. Nippur; or, Explorations and adventures on the Euphrates : the narrative of the University of Pennsylvania expedition to Babylonia in the years 1888-1890 . eep gorge called Wadi Rawa,and followed this down almost to the river-shore, comingout opposite the extremely picturesque town of Rawa,which consists of a fringe of and mud walls,extending for about a mile along the narrow strip of landbetween the cliffs and the river on the Mesopotamianside. On a bold promontory to the right of the townstands out an immense, barren-looking building,—thebarracks erected by Midhat Pasha to hold
. Nippur; or, Explorations and adventures on the Euphrates : the narrative of the University of Pennsylvania expedition to Babylonia in the years 1888-1890 . eep gorge called Wadi Rawa,and followed this down almost to the river-shore, comingout opposite the extremely picturesque town of Rawa,which consists of a fringe of and mud walls,extending for about a mile along the narrow strip of landbetween the cliffs and the river on the Mesopotamianside. On a bold promontory to the right of the townstands out an immense, barren-looking building,—thebarracks erected by Midhat Pasha to hold the ShammarArabs in check, where stood in Ainsworths day a castleand a tower. Around this promontory the river almostdoubles on its own course. It is narrow and rapid, andthere are rocks in the channel. Beyond the promontorywas another ribbon of palm-trees; while on our side of theriver, stretching for six or seven miles in one narrowstrip, between high barren hills on the one side, and theriver on the other, and covering half a dozen islands inthe channel of the stream, were visible the innumerablepalm-trees among which stands the town of Anah. It. DEIR TO ANAII. 145 was by far the most beautiful and picturesque site whichwe had seen on our journey alon<T the Euphrates. It was twenty minutes past nine oclock when we beganto enter the town; and we rode for fifty minutes along itssingle street, between palm-trees and mud walls on eitherside of us, before we reached the palace of the Kaimakam,said to be in the centre of the place. The day had beencloudy, and for fear of rain we accepted the Kaimakamsoffer of rooms, but they were so small that we had topitch two tents in the courtyard in addition. As soonas we were settled, I sent word that I would like to callon the Kaimakam, to which he replied, that, as he hadgiven me the only rooms fit to receive guests, he wouldcall on me, which he accordingly did. He informed methat a flood the spring before had destroyed the greaterpa
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