. Nippur; or, Explorations and adventures on the Euphrates : the narrative of the University of Pennsylvania expedition to Babylonia in the years 1888-1890 . idlcaLu iiMi^ iSntic t.\L;i\alioiib \\ t. -fe ^«r « / X / \ It .-T xT ..;. m0^ -r~^ ■4F .\]I-]-i;k.—Taken fr St of tlje mounds, showing excavati Jns of lirst year. Ihc Temple Hill is to the right. Roman numbers i ulicate hills wlumade. Arabic numeral • show the heights of the mounds in metres above apparent plain level. vat ions \\cre THE I-IK ST CAMTAIGX. 243 throat. Me was cool headed, and treated it as a work was over, I rod
. Nippur; or, Explorations and adventures on the Euphrates : the narrative of the University of Pennsylvania expedition to Babylonia in the years 1888-1890 . idlcaLu iiMi^ iSntic t.\L;i\alioiib \\ t. -fe ^«r « / X / \ It .-T xT ..;. m0^ -r~^ ■4F .\]I-]-i;k.—Taken fr St of tlje mounds, showing excavati Jns of lirst year. Ihc Temple Hill is to the right. Roman numbers i ulicate hills wlumade. Arabic numeral • show the heights of the mounds in metres above apparent plain level. vat ions \\cre THE I-IK ST CAMTAIGX. 243 throat. Me was cool headed, and treated it as a work was over, I rode out to inspect the more dis-tant diggings. As I was approaching the Httle hill wherethey were, some shepherds behind began to shout at me,and two men on the hill commenced to gesture me away.[Presumably they were searching for the treasure forwhich they supposed us to be digging, and did not wishto be interfered with.] I paid no heed, and rode closer,whereupon one of them levelled his gun at me. I wasentirely unarmed, and almost involuntarily checked myhorse, but then instantly started on again, concludingthat it would never do to show fear under any circum-stances, and surmising al
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