Discoveries at Kouyunjik.--Procession of Figures bearing Fruit and Game.--Locusts.--Led Horses.--An Assyrian Campaign.--Dagon, or the Fish-God.--The Chambers of Records.--Inscribed Clay Tablets.--Return to Nimroud.--Effects of the Flood.-- Discoveries.--Small Temple under high Mound.--The Evil Spirit.--Fish-God.--Fine Bas-relief of the King.--Extracts from the Inscription.--Great inscribed Monolith.--Extracts from the Inscription.--Cedar Beams.--Small Objects.--Second Temple.-- Marble Figure and other Objects 280 CHAPTER XVII. The Summer.--Encampment at Kouyunjik.--Visitors.--Mode of Life.--Departure for the Mountains.--Akra.--Rock-Tablets at Gunduk.--District of Zibari.--Namet Agha.--District of Shirwan--of Baradost--of Gherdi--of Shemdina.--Mousa Bey.-- Nestorian Bishop.--Convent of Mar Hananisho.--Dizza.--An Albanian Friend.--Bash-Kalah.--Izzet Pasha.--A Jewish Encampment.--High Mountain Pass.--Mahmoudiyah.--First View of Wan 300 CHAPTER XVIII. Mehemet Pasha.--Description of Wan.--Its History.--Improvement in its Condition.--The Armenian Bishop.--The Cuneiform Inscriptions.--The Caves of Khorkhor.--The Meher Kapousi.--A Tradition.--Observations on the Inscriptions.--The Bairam.--An American School.--The American Missions.--Protestant Movement in Turkey.--Amikh.--The Convent of Yedi Klissia 320 CHAPTER XIX. Leave Wan.--The Armenian Patriarch.--The Island of Akhtamar.-- An Armenian Church.--History of the Convent.--Pass into Mukus.--The District of Mukus--of Shattak--of Nourdooz.--A Nestorian Village.--Encampments.--Mount Ararat.--Mar Shamoun.-- Julamerik.--Valley of Diz.--Pass into Jelu.--Nestorian District of Jelu.--An ancient Church.--The Bishop.--District of Baz--of Tkhoma.--Return to Mosul 337 CHAPTER XX. Discoveries at Kouyunjik during the Summer.--Description of the Sculptures.--Capture of Cities on a great River.--Pomp of Assyrian King.--Alabaster Pavement.--Conquest of Tribes inhabiting a Marsh.--Their Wealth.--Chambers with Sculptures belonging to a new King.--Description of the Sculptures.-- Conquest of the People of Susiana.--Portrait of the King.--His guards and Attendants.--The City of Shushan.--Captive Prince.-- Musicians.--Captives put to the Torture.--Artistic Character of the Sculptures.--An Inclined Passage.--Two small Chambers.-- Colossal Figures.--More Sculptures 356 CHAPTER XXI.