. Nippur; or, Explorations and adventures on the Euphrates : the narrative of the University of Pennsylvania expedition to Babylonia in the years 1888-1890 . A7 ^ % fet— V *1\^.. THE F/KST CAMPAIGN. 257 wc had another visit from Mckota, who brought with himthe new Mudir, one of the notables of Hillah, an Arab,of the Persian sect of Mussuhnans. Mekota begged asusual. The Mudir asked me to write a letter to the Mu-tessarif, expressing my satisfaction with his excused myself from doing this. They have a idea of my importance. Saturday, the Kaimakam of Diwanieh arrived t
. Nippur; or, Explorations and adventures on the Euphrates : the narrative of the University of Pennsylvania expedition to Babylonia in the years 1888-1890 . A7 ^ % fet— V *1\^.. THE F/KST CAMPAIGN. 257 wc had another visit from Mckota, who brought with himthe new Mudir, one of the notables of Hillah, an Arab,of the Persian sect of Mussuhnans. Mekota begged asusual. The Mudir asked me to write a letter to the Mu-tessarif, expressing my satisfaction with his excused myself from doing this. They have a idea of my importance. Saturday, the Kaimakam of Diwanieh arrived to payus a visit, and stayed until Sunday afternoon. Wetreated liim as well as we knew how, and I think that heenjoyed the visit. At first he would not eat with us, forfear of wild boars or pork, but on Sunday he changed hismind, after he had seen more of us. He asked permis-sion to carry off ten of the new zaptiehs, and I told himhe was welcome to all, but they are still here. Theyhave built a little prayer platform beyond their afternoon, when he was going away, Harper andI escorted him some distance, and then took a ride to thenorthward to search for the be
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