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scenes of the battle are depicted with great spirit ; the rout of the 
Elamites; the overturning of the chariot of Te-umman, who falls to 
the ground wounded bj an arrow ; the attempt of Te-umman to 
escape by the aid of Parritu, his son ; Parritu defending his father ; he 
draws a bow, and Te-umman calls to him to shoot the arrow ; the 
Assyrians cutting off the head of Te-umman ; Assyrian warriors in a 
chariot, carrying the head of Te-umman to Assur-bani-abla. 
The remaining three slabs, Nos. 48-50, exhibit, first, the reception at 
Arbela, by Assur-bani-abla, of two ambassadors from the King of 
Armenia ; while the officers of the Assyrian king point out to the 
Armenian envoys the tortures inflicted on the Elamite prisoners- 
Second, a general of Assur-bani-abla conducts Ummanigas, nephew o'f 
Te-umman, to be installed as King of Elam ; the Elamites come out 
to pay homage to the new king ; in the distance is the city of Madaktu, 
presenting a curious general view of an Asiatic town. 
The remaining bas-reliefs in this room all belong to the 
period of Sennacherib. 
The next six (Nos. 51-56) formed originally part of a series illus- 
trating the architectural works of that king, including, probably, the 
construction of the very edifice from which the slabs were obtained. 
On Nos. 51 and 52 is seen the conveyance of a colossal human-headed 
bull, lying sideways on a sledge, which is propelled, over wooden 
rollers, partly by ropes in front, partly by a lever behind. On one side 
is a lofty mound, which labourers are erecting with stones or earth, and 
which is perhaps designed for the platform of the future palace. The 
workmen are guarded by soldiers, and superintended by Sennacherib 
himself, in a chariot drawn by two men. A similar mound is repre- 
sented on Slab No. 53, with an adjoining stone-quarry or clay-pit, where 
the materials of construction are prepared. On No. 54 is a portion of 
a group moving some weighty object ; on No. 55 another colossal bull, 
represented as before; and on No. 56 the monarch, in his chariot,, 
directing some operation sculptured on a lost portion of the series. 
The background of the slabs exhibits men carrying axes, saw r s, ropes, 
and other implements ; and along the top are representations of the 
natural scenery of the country, water filled with fish, anglers floating 
on inflated skins, boats, banks lined with trees, and a jungle of reeds,, 
in which are deer, and a wild sow with her young. 
Nos. 57-59. Across the middle of these slabs a broad river is 
represented as passing. On its further bank, nearly insulated by a 
smaller stream, is a city, besieged by the army of Sennacherib, whilst 
on the right is seen a long procession of captives, with cattle and other 
spoil. On the nearer bank appears the king in a chariot, amidst 
officers and attendants, with a large collection of trophies and booty. 
No. 60. A human figure, with a lion's head, of uncertain meaning. 
In the centre of the room is an obelisk of white calcareous stone, 
discovered at Kouyunjik by Mr. Eassam, originally executed for 
Assur-natsir-abla, or Assur-nazir-pal, an Assyria*) king who reigned 
