The monuments and the Old Testament : evidence from ancient records . tuatedon a little hill near the river Khauser, about twelvemiles northeast of Mosul. Mr. Botta transferred hisforce of diggers to this new place. After an all-roundexamination of this curious hill, he began operationsby sinking a shaft into the mound. Not far from thesurface he struck on the top of a wall, which he foundto be built of gypsum. A wider trench was made andcarried along in the same direction as the wall. Bottasoon found that he had entered a room of immenseproportions. The walls were all wainscoted withsculpture
The monuments and the Old Testament : evidence from ancient records . tuatedon a little hill near the river Khauser, about twelvemiles northeast of Mosul. Mr. Botta transferred hisforce of diggers to this new place. After an all-roundexamination of this curious hill, he began operationsby sinking a shaft into the mound. Not far from thesurface he struck on the top of a wall, which he foundto be built of gypsum. A wider trench was made andcarried along in the same direction as the wall. Bottasoon found that he had entered a room of immenseproportions. The walls were all wainscoted withsculptured alabaster slabs, upon which he saw a pano-rama. There were figures of battles, sieges, triumphalprocessions, hunting scenes, and like events, all in re-lief. Across the face of many of these were lines ofcharacters similar to those found on the bits of burntbricks and alabaster found scattered on the to the highest pitch of excitement and joy,Botta passed from the first room into others of similardimensions and ornamentation and figures. He i—^ VI. ./wo ? 1
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