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 . en. EUALi-ilADDONS CONQUEST OF EGYPT. 471 marsh-country on the Euphrates, where the Arama?an tribe ofthe GanibuUi ^^ had their habitations, dwelhuf? (he tells us)hke fish, in the midst uf the \vatei*s•?•—doubtless much afterthe fashion of the modern Khuzeyl and Affej Ai-abs,* the latterof whom inhabit nearly the same tract. The sheikh of thistribe had revolted; but on the approach of the Assyrians he
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 . en. EUALi-ilADDONS CONQUEST OF EGYPT. 471 marsh-country on the Euphrates, where the Arama?an tribe ofthe GanibuUi ^^ had their habitations, dwelhuf? (he tells us)hke fish, in the midst uf the \vatei*s•?•—doubtless much afterthe fashion of the modern Khuzeyl and Affej Ai-abs,* the latterof whom inhabit nearly the same tract. The sheikh of thistribe had revolted; but on the approach of the Assyrians hesubmitted himself, bringing in person the arrears of his tributeand a present of buffaloes (0,^^ whereby he sought to proi)itiatethe wrath of his suzerain. Esar-haddon states that he forgavehim; that he strengthened his capital with fresh works, placeda garrison in it, and made it a stronghold to protect the ter-ritory against the attacks of the Susianians. The hist expedition mentioned on the cylinder, which seemsnot to have been conducted by the king in peison, was agaiiLStthe country of Bikni, or Bikan, one of the more remote regionsof Media—perhaps Azerbijan.**^ No Assyr
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