The five great monarchies of the ancient eastern world; or, The history, geography, and antiquites of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, and Persia . Khosr-Su and Mound of Nebbi-Yunus. These two vast mounds—the platforms on whichpalaces and temples were raised—are both in the sameline, and *iihutted, both of them, on the western wallof the city. Their position in that wall is thoughtto have been determined, not by chance, but bydesign; since they break the western face of thecity into three nearly equal 2>oitions.^ The entirelength of this side of Nineveh was 13,600 feet, or Capt. Jones not
The five great monarchies of the ancient eastern world; or, The history, geography, and antiquites of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, and Persia . Khosr-Su and Mound of Nebbi-Yunus. These two vast mounds—the platforms on whichpalaces and temples were raised—are both in the sameline, and *iihutted, both of them, on the western wallof the city. Their position in that wall is thoughtto have been determined, not by chance, but bydesign; since they break the western face of thecity into three nearly equal 2>oitions.^ The entirelength of this side of Nineveh was 13,600 feet, or Capt. Jones notes that from ani;;le of the city to the centreof the Koynnjik monnd, from that1o (lie centre of the Nebbi-Ynnusmound, and from the centre of the Nelibi-Yunus mound. to the of the city, are exactly ecjiialdistances. {Journal of Amdir Ho-ciety, vol. xv. p. 325.) Chap. IV. REAL EXTENT OP NINEVEH. 319 somewhat more than two and a half miles. Ancientlyit seems to have immediately overhmig the Tigris,which has now moved oif to the west, leaving aplain nearly a mile in width between its eastern edgeand the old rampart of the cit
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