The five great monarchies of the ancient eastern world; or, The history, geography, and antiquites of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, and Persia . Porch of the Cathedral, Trent. 7 See Layavds Montiments ofNineveh, 2nd series, PI. 51; and com-pare Nineveh and Bahylon, p. similar treatment of divine fisiures CuUimores Cylinders, Nos. 19, 20,30, 55, 96, &c.) Journal Asiatiqiie, Aout, 1853,p. 150 ; Fergnsson, Ilandhooh of common upon the Cylinders. (See Architecttire, vol. i. p. 173. Chap. VI. TEMPLE TOWEKS OR ZIGGUEATS. 393 of Assyrian temple, or perhaps it should rather be saidto anothe
The five great monarchies of the ancient eastern world; or, The history, geography, and antiquites of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, and Persia . Porch of the Cathedral, Trent. 7 See Layavds Montiments ofNineveh, 2nd series, PI. 51; and com-pare Nineveh and Bahylon, p. similar treatment of divine fisiures CuUimores Cylinders, Nos. 19, 20,30, 55, 96, &c.) Journal Asiatiqiie, Aout, 1853,p. 150 ; Fergnsson, Ilandhooh of common upon the Cylinders. (See Architecttire, vol. i. p. 173. Chap. VI. TEMPLE TOWEKS OR ZIGGUEATS. 393 of Assyrian temple, or perhaps it should rather be saidto another feature of Assyrian temples—common tothem with Babylonian—the tower or ziggurat. This y^^m. \\v\im;/// No. Vila. Tower of a temple (Koyiuijik). appears to have been always built in stages, whichprobably varied in number—never, however, so faras appears, exceeding sculptured example beforeus, which is from a bas-relieffound at Koyunjik, distinctlyexhibits four stages, of whichthe topmost, owing to thedestruction of the upper por-tion of the tablet, is imperfect. -It is not unlikely that in thisinstance there was above thefourth a fifth stage, consisting of a shrine like that LDpuin
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