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

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GENERAL INDEX.
Rosellini's expedition to Egypt, 630; his
archaeological works, 630.
" Rosetta Stone" of Assyriology, 71 ; discovery
of, 629 ; its inscriptions, 629 ; interpretations
of, 629.
Ross, Dr., tour of, 54-5"; companion of
Layard, 93.
Royal library of Nineveh, 121.
Saba, in Arabia, 69-, 711 ;
inscriptions of,
729—730; queen of, 751.
Sabean philology, history of, 732.
Sabeans, 742.
Sachau = Qumquma, 30.
Sacy, Sylvestre de, pioneer in cuneiform research,
23 ;
seconds Grotefend's discoveries,
24.
Sadlier, his Arabian travels and discoveries, 703.
Saft el-Henne, modern name ot Gesem,
which see, 650.
Saida, in Sidon, discovery of sarcophagus at,
615-616.
Said Pasha gives leave to excavate, 636.
Sais, excavations at, 636 ; extinction of, 644.
Salcah, location of, 596.
Salmon ( Gr. Ansalmanos), location of, 595.
Samak, see Tylos.
Sam'al = Senjirli, 736.
Samaria, Hebrew name of Roman Sebaste
(modern Sebastive), 586.
Sammosata, capital, 59.
Sammuramat, statue of, I 30.
Samsat, inscriptions of, 757.
Samsi, queen of Aribi, 740.
Samsi-Adad, stele of, 131.
Samsu-iluna, King, tablets of, 3 1 1 ;
inscription
of, 481.
Sanda, Hittite god, 782.
Sandwith, Dr., physician, 114.
Saphir, Jacob, Arabian journeys of, 706.
Saqqara, excavations at, 637 ;
pyramids near,
653-654; rich discoveries in, 654; inscriptions,
655.
Sarcophagus of Eshmunazar, description of,
616 ; of Tabnith, 61 8 ;
of Alexander, 618.
Sardis, road from, 755 ; inscriptions of, 757.
Sargon, king of Assyria, palace of, 85, 87,
ill; tiles of, 106 ;
barrel cylinders of, 313,
416; royal steles of, 61 1; wars of, 740; age
of, 765, 771-
Sargon I., king of Agade, age of, 249, 333,
390; inscriptions of, 51-.
Sart = Sardis.
Sarzec, De, excavations of, 216-260.
Sassaaian seals, 23, 326 ; burials, 422 ;
dynasty,
555.
Saussave, de la, C, his "Handbook of the
History of Religion," 733.
Sayce, A. H., Hittite theory of, 758; discovers
bilingual inscription, 769--70.
Sayings of our Lord, 627.
Schafer, H., work of, in Egypt, 643.
Schephelah, legion of, 609.
Schick, Dr., his work in Jerusalem, 598,
605, 613.
Schrader, Eberhard, father of German Assyriology,
280.
Schumacher, his East-Jordan surveys, 594-
595;
Schweinfurth, Georg, his Arabian excursion,
-16.
Sebaste (Sebastive), see Samaria.
Sebastive, 586; in line of research, 589.
Sebennytus, extinction of, 644.
Seetzen, his Arabian tour, 702.
Sekenyen-Re, coffin and mummy of, 686.
Selby, William Beaumont, explorations and
surveys of, 66-69.
Seleucia, centre of eastern commerce, 12.
Seleucidan rulers, period of, 503.
Semitic names and people of Palestine, 586.
Semitic religion, contributions to, 733.
Senjirli, Hittite district visited, 301 ; inscriptions
of, 735, 765.
Senkere, location of, 55
;
mounds of, 152-
155-
Sennacherib, king of Assyria, 8 palaces of,
;
III—112; lion-head of, 276; palace of,
771.
Sepulchre, Holy, see Church of.
Serapeum, discovery of, 634.
Serbal, the probable Mt. Sinai, 634.
Sesostris, figures of, 755 ; date of, 762.
Sethos, sanctuary of, 682 ; coffin and mummy
of, 686.
Seti I., discovery of temple of, at Abydos, 637.
Shalmaneser II., King, title of, 33 ; obelisk
of, 106; inscription of, no; palace of,
ill
;
private building of, 194 ; his bronze
gates, 265 ; black obelisk of, 763-764.
Shamash, city of, 154; image of, 270;
temple of, 272 ;
tomb of, 468 ;
Babylonian
sun-god, 734.
Shamiye, "great river," 55.
Shammar, Arabian mountain group, 695.
Shapira, his Arabian travels, 715.
Shargani-shar-ali, brick stamp of 333.
Sharon, plain of, 616, 618.
Shatt el-Adhem, river, 64.
Shatt el-Kar, crossed by Fraser, 55.
Shatt en-Nil, canal of, 160 ;
location of, 307.
Sheba, see Saba.
Shechem, Hebrew name of Roman Neapolis
(modern Nablus), 586.
Shedet, ancient capital of Fay urn, 665, 671.
Shenf Khan, excavations at, 126.
Shibin el-Qanatir, city of high priest Onias,
651.
Shirley, Sir Anthony, locates Nineveh and
Mosul, 8.