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 . Asshur-bil-kala, Nin-pala-zira, and either signifies Asshur (is) the head of thegods, from Asshur, ris, which is equivalent to Heb. 2Jn,head, and ilim, the plural of il or el, god; or perhaps itmay mean Asshur (is) high-headed, from Asshur, i^is, andelani, high, ris-eZtm being equivalent to the sir-buland ofthe modern Persians.^^ Bel-kudur-uzur means Bel protectsmy seed, or
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 . Asshur-bil-kala, Nin-pala-zira, and either signifies Asshur (is) the head of thegods, from Asshur, ris, which is equivalent to Heb. 2Jn,head, and ilim, the plural of il or el, god; or perhaps itmay mean Asshur (is) high-headed, from Asshur, i^is, andelani, high, ris-eZtm being equivalent to the sir-buland ofthe modern Persians.^^ Bel-kudur-uzur means Bel protectsmy seed, or Bel protects the youth, as will be explained inthe next voliune under Nebuchadnezzar. Asshur-bil-kalameans probably Asshur (is) lord altogether, from Asshur,hil, a lord (Heb. 7M), and Jcala, wholly; a form con-nected with the Hebrew S3 or hD all, Nin-pala-zira is ofcourse Nin (Hercules) is the son of Zira, as already explainedunder Tiglath-Fileser. ^-^ Bel-sumili-kapi is conjectured to beBel of the left hand, or Bel (is) left handed, from Bel,sumilu, an equivalent of Sxaty, the left, and kajni (=D),a hand. Only two Assyrian names appear to be compounded of Vol. I. F15 1. Plate CXLIb. Fig. 2. Evil genii contending (Kojunjik).
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