Assyrian Discoveries

George Smith

• Publisher: Gorgias Press
• Year: 2002
• eBook ISBN: 9781463207748
• Edition: 1

The book was written to give in a permanent form some account of the excavations undertaken in 1873 and 1874 on the site of Nineveh, and the principle discoveries which have resulted from these operations.

Table of contents

• PREFACE
• CONTENTS
• LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
• CHAPTER I. FORMER EXCAVATIONS AND DISCOVERIES IN" THE VALLEY OP THE EUPHRATES AND TIGRIS
• CHAPTER II. DISCOVERIES FROM 1866 TO 1872
• CHAPTER III. FROM LONDON" TO MOSUL
• CHAPTER IV. VISITTO BABYLONIA
• CHAPTER V. EXCAVATIONS AT NIMROUD
• CHAPTER VI. EXCAVATIONS AT KOUYUNJIK
• CHAPTER VII. FROM MOSUL TO ENGLAND
• CHAPTER VIII. SECOND JOURNEY TO MOSUL
• CHAPTER IX. EXCAVATIONS AT KOUYUXJIK
• CHAPTER X. RETURN PROM ASSYRIA
• CHAPTER XI. THE IZDUBAR OR FLOOD SERIES OF LEGENDS
• CHAPTER XII. EARLY BABYLONIAN TEXTS
• CHAPTER XIII. EARLY ASSYRIAN INSCRIPTIONS
• CHAPTER XIV. INSCRIPTIONS OF TIGLATH PILESER II
• CHAPTER XV. INSCRIPTIONS OF SARGON
• CHAPTER XVI. INSCRIPTIONS OP SENNACHERIB
• CHAPTER XVII. INSCRIPTIONS OF ESARHADDON
• CHAPTER XVIII. INSCRIPTIONS OF ASSURBANIPAL
• CHAPTER XIX. INSCRIPTIONS OP BEL-ZAKIR-ISRUN, KING OF ASSYRIA, AND HIS SUCCESSORS
• CHAPTER XX. MISCELLANEOUS TEXTS
• CHAPTER XXI. FOREIGN1 INSCRIPTIONS
• CHAPTER XXII. OBJECTS ILLUSTRATING ARTS AND CUSTOMS
• CHAPTER XXIII. CONCLUSION
• INDEX
• GORGIAS REPRINT SERIES