Nimrûd (Calah) 42 Khorsabad 42 III. Excavations at Nimrûd (Calah) in Ashur-naṣir-pal’s Palace 44 IV. “Fish-God,” and Entrance Passage, Kouyunjik 48 V. Doorway at Tellô, erected by Gudea 54 South-eastern façade of Ur-Ninâ’s building at Tellô 54 VI. Remains of a Stele in a building under that of Ur-Ninâ 58 The Well of Eannatum 58 XI. Excavations in the Temple Court, Nippur 64 VIII. The Ziggurat and Palace of Ashur-naṣir-pal, Ashur 78 IX. Inscriptions on clay illustrating the sizes and shapes of the Tablets, etc., used by the Babylonians and Assyrians 106 X. The Ruined Mounds of Nippur 132 Court of the Men from the North-East, Nippur 132 XI. Water Conduit of Ur-Engur, Nippur 138 XII. Portion of the “Vulture Stele” of Eannatum, Patesi of Lagash 186 XIII. Stele of Victory of Narâm-Sin 192 XIV. Stele engraved with Khammurabi’s Code of Laws 198 The Sun-God Tablet 198 XV. Bas-relief of Ashur-naṣir-pal 202 XVI. Bas-reliefs of Ashur-naṣir-pal (four subjects) 204 XVII. Siege of a City by battering-ram and archers 206 XVIII. Ashur-bani-pal’s Hunting Scenes: Lion and lioness in a garden 218 XIX. Ashur-bani-pal’s Hunting Scenes (two subjects) 218 XX. Ashur-bani-pal’s Hunting Scenes: Hunting wild asses with dogs 220 Ashur-bani-pal pouring out a libation over dead lions 220 XXI. Ashur-bani-pal reclining at meat 222 Musicians and Attendants 222 XXII. Limestone figure of an early Sumerian 224 Three archaic stone heads 224 XXIII. Head and two diorite statues of Gudea; upper part of female statuette 228 XXIV. Statues of Nebo and Ashur-naṣir-pal; torso of a woman 230 XXV. Winged man-headed genii 236 XXVI. Stone lion of Ashur-naṣir-pal 238 XXVII. The Kasr lion 240