Explorations in Bible lands during the 19th century - H. V. Hilprecht

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GENERAL INDEX. 797
Bet Ris, ruins of, 594.
Bewsher, Lieut., views of, 65 ;
explorations
of, 66-69.
Bezo'ld's " Catalogue of Cuneiform Tablets,"
530.
Biahmu, Petrie's explorations at, 667.
Bi-lingual inscriptions, 770.
Bint el-Amir, 364 ;
mound of, 306-307 ;
conical hill of, described, 327 ;
excavations
at and views on, 327-335; description of,
438 ;
discoveries at,
449 tomb at, 504.
;
Birejik, inscriptions from, 757.
Birket-j^arun, identified with Lake Mceris,
667-669.
Birs (Nimrud), ruins of, 13, 30—31 ; etymology
of, 4 3
Black Sea, Xenophon's march to, 7.
Bliss, discoveries of, at Jerusalem, 603, 609.
Blunt, Lady Anne, her Arabian tour, 714.
Boeventing, reference of, to Babylon, 16.
Boghazkoi, inscriptions of, 756-757 ;
sculptures
of, 762; character and date of inscriptions,
763-764.
Bor, inscriptions of, 757 ; date of, 764.
Borchardt, work of, at Philae, 642.
Borsippa, tower of, 169 ;
temple of, described,
186.
Bostan esh-Shaikh, inscriptions of, 253.
Botta, Paul Emil, researches of, 73-81 ; discoveries
of, 65.
Boutcher, artist, 1 36-1 38.
Brugsch, Emil, his work in Egypt, 686.
Bubastis, excavations at, 636-637 ;
sanctuaries
of, 644 5
ruins of, 646.
Buckingham, observations of, 30-31 ; visits
Mosul, 36 ;
views of, 38 ; reclaims ancient
canals, 41.
Budge, Wallis E. A., visits of, to the East,
Bulgharmaden, inscriptions of, 757, 790 ;
date of, 12.
Bunene, attendant of Shamash, 269.
Bunsen, Karl J.
von, deciphers hieroglyphics,
631.
Burckhardt, Arabian traveller, 698, 702 ;
discovers inscriptions, 756.
Burnaburivash, Cassite king, I
54.
Burnouf, Eugene, 23.
Bur-Sin I., discovery of shrine of, 336.
Bur-Sin of Nisin, bricks of, 332.
Burton, Richard, Arabian pilgrimages of, 706 ;
his works on Midian, 706, 714 work of,
;
on Hamath inscriptions, 756.
Buto, extinction of, 644.
Buweriye, mound of, 145.
Buz, country of, 748.
Calah, Biblical city, 109; (Nimrud) identified,
Hi ; royal palace of, 282.
Campaign, first, of Philadelphia Expedition,
history of, 297-319; first, closing of,
314-317 ;
second, of Philadelphia Expedition,
319-345 ; third, of Philadelphia Expedition,
345-568.
Canaan, language of, 621 5 chief deity of,
734 ; intercourse with Babylon, 744-745.
Canals, 412.
Canning, Sir Stratford, British ambassador, 92.
Capitolias, location of, 594.
Carchemish, see Karkemish.
Cart wright, John, travels of, 9 ; locates and
describes Mosul and Nineveh, 9
;
of, to Babylon, 1 6.
reference
Cassite votive objects, discovery of, 334-336 ;
period, tablets of, 415.
Castle of Nineveh, Qal'at Nunia, 11.
Caviglia, discovers colossal statue of Rameses
II., 665.
Chaldea, gods of, 734; location of, 743.
"Chaldean Account of Genesis," by Smith,
199.
Champollion, solves mystery of hieroglyphics,
629 ; at head of French expedition, 630 ;
his archaeological works, 631.
Chebar, great canal of, 412.
Chefren, pyramid of, 653.
Chemosh, Moabite god, mentioned on Moabite
stone, 612.
Cheops, pyramid of, 653.
Chesney, Euphrates and Tigris expedition of,
32; map series, 35, 61-62; in Euphrates
expedition, 58-63.
Chrestomathy, South Arabian, 732.
Christ, time of, 582 ;
sepulchre of, 583 ;
place of Last Supper, 584.
Christendom, first centuries of, 582.
Christian Church, Palestine a possession of,
582.
Christianity, the state religion, 582; chief
sacred place of, 583.
Christians, pilgrimages of, 582 ;
regard for holy
places, 582 ;
traditions of,