The five great monarchies of the ancient eastern world; or, The history, geography, and antiquites of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, and Persia . Bactrian, oi* two-humped Camel, from Nimrud. dromedaries; the latter differing from the others asthe English race-horse from the cart-horse. TheBactrian or two-humped camel, though known to theancient Assyrians,^ is not now found in the country. * See above, p. 51. 7 Cliesney, Euphrates Expedition,vol. i. p. 108 ; Layard, Nineveh andBabylon, p. 325. ^ Rich, Kurdistan, vol. i. p. 143. VOL. I. ^ See Woodcut on opposite page. ^ Layard, Nineveh and B
The five great monarchies of the ancient eastern world; or, The history, geography, and antiquites of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, and Persia . Bactrian, oi* two-humped Camel, from Nimrud. dromedaries; the latter differing from the others asthe English race-horse from the cart-horse. TheBactrian or two-humped camel, though known to theancient Assyrians,^ is not now found in the country. * See above, p. 51. 7 Cliesney, Euphrates Expedition,vol. i. p. 108 ; Layard, Nineveh andBabylon, p. 325. ^ Rich, Kurdistan, vol. i. p. 143. VOL. I. ^ See Woodcut on opposite page. ^ Layard, Nineveh and Babylon,p. 265. - The Bactrian camel is, I believe,only represented on the famous IT 290 THE SECOND MONARCHY. Chap. U. The horses are numerous, and of the best Arab in stature, but of exquisite symmetry and won-derful powers of endurance, they are highly prizedthroughout the East,^ and constitute the chief wealthof the wandering tribes who occupy the greater por-tion of Mesopotamia. The sheep and goats are alsoof good breeds, and produce wool of an excellent. Mesopotamian Sheep (after Layard). quality.* The cows and oxen cannot be commended.^The dogs kept are chiefly greyhounds,^ which areused to course the hare and the gazelle. It is probable that in ancient times the animals domesticated by the Assyrians were rj\\\ //,ii>-:f^f^S^r^ not very different from these. The camel ap-pears upon the monu-V i\\ K l\f ments both as a beast of burthen and also Loading a Camel (Koyunjik). ^g bidden in War, but only by the enemies of the Assyrians. The horse
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