G

• Gailhabaud, i. 180.
• Gates, discovered at Nineveh by Layard, ii. 62;
• at Khorsabad by Place, 62;
• discovery of the Balawat gates by Mr. Rassam, i. 242;
• gates at Khorsabad described, ii. 65–72;
• use of gates in the East, 69.
• Gems, ii. 251;
• engraving upon oyster shells and other comparatively soft materials, 258;
• cylinders, 251–280.
• Genesis quoted, i. 14, 15, 117, 155, 199; ii. 70.
• Ghazir, ii. 225.
• Ghunduk, ii. 232.
• Glass, the earliest known example of transparent glass, ii. 306;
• its early use in Mesopotamia, 306.
• Globe, the winged, its significance, i. 87.
• Glyptic art, ii. 251–280.
• Gobineau, de, ii. 253.
• Gold, i. 299;
• used for decorating domes, 379.
• Gomel, ii. 225.
• Goun-goun, i. 39.
• Graphic processes, i. 327;
• plan from Tello, 327;
• disproportion between figures and buildings, 333.
• Greeks, the, as travellers and observers, i. 56.
• Gudea, bronzes inscribed with his name, ii. 116, 180, 188.
• Guillaume, E., quoted, ii. 128.
• Guyard, Stanislas, his agreements with M. Halévy on the origin of the Chaldæans, i. 19.
• Gyges, king of Lydia, his homage to Assurbanipal, i. 44.

H

• Hades, the Assyrian, i. 345.
• Halévy, J., his disbelief in Turanian element in primitive Chaldæa, i. 19;
• quoted, 21;
• his dissent from the reading Gudea or Goudea, 328;
• translation of a text relating to a posthumous life, 344.
• Haldia, i. 394.
• Ham, i. 15.
• Hama, i. 349.
• Haman, i. 131; ii. 71.
• Hammourabi, i. 35;
• contracts from the time of, ii. 277.
• Hands, treatment of, in Chaldæan statues, ii. 183.
• Hanging gardens, the, at Babylon, i. 223; ii. 30;
• their position, 35.
• Harem, at Khorsabad, ii. 20.
• Harness, how ornamented, ii. 357.
• Hathor, i. 78.
• Havet, M. Ernest, i. 15.
• Hea-bani, ii. 86, 263, 269.
• Hedjra, ii. 176.
• Helbig, ii. 302.
• Heliopolis, i. 56.
• Hematite, ii. 252.
• Hera, i. 374.
• Herat, ii. 374.
• Herodotus, considers Babylonia a mere district of Assyria, i. 5;
• quoted, 8, 9, 12;
• his Ἀσσύριοι λόγοι, 50, 120;
• the vagueness of his statement as to the height of the temple of Bel, 129, 155;
• the ramparts of Ecbatana, 273;
• his scanty allusions to burial in Mesopotamia, 340;
• his reference to Nineveh, ii. 59;
• his statement as to the height of the walls of Babylon, 63;
• and as to their width, 64;
• quoted, 94;
• his description of the temple of Bel or Belus, 201;
• quoted, 257.
• Hesiod, ii. 397.
• Heuzey quoted, i. 63; ii. 177, 184.
• Hierapolis, i. 56.
• Hillah, i. 27, 38;
• mentioned by George Smith, 153; ii. 195.
• Hinges, bronze, i. 243.
• Hipparchus, ii. 398.
• Hisr-Sargon (or Dour-Saryoukin), see Khorsabad.
• Hit, i. 4.
• Hoefer, Ferd., quoted, ii. 5.
• Hoffmann quoted, i. 337.
• Horse, the, in Assyrian sculpture, ii. 149.
• Horus, i. 78.
• Household, arrangement of the royal H. in Assyria, i. 96.
• Humboldt quoted by Rawlinson, i. 3.
• Hyksos, ii. 378.
• Hypogea, at Bavian, ii. 227.

I

• Ibex, occurs on the summits of shafts, i. 209;
• in Assyrian sculpture, ii. 150.
• Iconography, was there an Assyrian? ii. 138.
• Ilou, i. 78.
• India, metals brought from, i. 125.
• Inscriptions, funerary, their absence i. 55.
• Iran, ii. 236.
• Isaiah, ii. 372.
• Isidore, i. 172.
• Isis, i. 78.
• Ismi-Dagan, i. 39.
• Ispahan, i. 289.
• Istar (Venus), i. 73, 78;
• how figured, 80;
• her relationship to male deities, 83;
• her descent into hades, 344;
• her arrival at the gate of Hades, 345; ii. 89, 92, 193, 289.
• Ivories, ii. 118–125;
• Egyptian character of many ivories, 320;
• how they have acquired their present colour, 322.
• Ivory, its use in decoration, i. 300;
• panels in the British Museum, 301;
• used for the decoration of furniture, ii. 319;
• means by which the demand for ivory was supplied, 320.
• Izdubar, the Assyrian Hercules, i. 346; ii. 86, 263, 269.

J

• Jambs, the bronze jambs of the gates of Babylon, i. 241.
• Janus, ii. 91.
• Jewelry, ii. 349.
• Jezireh, El-, i. 3; ii. 61.
• Jigan, ii. 304.
• Jonah, character of the book of, ii. 61.
• Joshua quoted, ii. 363.
• Judæa, ii. 172.

K

• Kasr, i. 261;
• its identity discussed, i. 384; ii. 35.
• Kaleh-Shergat (or Ellasar), i. 7, 39; ii. 51;
• basalt statue found at, 110.
• Karamles, ii. 51.
• Karigalzu, i. 315; ii. 259.
• Karkhemish, ii. 374.
• Keleks, i. 323.
• Kerman, i. 2.
• Ker Porter, i. 40.
• Khabour, i. 305; ii. 51.
• Khasdim, i. 6.
• Khausser, ii. 9.
• Khesbet, ii. 293.
• Khetas, ii. 284.
• Khorassan, i. 289.
• Khorsabad, i. 7;
• plan of Sargon’s city, 313;
• its discovery by M. Botta, ii. 4;
• compared with Versailles, 11;
• its extent, 11;
• the arrangement of its plan, 13;
• the seraglio, 11–16;
• the harem, 20;
• courtyards, 16, 29;
• the offices, 27;
• size of the city of K., 62.
• Khouzistan, i. 17.
• Kings quoted, i. 302.
• Kislar aga, compared to the Tartan, i. 96.
• Knife-handles, ii. 348.
• “Knop and flower” pattern, i. 240, 302.
• Koran, i. 287.
• Korkhar, ii. 203, 231.
• Kouffa, i. 93.
• Kouti, i. 53.
• Kourdourmapouk, ii. 194.
• Kouyundjik, i. 7, 44; ii. 44;
• arrangement of the ruins on the mound, 47.
• Kunuku, ii. 255.
• Kurdistan, i. 289.
• Kushites, their relationship with the Shemites, i. 16, 17.

L

• Lachish, siege of, figured in the reliefs, ii. 103, 319.
• Lantern or “Louvre,” i. 183.
• Laplace, his Histoire de l’Astronomie quoted, i. 68.
• Larissa, i. 112;
• its supposed identity with Mespila, ;
• Xenophon’s description discussed, 385.
• Larnaca, ii. 219.
• Larsam, i. 1, 38.
• Latium, engraved bowls found there, ii. 339.
• Layard, Sir A. H., quoted, i. 7, 10–12, 27, 30, 40, 51;
• speaks of fetishism among the Kurds, 61, 74, 116, 119, 120, 138, 155;
• his opinion as to the forms of roof, 160–1;
• his discovery of wood ashes in the palaces, 176, 183;
• found upper chambers at Nimroud, 189, 193, 199, 207, 211, 213;
• discovery of sphinxes in south-western edifice at Nimroud, 214;
• his discovery of limestone bases in Sennacherib’s palace, 219, 230, 243, 261, 277;
• colours used in decoration, 280, 392;
• his opinions as to the size of Nineveh quoted, ii. 61;
• his discovery of one of the gates of Nineveh, 62;
• quoted, 152, 226, 236;
• his opinion upon Assyrian polychromy, 247.
• Le Blant, E., quoted, i. 339.
• Ledrain quoted, i. 317.
• Lenormant, F., i. 17;
• quoted, i. 22, 30, 34, 37, 39;
• his Magie chez les Chaldéens quoted, 59, 69, 261; ii. 90, 252.
• Lens found at Nimroud, ii. 308.
• Letronne, i. 177.
• Lighting, methods of, i. 180;
• cylinders found by Place, 184;
• by the doors, 186.
• Likbagas, ii. 180.
• Lintel, stone, from Kouyundjik, i. 237.
• Lion, the, in Assyrian sculpture, ii. 154;
• its frequent occurrence as a decorative motive, i. 219.
• Loftus, W. K., quoted, i. 8, 24, 92, 118, 156;
• his opinion as to the forms of roofs, 161, 245;
• his explanation of the semi-circular pilasters, 245, 262, 278;
• his opinion as to the casing of Assyrian walls, 282;
• his opinion on the cemetery at Warka, 339;
• his explorations at Mugheir, 371;
• his explorations, ii. 7, 33;
• coffins brought home by him, ii. 306.
• Longpérier, de, quoted, i. 116, 281; ii. 187;
• his erroneous impression as to the cylinders, 255.
• Lapis-lazuli, ii. 294.
• Lortet, Prof., ii. 232.
• Lot, i. 199.
• Lotus-flower, used as an ornamental motive, i. 303.
• Lycos, ii. 231.
• Lysippus, ii. 286.
• Lucian, “the Syrian goddess,” i. 58.
• Lucretius, ii. 364.

M

• Madaktu, its capture figured, i. 331.
• Magnifying-glass found at Nimroud, ii. 308.
• Malthaï, rock sculptures at, ii. 232, 319.
• Manchester, ii. 381.
• Manetho, i. 15.
• Marduk, see Merodach.
• Martial, ii. 364.
• Martin, T. H., quoted, i. 71.
• Masius, Mt., i. 6.
• Maspero, quoted, i. 8, 17, 20, 34, 44, 53.
• Mastabas, compared with the cemeteries of lower Chaldæa, i. 343.
• Materials, inferiority of those used by the Mesopotamian artist, i. 94;
• Assyria better provided than Chaldæa, 123;
• M. used by the sculptor, ii. 109.
• Mechanical contrivances, i. 322;
• transport of a winged bull, 323;
• the lever, 326.
• Meched-Ali, mosque of, at Nedjef, i. 340.
• Medes, extent of their empire before 625 B.C., i. 52.
• Memphis, i. 44.
• Ménant, J., i. 40, 48, 95; ii. 90, 184, 253.
• Merodach (Jupiter?), i. 73, 75, 83, 347; ii. 89.
• Merodach-idin-akhi, stele of, ii. 93, 194.
• Mesopotamia, formation of its soil, i. 8;
• fertilisation of its basin, 8;
• absence of rain in Chaldæa, 8;
• spring in M., 11;
• formation of the alluvial plain, 14;
• climate, 196.
• Mesopotamian architecture, its general forms, i. 126;
• their cause, 126;
• the mounds, 226;
• their universal employment for monumental buildings, 129;
• restricted use of piers and columns, 132;
• the absence of orders, 132;
• bad effect of rainstorms upon buildings, 133;
• thickness of palace walls at Nineveh, 138;
• the column, 141;
• capitals, 141;
• important part played by the arch, 141;
• its early invention, 143;
• frequent use of the vault, 144;
• total absence of structures in dressed stone from Chaldæa, 146;
• methods of bonding stone in Assyria, 147;
• absence of mortar from Assyrian buildings, 154;
• provision for drainage in mounds, 158;
• absence of direct evidence as to common forms of roof, 160;
• size of rooms, 179;
• methods of lighting, 180;
• size of doorways, 186;
• pavilions and other light structures, 192;
• column often used in them, 196;
• orientation, 311;
• plans, their peculiarities, 327.
• Metal dishes, ii. 324;
• engraved bowls or cups, 326;
• their quasi-Egyptian character, 330;
• their true origin, 336.
• Metallurgy, ii. 308;
• metals used in Mesopotamia, 308;
• the metal district of Western Asia, 312.
• Metrical system of Chaldæa-Assyria, i. 69.
• Michel, Charles, his account of the discovery of Nineveh, ii. 9.
• Milliarium, i. 257.
• Mines, military, employed by the Assyrians, ii. 64.
• Models for the sculptor, i. 215.
• Moloch, worshipped in Judah and Israel as well as Tyre and Sidon, i. 16.
• Montefik Arabs, i. 38.
• Monoliths, i. 258.
• Moon, Chaldæan observations of, i. 70.
• Mordecai, ii. 71.
• Mortar, its absence from Assyrian buildings, i. 154.
• Mosaics, quasi-M. at Warka, i. 278.
• Mossoul, yearly villegiatura of its inhabitants, i. 199.
• Mouldings, i. 236, 245.
• Moulds for jewellers, ii. 356.
• Mountains, how indicated in the reliefs, ii. 207.
• Mousasir, i. 394.
• Mousta, church at, i. 168.
• Mudjelibeh, see Kasr.
• Mugheir, i. 38, 159;
• arches at, 222;
• plan of temple at, 312; ii. 34, 256, 308.
• Müller, Ch., i. 16.
• Müller, Max. quoted, i. 20.
• Müller, Ottfried, i. 233.
• Müntz, Eugène, ii. 364.
• Musesinip, cylinder of, ii. 273.
• Mylitta, see Istar.
• Myrrh, brought from Arabia, ii. 373.

N

• Nabonassar, i. 71.
• Nabopolassar, i. 50, 92;
• his restoration of Babylon, 134; ii. 200.
• Nabou, i. 83.
• Nabounid, his discovery of the angle stone of the temple of Ulbar, i. 315; ii. 58.
• Nahar-Hammourabi, i. 40.
• Nahar-Malcha, i. 40.
• Nahr-el-Kelb, ii. 231.
• Nahum quoted, i. 51; ii. 313, 372.
• Nana, i. 83.
• Nebbi-Younas, i. 7, 47;
• palace built by Assurbanipal still hidden there, 48; ii. 44.
• Nebo (Mercury?) i. 73;
• description of his statues, 80;
• his place of repose decorated by Nebuchadnezzar, 299;
• statue, ii. 126;
• statue of, from the time of Vulush III., 217.
• Nebuchadnezzar, i. 27, 35;
• comparison with Rameses II., 53; ii. 200.
• Necklaces, ii. 355.
• Ner, i. 346.
• Nergal (Mars?), i. 73, 345.
• Nestorians, i. 140.
• Nicæa, i. 289.
• Niebuhr quoted, i. 157;
• his opinion as to the possibilities of Assyrian exploration quoted, ii. 4.
• Niffer, ii. 306.
• Nimrod, his genealogy, i. 15, 17; ii. 269.
• Nimroud, i. 7;
• to be identified with Calah, 314;
• general arrangement of buildings at, 314;
• its first exploration by Layard, ii. 5;
• arrangement of buildings at, 39;
• the central palace, 40;
• upper chambers found by Layard, 43;
• probably distinct from Nineveh, 60.
• Nineveh, its Greek name, i. 7;
• changes in historical theory brought about by its exploration, 34;
• its destruction, 50;
• difficulty of ascertaining the relative ages of the ruins, ii. 36;
• its size discussed, 59;
• Layard’s opinion as to its size, 61;
• a town gate discovered by Layard, 62.
• Ninus, i. 7, 33;
• represented on the walls of Babylon according to Ctesias, 283;
• buried within the palace at Babylon (Diodorus), 361;
• extravagant statements of Diodorus as to the size and height of his tomb, 362; ii. 218.
• Nipour (or Niffer), i. 38.
• Nisroch, i. 78.
• Nitocris, ii. 218.
• Nœldeke, Th., quoted, i. 34; ii. 61.
• Norris, Edwin, quoted, i. 22.
• Noushirwan, i. 185.
• Nude, the, in Chaldæo-Assyrian sculpture, ii. 92;
• the absence of nude figures from the reliefs, 98.

O

• Oannes, i. 1, 36, 64, 83;
• on Péretié’s plaque, 352; ii. 261, 266.
• Obelisks, unsuitableness of the name, i. 257;
• their forms, i. 236;
• of Shalmaneser II., 258.
• Observatory, the Khorsabad, i. 247, 374;
• described, 386;
• the colours of its stages, 386;
• their number, 386;
• its awkward position, 391;
• suggested use (note by editor), 391.
• Oppert, his ethnical theories, i. 19;
• quoted, 21, 22, 28, 30, 119;
• his estimate of height of temple of Bel, 130, 201;
• his mention of colours used on buildings, 280;
• decorative painting in Babylonia, 284.
• Orders, the, their practical absence from Mesopotamian architecture, i. 132.
• Orientation of buildings, i. 311.
• Osiris, i. 78, 79.
• Ourbaou, ii. 180.
• Ourdeys, ii. 73.
• Ourkam, i. 35;
• the Menes of Chaldæa, 38; ii. 259, 266.
• Oysters, carvings upon their shells, ii. 118.