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BY NILE AND TIGRIS VOLUME II.
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BY NILE AND TIGRIS A NARRATIVE OF J
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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS IN VOLUME II.
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viii List of Illustrations in Volum
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2 Size of Nineveh Exaggerated. Egyp
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4 The Plain of Nineveh. a comparati
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6 Sennacherib Rebuilds Nineveh. Tig
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The Medes Capture Nineveh. y son, E
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The Site of Nineveh Never Forgotten
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and the Palaces under the Mosque of
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Survey of Nineveh by Felix Jones. 1
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His Excavations at Khorsabad. 15 br
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British Museum Excavations at NimrH
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George Smith's Excavations at Kuyil
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Death of George Smith. 21 Governmen
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Discoveries at Nineveh by Natives.
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Annual Sacrifice at Jonah's Spring.
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Ryllo, the Jesuit Father, at Nineve
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Rassam's Attempt to Excavate Nabi Y
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^^g^!l^t'Q:3'^-^^.'^ . View of Mosu
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32 Ihn Bat4tah's Description of MSs
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34 Tavernier's Description of MSsul
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36 Jonah not Buried at Nineveh. and
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Secret Excavations at Nabi YUnis. 3
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1. BSi> el Amadi 2. Bab Sindsjar 8.
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Scene in the baz^r at Mosul. Scene
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42 The Gates of MSsul. needed to en
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44 The Bazar at MSsul. is very soft
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46 Bridge of Boats at Mdsul. upstre
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48 The Town Council of Mdsul. frequ
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Murder of a Soldier by an Officer.
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Native Views about White's Visit to
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Visit to the WdU Pdshd of MSsul. 53
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The Pdshd of MSsul Helpless. 55 bri
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His Punitive Expedition Sets Out. 5
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The Turkish Soldiers Fed by the Sha
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Native Views about Chimneys. 6i wer
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'Askar the Kurd and the Dog Saba}.
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Excavations at Kuy^njik. 65 court o
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and its Early Excavators. 67 he wis
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To face p. 69, vol.
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yo Mr. Ainslie the American Mission
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72 Mdr Eliyd MUds, Bishop of Malaba
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74 The Dominican Fathers at MSsul.
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^6 Visit to Khorsabad. the site of
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78 Visit to Tall Baldwdt. and when
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8o MSsul Flooded. elsewhere. From e
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82 A Holy Man of MSsul. dusty or mu
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84 The Sdm Wind. and was physically
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86 M6suL TO Baghdad by Raft. Mercha
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88 Hammam 'Alt. gifts of food, eggs
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90 NimrM Dam. Be this as it may, th
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92 The Ziggurat of Nimritd. the str
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':7'^'^»i^,?''^^^'"''^'""^^ m$^':f
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To face p. 97, vol. ; Khidr Elias.
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gS The Munayyarah Rapid. they assur
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100 City of Tukulti-Ninib I. and th
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102 The City of Ashur. to prevent t
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104 Excavations at Kal'at Sharkdt.
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io6 Water Wheels on the Tigris. the
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io8 An Ill-Conditioned Sayyid. We a
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no The Nahrawdn Canal. passed sever
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112 The Tombs of the Imdms at Sdmar
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114 The Malwtyah. " Malwiyah,"^ hj^
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Istabuldt. 115 We returned to our r
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The Median Wall of Xenophon. 117 Th
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A Monster Fish. iig the Arabs from
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121 Baghdad to London. Almost befor
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Antica Dealers in Baghddd. 123 boug
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To face p. 124, vol. ii. Clay model
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126 Colonel Talbot's Influence. In
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128 Tombs of the " Three Children."
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130 Fish-Traps on the Tigris. casti
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132 / Abandon the Altar. antiquitie
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134 Thunder-Storm in the Persian Gu
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136 Mr. N. White goes to America. s
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Results of the Third Mission. 137 s
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f^. iirp>TT
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FOURTH MISSION, 1890-91. LONDON TO
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144 Application for a Permit for th
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146 Excavations at Wan. we then had
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i4§ A Fragment of the Aristotle Pa
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The Papyri from HermopoUs. 149 we b
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Roman Tomb at Alexandria. 151 Works
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His Collection of Greek Coins. 153
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The Nile in Flood. 155 waters. In m
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Festival of the Prophet's Birthday.
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Dr. Schroder. 159 in Mismdrt, i.e.,
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Asht^rd and Ba'albak. l6i eleven o'
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The Monoliths of Ba'albak. 163 The
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The Abana and Pharpar. 165 over an
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Mr. John Dickson. 167 would take no
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The Damascus-Baghdad Camel-Post. i6
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The Importance of Damascus. 171 cre
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The Great Mosque of Damascus. 173 b
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The Beauty-Spot on the Cheek of the
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Al-Kutayyifah. 177 very glad to see
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The Oasis of Karyatin. 179 Homs, an
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Quarantine Regulations. i8i places
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Kasr (d-Hev. i83 but all the ruins
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Osmdn Bey Bestower of Decorations.
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The Oasis of Tudmur (Palmyra). 187
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Marwdn II Excavates a Tomb at Palmy
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- Page 265 and 266: 227 Appendix. Note on the YazIdIs.
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28o Confiscation of Arabic Manuscri
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282 A Funeral Procession. came and
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284 How the Taxes of Hillah Disappe
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286 The Wdlfs Liberal Mindedness. t
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288 The Opening of the Kdriin River
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290 Results of My Fourth Mission. a
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Results of My Fourth Mission. 291 a
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Commemorative Tablet at Basrah. 293
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295 APPENDIX II. List of the Arabic
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64. 65. 66. 67. 68. 69. 70. 71- 72.
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150. 151- 152. i53- 154- 135- 156.
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An Action for Slander. 301 was sati
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An Action for Slander. 303 directed
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An Action for Slander. 305 assistan
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An Action for Slander. 307 thing di
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An Action for Slander. 309 " Mr. Ju
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An Action for Slander. 311 "5. Then
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An Action for Slander. 313 Antiquit
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An Action for Slander. 315 The edit
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An Action for Slander. 317 remarks
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MISSIONS TO EGYPT. 1892-1913.
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322 Forged Antiquities and Modern I
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324 " Faked " Mummies and Papyri. c
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326 Maspero's Patriarchal Policy. c
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The Native Dealers. 327 me, and I a
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Enlightened Policy of J. de Morgan.
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Visit to Mallawt 331 priced, and th
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The White Monastery. 333 demand of
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To face p. 335, vol.ii. Brit. Mus.,
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336 The Mastahah Tombs at Sakkdrah
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The Mastahah Tombs at Sakkdrah and
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To face p. 338, vol. il. Katep, a r
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340 The Coffins of Al-Barshafi. a g
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To face p. 341, vol. : ..5:*1 rujOY
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342 Coptic Papyri from DSr al-Bakar
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To face p. 343, vol. ii. {see note
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344 Destruction of Demotic Papyri.
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Greek Papyri from the Fayydm and Me
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Magical Figure of Wax, Papyrus and
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To face p. 348, vol. Painted papyru
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350 Difficulty with the Owner of th
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The Papyrus Secured for the British
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Octroi and Oranges. 353 me. Several
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The Odes of Bacchylides. 355 midnig
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To face p. 356, vo!. ii. {see f>. 3
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358 The Painted Coffins of Al-Barsh
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Pre-dynastic Egyptian Antiquities.
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To face p. 360, vol. ii. Dried body
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362 Monuments of the Early Empire A
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Tofaoe p. 363, vol. ii. '12.i\:* -:
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364 The Stele of Thetha. when I was
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Insinger's attack in " Le Phare." 3
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ps^^^mSS] . i" ^' s -17—
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368 Queen Hatshepset and Her Minist
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To face p. 369, vol. li. Statue of
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370 Syriac Manuscript from the Nitr
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" Find " of Dated Coptic MSS. at Ed
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c^ eiuviiU. lyKuinncioc' To face p.
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374 Antiquity of the Coptic Version
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Visit to the Great Oasis. 375 Copti
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Marriage and Baptism in the Great O
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Christian Tombs in the Great Oasis.
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To face p. 380, vol. H. Painted cof
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382 The Egyptians the Earliest Tomb
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384 The Natural Enemies of Mummies.
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386 Mummy. used by the Persians in
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388 Mummy as Pigment. Another enemy
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390 Beliefs about Mummies. day in t
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392 The Mumfny-Cover No. 22,542. An
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394 The Royal Mummies in Cairo. mis
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39^ Great Importance of the Name. a
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Aahmes I, I, 82. Aaron, I, 152. Aas
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Al-'Askar, II, 239. Al-Athari, II,
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Anpu, I, 33. Antar, I, 46, 231 ; II
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Awgin, Mkr, I, 152. 'Ayishah Khanum
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Baptists, I, 4. Barabara, II, 119.
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271 ; excavations at, I, 254- 58, 2
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utterflies for British Museum, II,
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Christians of Yaiyyk (John), 1, 166
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Dahshur, II, 290 ; Pyramids of, II,
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Dlir, II, no. Dura, plain of, II, n
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fez (faz), II, 266. fiery furnace o
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gratuity from Treasury, I, 335. gra
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Hilmi, Pasha of M6sul, II, 28. Himy
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Isis and Horns, statue of, II, 343-
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Justinian, I, 440 ; II, 186. Ju5mbo
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Khurasan Gate, I, 187. Khusur, II,
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lion, basalt, of Babylon, I, 276, 2
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Marreh, II, 169. marriage at Khelrg
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Moon, stage of, I, 261. Moores, II,
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Nablus, I, 52. Nabonidus, II, 27 ;
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Nubians, II, 375. Nuh, II, 161. Nuh
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M6sul, II, 33 ; destroy Babylon, oc
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Habbah, Jumjumah, Kal'at Sharkit, t
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Sam (Shem), II, 189. Sam (wind), II
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222, 224, 232, 235 ; attack Mr. Rus
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streets of Babylon, I, 309. strolli
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Tanis, II, 357. tanks, at Bandar 'A
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destroyed by Xerxes, I, 302 ; heigh
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water bucket, I, 295. water-carrier