WALL WITH DESIGNS IN TERRA-COTTA _Loftus._ 91 43. TERRA-COTTA CONE _Loftus._ 91 44. HEAD OF ANCIENT CHALDEAN _Perrot and Chipiez._ 101 45. SAME, PROFILE VIEW _Perrot and Chipiez._ 101 46. CUNEIFORM INSCRIPTION _Perrot and Chipiez._ 107 47. INSCRIBED CLAY TABLET _Smith's Chald. Gen._ 109 48. CLAY TABLET IN ITS CASE _Hommel._ 111 49. ANTIQUE BRONZE SETTING OF CYLINDER _Perrot and Chipiez._ 112 50. CHALDEAN CYLINDER AND IMPRESSION _Perrot and Chipiez._ 113 51. ASSYRIAN CYLINDER 113 52. PRISM OF SENNACHERIB _British Museum._ 115 53. INSCRIBED CYLINDER FROM BORSIP _Menant._ 117 54. DEMONS FIGHTING _British Museum._ 165 55. DEMON OF THE SOUTH-WEST WIND _Perrot and Chipiez._ 169 56. HEAD OF DEMON _British Museum._ 170 57. OANNES _Smith's Chald. Gen._ 187 58. CYLINDER OF SARGON FROM AGADE _Hommel._ 207 59. STATUE OF GUDEA _Hommel._ 217 60. BUST INSCRIBED WITH NAME OF NEBO _British Museum._ 243 61. BACK OF TABLET WITH ACCOUNT OF FLOOD _Smith's Chald. Gen._ 262 62. BABYLONIAN CYLINDER _Smith's Chald. Gen._ 266 63. FEMALE WINGED FIGURES AND SACRED TREES _British Museum._ 269 64. WINGED SPIRITS BEFORE SACRED TREE _Smith's Chald. Gen._ 270 65. SARGON OF ASSYRIA BEFORE SACRED TREE _Perrot and Chipiez._ 271 66. EAGLE-HEADED FIGURE BEFORE SACRED TREE _Perrot and Chipiez._ 273 67. FOUR-WINGED HUMAN FIGURE BEFORE SACRED TREE _Perrot and Chipiez._ 275 68. TEMPLE AND HANGING GARDENS AT KOYUNJIK _British Museum._ 277 69. PLAN OF A ZIGGURAT _Perrot and Chipiez._ 278 70. "ZIGGURAT" RESTORED _Perrot and Chipiez._ 279 71. BIRS-NIMRUD _Perrot and Chipiez._ 281 72, 73. BEL FIGHTS DRAGON _Perrot and Chipiez._ 289 74. BATTLE BETWEEN BEL AND DRAGON _Smith's Chald. Gen._ 291 75. IZDUBAR AND LION _Smith's Chald. Gen._ 306 76. IZDUBAR AND LION _British Museum._ 307 77. IZDUBAR AND EABANI _Smith's Chald. Gen._ 309 78. IZDUBAR AND LION _Perrot and Chipiez._ 310 79. SCORPION-MAN _Smith's Chald. Gen._ 311 80. STONE OBJECT FOUND AT ABU-HABBA 312 [Illustration: THE COUNTRIES ABOUT CHALDEA.] INTRODUCTION. I. MESOPOTAMIA.--THE MOUNDS.--THE FIRST SEARCHERS.