3. UKHAIḌIR, ARCH CONSTRUCTION 15 4. UKHAIḌIR, SOUTH SIDE OF COURT B 31 5. ZINDJIRLI 61 6. PASARGADAE 62 7. PERSEPOLIS, APADANA OF XERXES 63 8. PERSEPOLIS, PALACE OF DARIUS 64 9. PARTHIAN PALACE AT NIFFER 66 10. HATRA PALACE 67 11. RELIEF FROM QUYUNDJIK 77 12. MODERN ṬARMAH HOUSES 83 13. BALKUWÂRÂ 85 14. SCHEME OF POMPEIIAN HOUSE 87 15. PRIENE, HOUSE 33 88 16. PRIENE, HOUSE 24 88 17. PALACE AT PERGAMON 89 18. SMALL PALACE AT HATRA 91 19. CTESIPHON 95 20. KARKH 95 21. ROMAN FORT AT HOUSESTEADS 99 22. ODHRUḤ 100 23. LEDJDJÛN 101 24. DA’DJANIYYEH 102 25. BSHAIR 104 26. QASṬAL 105 27. LAGASH 107 28. ṬÛBAH 113 29. KHARÂNEH 114 30. PETRA, THE STORIED TOMB 129 31. HATRA, FAÇADE OF PALACE RECONSTRUCTED 138 32. MOSQUE AT RAQQAH 154 33. MOSQUE OF ABÛ DULAF 155 34. ASSYRIAN FORTRESS 157 35. UKHAIḌIR, GRAFFITO IN ROOM 44 163 MAPS 1. Syria and Mesopotamia } } _at end_ 2. Ukhaiḍir, map of site } PLATES (_at end_) 1. Ukhaiḍir, ground-plan. 2. Ukhaiḍir, ground-plan of interior buildings. 3. Fig. 1. Ukhaiḍir, first floor of palace. Fig. 2. Ukhaiḍir, second floor of palace. 4. Fig. 1. Ukhaiḍir, Section _a-b_. Fig. 2. Ukhaiḍir, Section _c-d_. 5. Fig. 1. Ukhaiḍir, Section _e-f_. Fig. 2. Ukhaiḍir, Section _g-h_. Fig. 3. Ukhaiḍir, The Ḥammâm. Fig. 4. Qṣair.