, 1881-09-16

billy i nnpllMr OF Inscri6etI 'iHII Ir'c, remains,
r1ins l't II r to h 'i9 Ss S!'e
,lrnwr, bjaik, n nnro frTjtfml M, ~, ,Enyr wers
in@ ti,a in,,cii of the oynnr.r,s snnl @ WHs await
iorth into 4 ricll iMryest y; ~nin. 'iisatob 10 b4tst
y'1, W'S WSsk'ns ;ss , a. DsyF ST. pas
A6l ilbbn, wIofo lis test ~ }renehaIf amg hAfs reil
wsrttpti h,Ii far tio tlisomoinsn,tnes ites sao,. te-
'Tho i,f,,,ltis OF Abu Ji,,hhn orn ot Deyr.
sive, coscrng mi nrea over tw., s ,,I1y xIG1ry nstet
mil ctsts aro ceaSlyp sp pps1t n'n1fno of the Wais
mil eMbanklnents OF ti6hrlss s' Y n,o!nt't
ctliflces, tho bmii,i,r11s. 1she tn?st
llnbba aru built witt, tic nr,s!r, rs t,o at Ahu
nal .r points, ;,,,., o, '"' 'arai'
portion Of lilo enceI;Iie. nnT ,so ,asoaillefn
est point wn9 OF, ti,o so,,,h,,ants @ ~ nigh.
whicl, was once on ti,o ha1ss ~ lace,
canal or n branch Ut the Euphratrs tbn bp'9aa f
q WicI, ts ~ qw ropre;etvd BY the df1 df1
interior Of the ctllco an ntorestimc nd,.ne III tne
roon,H wcro discovered and cnnradp * pa!f Of
by tho fortunate explorer. a,,,I y 11tepfis
from records found IN theso ''@ enam,olni \, .
tain @ Tia ti @ ,'amo 1I'' ~ tbo aoo e,t,, to ascer-
,tnture NJ tha ctiilce w,,oso 1o lily Ti,y and tho
,cnnnth TIM ,nn;,nIs ~ H., ,.lt9 nte buried
SxcaYnttng a trnnnj,. foftn,viuw ,aa.i,oa. ,,a In
contrI portiou OF ti'e }I }nn.,nI d"li, wa, u, tho
hf1r..
% cr ito ' feot h @ iop%t 'ss III Rhory ahory{ gf cham
fant IN .vit,, IL eti'ts 9 n3,.,t Mu1ut talrty'tye
rs,'ains ri r. iaran hrfrR l.ucp eltar ~, Wefa tho
feet sstare, and Syidcntly lie urn, gM,y tIn5sy
altar Of tic temple. III tho VII iioff'ea! of .,,a!
Smaller room. WHICH. Tram ~ t.1,s nomstr ,nto
n,la t,t,sItfoi, hir i,ass"p - co',sGt&oo G.nsseEaGt&oo
bu tl1u record chamber OF tin eIii"n Iie'fa 70
eyninrufn1,s Mt bnllnyat ,yh,ei, ~ H. hls
S$5iIS se!s i!Ss sines NJ Ks;sa% fsusa nd
great tolr,pie OF tllo Assyrin,, tvar ~ nn s0e
tic altar. THO scarcity OF stonn n pahwt' psfSt
ionfa gause.l TIC builders Of TIN 4 tamn1SS. m"IS.
bury this beneath tic floor ~ tP,o ata ci1,n. %
ber. Fhe si,Hft s,,,k t,v to eyc,vmtorG mh s"a.'
poycd by 1tr. Rssa,n bro,,gt t1ess e,rccom. SI.
records Il, ii9,t. aid froln ttlou wn nro '1Js nh;s
70 ascertain ths name Of thy eiy ~ and ,emps npIs
rst treo lilies Of the % aruesi of t[e fon Ihe
tin records hrlna o,tr snec1tutiva ~ 3J,.n,;:
to Il forus and contre 0itr minds neu o., eu1s ths
traditions Of ons Of tho most nnclent cltTas as
iord dwelling III Hi,sl,nrra WHlchT T IL ,v|fG'n A|fGss
the civ Ut Sipparnn i1are. thnn - spe "ii,'.a inns
restored to us ttlv ruins nI recortis of Jis riis
WHOSE traditions 20 back to tl1o ttays lefo,raa
tie llood, when ,pIo!ls XtsuthTas, by g ordsp
nrograss, m and end of nh III tjlnrshS hS'''''Is. ans.
tiifuyinn, Aid now we recovar' tv"mtv. "
spyoil cunturiuy after they ware h,,rir.i tia
rccOrtls Of the uIuuy rtstorers nf this
anciant ten,u,e. Slich n discoycry G ~ this iht9
almost makes lis Inclined to liz IN In Io'rs ss
~ finding tha most ancient recortls hnpI"I
there Inv tGe Clialfiuan Mail. o"'''a
T'hers nro many pt,l1its 0f h,stnrv raise,l l,v
this Iscriptiorl. Gut il viii siiffca to sar ih.t
from the euriest dnys of Hnbvionun I i;ietnes H9s
lie ctty Of "Sippara Of tGe SmnM ',sns'a was
nr0miiient centra of sncInf Md re,ivinus
tife. Tie excnyattons. thnrefore. nj Nhn
ifubba lave restored to us tha ruIn,
of tia rrent terlule of the sisn.and. Mtha
House Ct LKit," in tie Chnllear1 1(it iiteliopo. DO
its' fThn ni1,,liment rnvenjs tn i,s ths fart
tGat there was Il seeonT city of Sinnara m
wl,nso rims are prnhnhly marked i,v tbss
,nn,,utls NJ navr. Rn,i Which yyns .leti{cataS d
to lie aotItless Anat or Aniimtt. au,i the tWo
cftips II Siupnrn NAV be iin,fij1ed viii, the
ciifes nf Snnhnrvntm. mrntinnnd hv ths i,s
itpbrew vr}tnr of fhn Snrni,i RGnt nt
Kinus. Thts discovery If Eruntiy enionprd
I,y Tia further .liscoysrtes mntia by 'Na NJ Tss.
sa,,, il, ;,ttother rravn mnlimI nf Chaidsa.
;Iha excavations whiri tllo nxnInrer Inn,iS in
tlin n1o,,,,is al iinbl ibral,een,' s,,,ms te,,
,nilas east Of Halyiotl. tinye Restored recorIs
,si,ich nrnyn thnt bannntI, tl1rsa rim
,ynre the remnins Of tia tnmnlts and