The five great monarchies of the ancient eastern world; or, The history, geography, and antiquites of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, and Persia . Assyrian Cylinder. •?* Hireli, Ancient Pottery, p. 144. Chap. V. SLABS, CYLINDEES AND SEALS. 331 cylinders are not carried on in continuous lines roundall the sides, but are written in columns, each columnoccupying a side. The lines are thus tolerably short;and the whole of a sentence is brought before the eyeat once. Besides slabs and cylinders, the written memorialsof Assyria comprise inscribed bulls and lions, stoneobelisks, clay tablets, and
The five great monarchies of the ancient eastern world; or, The history, geography, and antiquites of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, and Persia . Assyrian Cylinder. •?* Hireli, Ancient Pottery, p. 144. Chap. V. SLABS, CYLINDEES AND SEALS. 331 cylinders are not carried on in continuous lines roundall the sides, but are written in columns, each columnoccupying a side. The lines are thus tolerably short;and the whole of a sentence is brought before the eyeat once. Besides slabs and cylinders, the written memorialsof Assyria comprise inscribed bulls and lions, stoneobelisks, clay tablets, and engraved seals. The sealsgenerally resemble those of the Chaldseans, whichhave been already described;^ but are somewhatmore elaborate, and more varied in their
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