Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-04-28
DISCOVERIES IN AssYRIA.

A London correspondent OF the
Jul discoveries by Amerlcsn ami Eag.
lish assyIlologi:ts at Nippur, where
different civilizations sppear TO be
buried In tue various strata pene-
trated, one beneath the other, and
iestifying to the very ancient origin
OF many arts and selsuces. Toe vsfS
has been conducted The pas, hve
years under the auspices OF the U ei.
versity OF Penusylvania, and the
results obtained are regarded as OF IL.
estimable value to the students OF his.
tory and sociology. a recognized
authority on Assyrian are 70 logy does
not hesitate TO state that ave have in
our possession not merely one isolated
fragment, but scores OF chapters OF
Old World history--striotly oontem-
porsry writings-wh.ch cannot be
assigned to later date than 5000
yehrs before the Christian era" and
that this Is fact which canuo, be
disputed by any tboughtiui student.
The account Of the mat rscsn, de.
coVeriss at Nippur IL az isilosi:
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&ay-st "a .Ab9Fsd tor I'VE yszrA and
al tsxFs pltk sE geditiOn tue ruins Of as
Aeas1 fD1r cities ana settlements and
Eas recovered over 5000 inscribed
EseoTds.
The great temple tower, which formed
the csnier around which all the other
buildings are grouped, was built OF
bricks bearing the name and titles of u
king named Ur-Bsu, already known to
us As the builder OF the stage tower at
Mughior, or Ur OF the Chaldees. The
dale of this monarch is about Is. G, 200,
and he appears to have been the first
monarch to build these great stage
towers
In constructing his temple and tower
upon massive platform, Ur-Bau had 10
remove and level The debris Of former
city, which had been destroyed many
years before. In penetrating through
this debris humhers of bricks and tablets
and fragments Of in, cribed vases were
found which had been broken up when
the city was sacked, and Al length Il
second Sill more massive pavement waE
reached. This pavement was composed
Of very large bricks, bearing the names
of Sargon and his son, Naram Sin
whose date is ascertained 10 be Il. G.
3s00-S551.
Passing beneath this pavement tho ex
plorers sank shafts until they reached
the virgin soil, which was found at
depth OF thirty-tiye feet beneath tn
secoud pavement. In doing this they
passed through two primitive settle
ments, the oldes. OF which, Judging by
the amount Of accumulated debris above
II and its primitive character. cannot b.
assigned to u later period than about II
U. 6000.
Interesting and marvellous ~ theti
iitcoveries are, the theory advanced
"a TO the high antiquity O
he records found does not, 4
lsr "a the ace, unit o. their discover!
'hows, appear well established. TIL
'rgumen, seems TO no that thoussnl
u ysars necessarily mad 10 interven
's!wesn the various strata 10 whic