, 1875-08-21


AssYniAn ttgEhH'r5.
The excavations Prosecuted III .inovcl, liAvo
royeheu 10 tn tlfn fact that the ahr"': sr.:rlnrr
were 4 book, ead,ng pcople. that nGh.ia hbar,c+
we.o E,'Ataued Tor tsifif 1'h:''!cshI. a:'A tha:
theso ~pso conducted vc'Y rnaell after tito fash,
io1 OF similar lEef't'ttlohH IT ~" retsfis 1a'
Tic Astyrinn libraries "cro under tn" cara vi
librarian. aud tLo booGH wtso ra'lEel E2on
Ailelsot aid wdfo cata'oE"ea loF convenience
such az Il, modern collections. lho isst Abra1sH
Whose na1no mas comh a""h 70 II" VIC" Aln'-
Arlna the don nf tihn'1!li' 'la en!ef1nsendeh
tho i'bfar; OF one OF tsl' ea''y h't'Fs 81 lf, "a
city Of lilo thalueeS' "h'ch - t"snt'nntd III
dencsls ns the b'f.aplaee OF Aofal'.'a' IEo
signet'csl'naor of Mnl'Anha ''aa bc''' 1e:o'-
osed aud IL ho" III Lnrole' I'LL" iae 1t'baGli:y
is that 1t "aa stamped urJn boohs oytr Which
itB owner lad Charge moro than l. 100 yoa.a urc.
Al differentiation of uaty,o,,a VA. nl1ar:l,.u
TINT - A,avr,a Il, 1;h,arc. r.re ri ,nor, ,.,.
'0 =. 1'o''o' go ,,'t'I " ''o' 81"
clc'1t date nun sorsea ha model1 1or those e'tab
lisilod III tho latter country. Indeed, tue hoaXS
which made III, tbs collectic;lr i'll tho Ahssr,a,,
,;t,a. ,~oro +,a r,,a.ornurt ~ tha,, cori., rr
os..ss .'t w. ,'. s"' = ts,.,,',a . ~
'asef eo'''one u p"pt'e4'saa "'.Hh' Aal ''e7o
o!d-t'nc books ~efo NOT tho hh'hhou fpccafi'a
OF tho pEintcr'B and BINDERS art that a!e drawn
by tie reader frot, the libraries NJ to-day. Th;y
~ ~ ,.,sa ,,,,,s,. .cs,ra ,,rdo ~ .ioo,,' ~
"t'o 1a|' s ',,', ..,,1.. 'A a.,s.e ~ ~
ticks o1 cias ea"eu 'ao'oss' 4nese ol4e"a "eia
OF different rizes' the larges. measuring about
it.css BY VI inches ard having Il fiat surface.
T,,o ur,,i liar anna were sf.oFtlv tnntey and efun
- 81, -oo,r ,,o,. ,t,,, ~, ,,ch Inv,
u '''ch WIZ "sa'.,' ~. ~" -" 1".n .'''s.
Oh both sides oi theao ufleHs tns "f1'af' OF
Print. as it may bo proparly called. was stamped.
Yhte thu clay yaa ;noIst, with lHettl stylus, uf-
ter wi,eI, tho brick WAS hardened IN the Gun or
". "u'en $Ao '''-A "A' ''"'N'" - 'N'- 'A'' 0'
by lire' ...-
The cunoltorn AsAtem OF WFt'oS WA tue m
uis, aud vas derived from them bY lie Asays-
a"s Ta wo7ra .a,,,r.d charsr.,ra wore sta.p, m,
aAs 's "ouE' .,.,'",,'s,. .','.,,, Isa.'.,
up at.s ,rs uA ,,,s az to lo ycs,culy
bio by tho unaidod eye. AZ cIys;al lcns vas
ro,r,I =, lin .it, ns Simyeh. II NAV i, air..
nisci that lin Assrrian bop,s we're priutod aud
nsed hy tic hetn Of msgoifriur glaBsrs. 1t ouy
~ In ti:u.n.arv ,,rovcs :1,a, 1r,,se wcrr in nj,
NJ l." twn ~ thc nitleYt a,nou, do hintorio na-
.;,,s 0 -
Ea.h tmuor.aut city Ut IYLyionis ami AYsvsia
had Ut loAr; cue gl4a. Library a,.d t:,:s was &C.
en,nnnIat,I in roon,y IN tic I,tnr'a 1uiacc, ao
h, va hcen made IN taiyloa lut ,1r
avorI toun; ti,r :. Eo-o1 linrar: 81 Ntne,ch n,
tws ro,lua in tils ualace Ut seunacLwil, ar,l ii
lis grandson Arsnur!,a'si1ml. Or ''.rs1anarn!us:
ts ts a tr.tv va. d ps
tn lin ,,ennlr, .pnla.s OF Ae,,,ir-pnnj.ual.
i,cinr Of tho world King u. Arsyr,a, to wl.u1n
t1,o rml Scho mi tho Taddoss raduit t1e rud-
1aaa',s t,,nxIaIrnr i,,ro riyn,, lila ra,s tn cYr
.nd ononca tn, eyeY 10 so. What IN thn truo
fns,,Ga;jnn of government, 1bcv revealed to
lin K,nan. nv pfodecoasorg, iii. run,foyM writ
| ;nr t1,n manifestation uf tho cod Nebo the rad
T'ssrn.omo i,t,1Ircnro I vrr1,o n uuon ta,,-
1a,a aTnoI nt.ti nrr.uce eli them nml / ulusod
ten, in Tia ualaco fu,. Us instruction Of ,aH sub
;ec,s "
;f1,c gronter nortion OF tnia library was de-
n,x,nd IL tha 1lritish at,,Hn,,,n. nu,i cuuo:fnrm
a'hninr. havn Inv siucs i,rcu cnen,rf In
.Iosi,hernr III c5l,tents. lAo booka beng
1narr Of tL.u corips o: latr1 e,Iitious
nf I,nbvioniar wo.Ge it IL cxrcc.ei that thoy Nil
at tnn" ,,,o AS"s ",ost n.,io,s ~, M.so,;,t,rni,
! Ths litrarY coa,nrisos treat1scs or
ssrcu,t"rn aa.ronr,,,e mi rrnm.,ar. "cn}.
1a"tinns nf anccnt nrn9nr;,a' t.has Of Laws md
,rocaInnta c'mIrarts aud ienara nu,.,,. dI,.
Ia,chcs mil nrivate corrosnondeaco, rrayers aud
| foaut fahics .dnrt,c trfar,soa anil iuts on
novarrmo,'t tshlcn ~, cnh" ,ools and othor
snathnn,str,l fn,1nnr t,sIs of Yn,mats nuI
Isn',laa of farairI prnuc:s. a,,t, SHOWS I'll, au-
| ,'.ia M hiat,1irsI dnrmmcutu.
Whan ts tts,ahicsn or Tarly Daby,oujau
,;n,ion was smh,i,cii IL. the aI,,;tra M Ashs-
rsrS ,,nt nrir ,vaa its c,;,t"ro o,,n,nr.t,.} l,t
s"'' us sn"nsrg Was sxtirnateir ir hy tho co,.-
"ncr"v ncor,o. TIua i, t,roeurs of
,imc +hh n~tons;vs ltnra.urn il haI
cr.nto, and uto,ed IN ,ts nhr.risus wns
| i,nrt1 IL, lin rrnyo nf a tieud lat,rI,aue This
.r.,,,.o ~ ~ ,,.,. i,nn.vn =. tbn ar"dsm In, ,nn
tsnnsn;ty IN l.. st,,cG ~ shn S.,yt.st,. M tic
oiesa,cS r. y,,,,,,aI v X. sc,,utc,s ~ mme,u
~" ~ III ,.sssr,:, ~ H., 'Si";,, .asIrl r.,
=, ,aIp ihc,u ~ 10 III ti,o tssr,;sn sIt1lcn IN hi
~ ,xort ~ rav;v,~" M o,t,nct t.',,r,. t,ran,,ars
,.,,tt,,,a ia. snt nl,rssa.hn,ts ~ 4rraI1u,,. a,u
,;, ", o'n,'a =. 49,, ,,san ase'
ne.o Hh"s" .5.a "vso ps,is anr '
~ ~ i,."'lns. ,,,o" ~ III, tia,
suo na,. -
uess-sno itteosv saa'u - '."ua -. ;,5;.,, la,
tstonE .A9 ~ 9.ss! VI tt.,.o tnm i.,r, =. ,
E"ss se,,na;a oT ~ - as"r.;, 1s.',',;, ~ ,,,s,r
" vn"s .,..,p,9, ~ y trn ,es.a -
.a' M a;,;1 so,;ae 49, W. 49, 'a4 ,1,s,;n.,r ~ A.
ss1n ~ ~ ,s"a ~ 49,. .,',.',, ).
,nai.,. ,,,nn ~ ne ~ s..,,oa ~ ,,,c,,on,r, ~
nuooasutu ] ms 'sson' .'"a, ~ ioana: -
sno ean,o Aao .ao:e.n " '., w.. :.
ll!s "91h oso nunapoiea onu *nto .9"ao.3 ~
tsuRsu ~ t"sss ~ .Ao Hott ot tnsa p.1n.s '.s
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