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Excerpt from The Archæology of the Cuneiform Inscriptions Reverse Of A Tablet In The Hittite Language From Boghaz Keui (Frontispiece); Map - The Eastern World In The Seventh Century B.C; The Tomb Of Darius; Black Obelisk Of Shalmaneser II; Chaldæan Household Utensils In Terra-Cotta; The Tell of Jerabis (Probably the Ancient Carchemish); The Tumulus Of Susa, As It Appeared Towards The Middle Of Last Century; Head Of One Of The Statues From Tello; Vase Of Silver, Dedicated To Ningirsu By Entena Patesi Of Lagas; The Tell Of Borsippa, The Present Birs-Nimrud; The Seal Of Shargani-Shar-Ali (Sargon Of Akkad) Gilgames Waters The Celestial Ox; Bas-Relief Of Naram-Sin; Sitting Statue Of Gudea; Map - The First Assyrian Empire; View Of The Temple Of Ur In Its Present State According To Loftus; The Gardens And Hill Of Dhuspas Or Van; The Ruins Of A Palace Of Urartu At Toprak Kaleh; The Ruins At Boghaz Keui; One of the Processions in the Ravine of Boghaz About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.