I. Merodach-baladan II., King of Babylon, making a grant of land to Bêl-akhê-erba, governor of Babylon _Frontispiece_ II. (i) The temple-tower of E-zida at Borsippa. (ii) The Lion of Babylon on the Ḳaṣr Mound III. The Throne Room in Nebuchadnezzar's palace at Babylon, showing the recess in the back wall where the throne once stood IV. Eastern Towers of the Ishtar Gate, the portions preserved having formed the foundation of the final gateway V. Trench showing a portion of the Sacred Way of Babylon, to the east of the Peribolos VI. Two views of the Temple of Ninib in course of excavation VII. Brick of Sin-idinnam, King of Larsa, recording the cutting of a canal and the restoration of the Temple of the Moon-god in the city of Ur VIII. Hammurabi, King of Babylon, from a relief in the British Museum, dedicated on his behalf to the West Semitic goddess [Ash]ratum by Itur-ashdum, a provincial governor IX. Brick of Warad-Sin, King of Larsa, recording building operations in the city of Ur X. The Citadel Mound of Carchemish from the north-west XI. Upper portion of the Code of Hammurabi, engraved with a scene representing the king receiving his laws from the Sun-god XII.(i) Bronze cone and votive figure, (ii) Stone cylinder with a votive inscription of Warad-Sin, King of Larsa XIII. Portion of the text of Hammurabi's Code, Columns 6-8 XIV. A modern gufa, a form of coracle described by Herodotus and represented on the monuments XV. (i) A small kelek on the Tigris at Baghdad, (ii) Ferry-boats on the Euphrates at Birejik XVI. Impressions of Babylonian cylinder-seals, engraved with mythological subjects XVII. Impressions of Kassite cylinder-seals 198 XVIII. Brick of Sin-gashid, King of Erech, recording the building of his palace in that city 210 XIX. Head of a colossal statue of Amen-hetep III XX. Hittite hieroglyphic inscription at Carchemish XXI. Kassite kudurrus, or boundary-stones, set up in the reigns of Meli-Shipak II. and Nazi-maruttash XXII. Divine emblems on the upper part of akudurru, or boundary-stone, engraved with a charter of privileges granted by Nebuchadnezzar I XXIII. Memorial-tablet of Nabû-aplu-iddina, King of Babylon, recording his restoration of the Sun-temple at Sippar XXIV. Shalmaneser III. receiving the submission of the Chaldeans, from the bronze sheathing of his Gates in the British Museum XXV. Ashur-bani-pal, represented carrying a builder's basket, as the restorer of E-sagila, the temple of Marduk at Babylon XXVI. Bronze door-step from E-zida, the temple of Nabû at Borsippa, inscribed with the name and titles of Nebuchadnezzar II.