12. Doorway of the Expedition House in Kweiresh 22 13. Plan of the Kasr 23 14. Paving block of the Procession Street 25 15. Beginning of the excavations on March 26, 1899, with the pavement of the Procession Street on the east side of the Kasr 27 16. The lion of the Procession Street _Coloured plate, facing_ 28 17. Cross-section of a lion relief (B) and of an Assyrian relief (A) 29 18. Eastern end of the mud-brick wing, at the Ishtar Gate, from the north 32 19. General view of the Ishtar Gate from the north 33 20. Gold plaque from grave in the Nabopolassar Palace 34 21. Section through the Ishtar Gate 35 22. Grooved expansion joints at the Ishtar Gate 36 23. View of the Ishtar Gate from the west 37 24. The two eastern towers of the Ishtar Gate 39 25. Enamelled reliefs at the Ishtar Gate, beginning of excavations, April 1, 1902 40 26. The bull of the Ishtar Gate _Coloured plate, facing_ 43 27. A bull, not enamelled 43 28. Inscription from the Ishtar Gate 44 29. Enamelled wall length of the Ishtar Gate _Coloured plate, facing_ 45 30. The enamelled piece of wall 45 31. The sirrush of the Ishtar Gate _Coloured plate, facing_ 47 32. A sirrush, not enamelled 47 33. Leg of a sirrush and of a raptorial bird 48 34. Limestone projectiles 50 35. Canal to the south of the Kasr 51 36. View of Procession Street, east of Etemenanki 53 37. Inscription referring to Procession Street 54 38. Ground-plan and section of Ninmach Temple 56 39. Bronze ferrule of doorpost, Emach 57 40. Court in Ninmach Temple 58 41. Emach cylinder inscription of Sardanapalus 60 42. Kisu inscription of Emach 61 43. Reconstruction of Southern Citadel, from the north 66 44. Complete plan of Southern Citadel 67 45. Arched doorway in Southern Citadel 69