Explorations in Bible lands during the 19th century - H. V. Hilprecht
Explorations in Bible lands during the 19th century - H. V. Hilprecht Explorations in Bible lands during the 19th century - H. V. Hilprecht
894 EXPLORATIONS IN BIBLE LANDS under the entrance walls of Ur-Gur and to the northeast of the court-yard, in the rubbish of which it disappeared. This peculiar curb seemed to define an earlier sanctuary towards the southeast. It was 18 inches high, and consisted of seven courses of plano-convex bricks (8^ by 5^ by i /^ 1 South-Eastern Section of the Ziggurrat. Designed by H. V. Hilprecht, drawn by C. S. Fisher. /. Southeast facade built by Ur-Gur. 2. Remains of the entrance -walls built by the same. j. Northeast conduit built by Ur-Gur, repaired by Kadashman-Turgu and Ashurb'anapal. 4. Pavement of Ur-Gur. J. Pavement of Naram-Sin. 6. Pre-Sargonic curb. 7. The L-shaped structure. 8. The so-called altar. Q. Drain -with arch. inches and evidently forming the basis for Ur-Gur's standard size of flat bricks). They were curiously creased lengthwise, and their convex surface, without exception, was placed upward in the wall. 1. Inside this enclosure, directly below the pavement (No. 4) of Ur-Gur's ziggurrat (No. i) and practically leaning
DURING 19TB. CENTURY: ASSYRIA AND BABYLONIA 395 against the latter, if we imagine its front face continued farther down, stood another interesting structure (No. 8). Its top was three feet below Naram-Sin's pavement, and accordingly two feet higher than the base of the curb, from which it was distant about four feet. It was 13 feet long, 8 feet wide, and constructed of unbaked bricks laid in bitumen. The upper hollowed surface of this massive concern was surrounded by a rim of bitumen, 7 inches high, and was covered with a layer of white ashes 1V2 inches in depth, which contained evident remains of bones. To the southwest of it Haynes discovered a kind of bin also built of crude bricks and likewise filled with (black and white) ashes about a foot deep. He arrived at the conclusion, therefore, that this was an altar, " the ancient place where the sacrificial victims were burned." This explanation is possible, but not probable. In fact, the enormous size of the structure and the rim of bitumen, which necessarily would have been consumed at every large sacrifice, speak decidedly against his theory. Besides, an Old- Babylonian altar has an entirely different form on the numerous seal cylinders where it is depicted. My own explanation of this structure will be found in connection with the results of the fourth expedition. 3. Directly below the east corner of Ur-Gur's ziggurrat, and parallel with its northeast and southeast faces, was another building, exhibiting the peculiar ground-plot of an L (No. 7), but with regard to its original purpose even more puzzling than either of the two structures just described. Its top was on a level with Naram-Sin's pavement, while its foundation was laid eleven feet below it. This solid tower-like edifice, disconnected with any other structure in its neighborhood, " had an equal outside length and breadth of 23 feet" (northeast and southeast sides), and was about 12 feet thick. " Its splendid walls, which show no trace of a door or opening of any kind, were built of large
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894 EXPLORATIONS IN BIBLE LANDS<br />
under <strong>the</strong> entrance walls of Ur-Gur and to <strong>the</strong> nor<strong>the</strong>ast of<br />
<strong>the</strong> court-yard, <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> rubbish of which it disappeared. This<br />
peculiar curb seemed to def<strong>in</strong>e an earlier sanctuary towards<br />
<strong>the</strong> sou<strong>the</strong>ast. It was 18 <strong>in</strong>ches high, and consisted of<br />
seven courses of plano-convex bricks (8^ by 5^ by i /^<br />
1<br />
South-Eastern Section of <strong>the</strong> Ziggurrat.<br />
Designed by H. V. <strong>Hilprecht</strong>, drawn by C. S. Fisher.<br />
/. Sou<strong>the</strong>ast facade built by Ur-Gur. 2. Rema<strong>in</strong>s of <strong>the</strong> entrance -walls built by <strong>the</strong> same.<br />
j. Nor<strong>the</strong>ast conduit built by Ur-Gur, repaired by Kadashman-Turgu and Ashurb'anapal. 4.<br />
Pavement of Ur-Gur. J. Pavement of Naram-S<strong>in</strong>. 6. Pre-Sargonic curb. 7. The L-shaped<br />
structure. 8. The so-called altar. Q. Dra<strong>in</strong> -with arch.<br />
<strong>in</strong>ches and evidently form<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong><br />
basis for Ur-Gur's standard<br />
size of flat bricks). They were curiously creased<br />
lengthwise, and <strong>the</strong>ir convex surface, without exception,<br />
was placed upward <strong>in</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> wall.<br />
1. Inside this enclosure, directly below <strong>the</strong> pavement (No.<br />
4) of Ur-Gur's ziggurrat (No. i) and practically lean<strong>in</strong>g
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