures sent to England - Visit from Tahyar Pasha - Speculations of the Turks on the sculptures - Remove to Mosul - Discovery of a building in a mound near Kouyunjik - New chambers opened at Nimroud
Chapter VI
Departure for the Tiyari mountains - Khorsabad - Sheikh Adi - A Kurdish encampment - A Chaldaean vi!!age - Amadiyah - A Turkish governor - Albanian irregulars - An Albanian chief - The Valley of Berwari - Chaldaean villages - A Kurdish Bey - Asheetha
Chapter VII
Asheetha - A Nestorian house - The massacre - Zaweetha - Nestorian priests - Murghi - Lizan - Scene of the massacre - A Tiyari bridge - Raola - The house of the Melek - The district of Tkhoma - Alarm of the inhabitants - Churc!i service - Tkhoma Gowaia - A Kurdish chief - Pass into Baz - Ergub - Return to Tkhoma - Be-Alatha - Roads of Tiyari - Chonba - Murder of Melek Ismail - Return to Asheetha - Kasha Auraham - A copper mine Challek - Ourmeli - A Subashi - A Kurdish saint - Malthayiah - Sculptures - Alkosh - Tomb of the prophet Nahum - Rabhan Hormuzd - Telkef and its Christian inhabitants - Return to Mosul - Second massacre in the Nestorian mountains - Capture and exile of Beder Khan Bey
Invitation to the feast of the Yezidis - Daparture from Mosul - Baadri - Hussein Bey, the Yezidi chief - The birth of his son - History of the Yezidis - Ride to the tomb of Sheikh Adi - Sheikh Nasr - Description of the tomb - Arrival of Pilgrims - An incident - Sheikh Shems, or the Sun - Votive lamps - Celebration of rites - Yezidi music - The doctrines and religious observances of the sect - The Evil principle - The probable origin of their rites - Their orders of priesthood - Their language and books - Return to Mosul - Departure for the Sinjar - Abou Mlaria - Tel Afer - Mirkan - Escape of the Yezidis - The village of Sinjar - Wild asses
Excavations undertaken by the British Miuseum - Choice of workmen - .Dwelling-houses built at Nimroud - Discovery of bas-reliefs - Of armour and helmets - Of vases - Of new chambers - Of the obelisk - Discoveries in the south-west corner of the Nimroud - Winged lions - Crouching sphinxes - Discovery of tombs in the south-east corner of the mound - Arab workmen - Mode of irrigation - Customs of the Arabs - Facility of divorce - Arab women - The Tiyari or Chaldaeans - A raft plundered - Seizure of an Arab Sheikh - Departure of sculptures for Busrah
Death of Talzyar Pasha - Discoveries in tlte north-west palace - Ivory ornaments and cartouches with hieroglyphics - Painted chambers - Pottery - Discovery of upper chambers - Paintings on the walls - Pavement slabs - Discoveries in the centre of the mound - Tombs containing vases and ornaments - Sculptures - Further discoveries in the south-west edifice - Sculptures - Discovery of more tombs in the south-east corner - Of chambers beneath them - Of a vaulted room
Excavations at Kalah Sherghat - Drparture for the ruins - The bitumen Pits - Abd'rubbou - My reception - Discovery' of a sitting figure - :Arab encampment - Arab life - Excavations in the mound - Discovery of tombs - Return to Nimroud
Artificial irrigation of Assyria - Want of rain - Preparations for the removal of a winged bull and lion - The cart - Lowering the winged bull - Its removal from the ruins - Excitement of the Arabs - Removal of the lion - Rafts for the transport of the sculptures to Busrah - Embarkation of the lion and bull - General description of the ruins
Departure for Nimroud - Excavations at Kouyunjik - Discovery of a palace - Bas-reliefs - General description of the sculptures - Excavations carried on by Mr. Ross - His discoveries - A sculptured slab and sarcophagus - Preparations for my return to Constantinople - Leave Mosul