The seven great monarchies of the ancient eastern world: or, The history, geography and antiquities of Chaldæa, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, and Sassanian or New Persian empire . Assyrian Standard (Khorsabad).Fig. Sheaths of Daggers (Ximrud). Soldier swimming a River (Koyimjik). cii. IX.] RESTORATION OF TEMPLES. 337 having lately ascended the throne, determined to erect on thespot a new temple to the old gods, who were Anu and Vul,probably the tutelary deities of the city. His own account ofthe circumstances of the building and dedication is as follows:— In the beginning of my
The seven great monarchies of the ancient eastern world: or, The history, geography and antiquities of Chaldæa, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, and Sassanian or New Persian empire . Assyrian Standard (Khorsabad).Fig. Sheaths of Daggers (Ximrud). Soldier swimming a River (Koyimjik). cii. IX.] RESTORATION OF TEMPLES. 337 having lately ascended the throne, determined to erect on thespot a new temple to the old gods, who were Anu and Vul,probably the tutelary deities of the city. His own account ofthe circumstances of the building and dedication is as follows:— In the beginning of my reign, Anu and Vul, the great gods,my lords, guardians of my steps, gave me a command to repairthis their shrine. So I made bricks; I levelled the earth; Itook its dimensions (?); I laid down its foundations upon amass of strong rock. This place, t*hroughout its whole extent, Ipaved with bricks in set order (?); fifty feet deep I prepared theground; and upon this substructure I laid the lower foimdationsof the temple of Anu and Vul. From its foundations to its roofI built it up bettor than it was before. I also built two loftytowers (?) in honor of their noble godships, and the holy place,a spacious hall, I consecrated
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