The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-04-08
BIBLICAL RELICS
DUG Up N 1907
Researches of Prof. HilpretchS
Very Valuable.
PAYS TRIBUTE TO WIFE
Who Assisted Him in His Per-
iIOus Work,

New York, April 4.-The New York
World prints the following:
Professor Hilprecht's tender tribute 10
his wife who aided him in his researches
and in his authorship OF his book and died
while the last pages of his remarkable
work were being finished is as follows:
In preparing the first rs pages of nay
own contribution / have had the extra
ordinary assistance of my iamented wife
and oiaborer, who with her remarkable
knowledge of the history Of Assyrioiogy
and her characteristic unselhsh devotion
to the cause OF science and art, promoted
the work of the Babylonian Expedition Of
the University of Pennsylvania lin charge
of her husband) in many essential ways
known to the public.
The best passages in the following
chapter on The Resurrection of Assyria
and likewise abylonia' are due to her.
She laid down her pen only when the APP
preaching angel of death wreetled it from
her tired hand on March l, 1902.
In view of her very extensive contriBu-
tons to the present book. it was my
desire to have her name associated with
mine on its title page. But when l asked
for her consent the day previous to her
final departure 1 received the memorable
reply: why should the world learn to
discriminate between your work and my
work, your person and my person? Was
not your God my God, your country my
country. your labor my labor, your sor
row my sorrow, your name my name7
Let it remain so even at my coffin and
tomb"
Sixty centuries of civilization pass in
review in record. just published, of re
searches in Bible lands.
1t shows that for 5000 years men have
been artists. writers. engineers. teachers,
astronomers, mathematician and bankers
as well as hunters, warriors and tillers
of the soil.
The distinguished modern teacher who
is the author of the book stood in g school
room where abyionian scholars studied
and corrected exercises they made 5000
years ago on tablets of clay.
Heroes and the mighty in the Old Tesla
ment and of profane history pass in re-
view, along with the accounts of great
bankers the Rothschilds of Babylon.
whose clients were kings. In the same
book We may read a love letter written
on a tablet of clay in the time of Abra-
ham, and the story of a modern woman :
devotion to her husband and the cause CT
science.
The author of the remarkable 'Explora-
lions in Bible Lands During the Nine
teenth Century" published by A. ]. Hoi-
man & Co, of Philadelphia, is Herman
II. Hilprecht, a research professor of
Assyriology and scientific director of the
Babylonian expedition, University of Phil
adelphia.
His devotion to the work of seeking out
the secrets OF Ninevah and Babylon was
equalled only by that of his wife, who
sacrificed her life to it. The attitude OF
Prof. Hilprecht is shown by his gleeful
remark that the generosity of Philadel-
phians has made 1t possible for him to
pass the rest of his life in seeking the
treasures of the great historical store
house in a land where death constantly
threatens the stranger.
The many explorers who have worked
! in the land of ancient things, who have
braved the fierce desert heat OF the drV
season the malaria and cold during the
months when the Euphrates overhows IFS
banks and turns the land into g swamp.
have added much to the worlds knowl-
edge. They have barred in the hidden
recesses of the palaces and temples mere
than was told in any known history The
searchers did not begin TO use pick and
/ shovel until seventy-five years ago. anu
IL will take a hundred years more OF
/ active exploration to uncover the whole
Of Babylon of Nippur and of Ninevah, on
/ any of the great ruins.
Iavard gave a mighty impetus to Bibli-
cal exploration. for it was he who IN
/ covered no fewer than eight Assyrlan
palaces and brought 10 light the blaeA
/ obeiisk of King Shalmaneser II. the 10
I scription on which might have been copied
/ from the First and Second Kings. II was
/ Iavard who brought forth many winged
/ lions and bulls and other sculptures, 10
saw nothing Of the unearthing Of SIENNA
! eherib and his whole history, all won
/ derfully experimenting the ible story as
| told in Kings of Isiah- He was the grand
! father OF King Asurbanipal or Sardanap-
aius. whose palace was discovered by
| Rossam.
II was not so many years ago that
| George Smith found in the library Of ths
/ deluse. which told Of the ark and The
dove sent forth to see II the water had
/ subsidized. Smith discovered also that ths
national BabyIoniau hero Gilgamesh was
none other than Nimrod the mighty
hunter whose exploits are recorded II
the tenth chapter OF Genesis.
The latest discoveries reveal the earliest
and latest records OF Bshylonia- Explorers
| found the record OF a royal archaeo'o
rist Nabonidoes. the last Chaldesn ruler
who in the year So r. c joyously records
| having found te--a-cotta descriptions 81
a cult ard the temple OF Shanash n
sun-god which had been forgotten 70.
| thousands OF years Nahanidos found III
! original foundation stoae Of Nsrau Sin
! which for s.se years 10 previous kinl
had seen"
The mos, interesting part o. this re
| -,ar.sels work OF Prof Hiiprecht has :;
| DO with the explorations made Under n
patronage Of the University q Penn
! svl,-auia. which began IN isss and who.
are still going on II Nuttar where W.
the temple Of Bel. the CHIEF gnd q Baoy'
lonia. and is great religious centre
which stands on; az the earliest persoE
OF it's history
Merely 20 name the discoveries mad
BY the university expeditions woult 4.
a small book For ore thing Hayr~a
found a true eHlpticsl arch CONSTRUCTED
NOT later than 4re b c Re found ais
| s..s.~ s-.g,x saS remains a. @rA -