A history of Babylon from the foundation of the monarchy to the Persian conquest . MOAT. i Metres. GROUND-PLAN OP PART OP THE OUTER CITY-WALL. A : Outer moat-lining of burnt-brick, B : Moat. C: Inner moat-lining ofburnt-brick. D : Outer wall of burnt-brick. E : Rubble-filling. F : Inner wallof crude brick, with towers built at intervals across it. The figures on the plangive measurements in metres. [After Koldewey and Andrae.] crude or unburnt brick, as it would not be liable todirect assault by a besieger; and the mortar employedwas clay.^ The crude-brick wall cannot be datedaccurately, but i
A history of Babylon from the foundation of the monarchy to the Persian conquest . MOAT. i Metres. GROUND-PLAN OP PART OP THE OUTER CITY-WALL. A : Outer moat-lining of burnt-brick, B : Moat. C: Inner moat-lining ofburnt-brick. D : Outer wall of burnt-brick. E : Rubble-filling. F : Inner wallof crude brick, with towers built at intervals across it. The figures on the plangive measurements in metres. [After Koldewey and Andrae.] crude or unburnt brick, as it would not be liable todirect assault by a besieger; and the mortar employedwas clay.^ The crude-brick wall cannot be datedaccurately, but it is certainly older than the reign ofNebuchadnezzar, and in his fathers time it probably The line of mounds now marking in places the position of tlie city-wallis formed, oddly enough, by the core of the mud-brick portion, which still standsabove the level of the surrounding soil. Tlie far stronger outer wall has com-pletely disappeared, for its fine burnt-bricks have tempted plunderers in searchof building material. It is only after excavation that the lower courses of itsfoundatio
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