ASSUR AND NINEVEH. 161 
Anu and Adad by Shalmaneser II. was no mere work of simple 
repair, but a rebuilding of the structure, as, indeed, Andrae’s 
plans indicate. The halls and rooms were to all appearance 
decorated with all the skill of the Assyrian artisans, and cedar, 
probably from Lebanon or Amanus, were used for the support 
of the flat roof of the outer structure. Contrary to what we 
should expect, the temple, when rebuilt, was smaller than the 
structure erected by AsSur-réS-isi, the father of Tiglath-pileser I. 
The design, it is true, Was more symmetrical, but as the new 
structure was wanting in breadth, it must also have been 
wanting in boldness. The entrance seems to have been to the 
left of the centre of the terraced front elevation, and the 
central courtyard was smaller. It was from this last that access 
was gained to the rooms used for the ceremonies and for the 
furniture of the temple. Passing through extensive vestibules, 
the visitor reached the main halls, which, instead of recesses 
regarded as holy places (which were probably separated from 
the main halls by curtains), were provided with side-rooms on 
the right and left of the halls to which they belonged respec- 
tively. The two siqqurrati, to which access was probably 
obtained from the terrace above the chambers, were towers in 
stages similar to those of the earlier structure, but their outer 
walls were panelled, not plain. A fine view of the river to the 
north-west must have been obtained from these heights. The 
absence of formally straight lines in Dr. Andrae’s restoration 
is not altogether unpleasing, and is, in fact, in accordance with 
the picture on the grant of land obtained for the proprietors of 
the Daily Telegraph by the late George Smith, aud now in the 
British Museum. The carving on the stone in question is very 
rough, and the details are not, therefore, very marked, but 
it may be noted, that the shrine on the top is very distinctly 
shown, suggesting that similar erections may have existed on 
the similar buildings in the city of Assur. After this, the 
restorations of Assyro- Babylonian temple-towers in Perrot and 
Chipiez’s History of Art in Chaldca strike one as being rather 
formal. 
Among those who repaired and restored the structure at a 
late date, Dr. Andrae mentions King Sargon of Assyria, the 
well-known ruler who captured Samaria. Tn Shalmaneser II.’s 
courtyard (which has, by the way,a very good well in the 
south-west corner), an excellent pavement of tiles almost 
exclusively of Sargon was discovered. The inscriptions thereon 
were in the two languages, Assyrian and dialectic Sumerian, and 
read as follows :— 
