FLOOK.] ASSYEIAN SIDE AND BASEMENT ROOMS. I 0 1 
At the North-west angle of this Gallery is a door leading 
into the 
ASSYRIAN SIDE-ROOM. 
In this room, and in the basement room with which it is 
connected by a staircase, are placed some of the sculptures 
and other objects procured by Mr. Rassam and Mr. Lofbus, 
after the collection obtained by Mr. Layard had been already 
arranged. In addition to these are some objects from 
Babylonia. The wall cases contain miscellaneous objects of 
different periods discovered in Assyria and Babylonia. 
The principal objects in this room are — 
A four-sided and arch-headed stele, of limestone, having in front a 
bas-relief of the king Samsivul, son of Shalmaneser. It was found 
bj Mr. Rassam in the South-east edifice of Nimroud. 
Two stones, with reliefs and inscriptions in the reign of Merodach- 
nadin-akhi, a king of Babylon at an early period, and another of 
Merodach Baladan I., B.C. 1300. 
The Wall Cases at the sides of the room contain miscel- 
laneous objects, the most remarkable of which are as follows : — 
Cases Nos. 1-4. Assyrian bronze helmets. 
Cases 5 & 6. Glass vases, and several Babylonian inscriptions on 
stone ; one of the reign of Esar-haddon. 
Cases Nos. 7-12. Various vases of alabaster and terracotta, one 
of alabaster holding sweetmeats, and a remarkable glass vase, im- 
pressed with the name of Sargina, or Sargon, b.c. 72] ; several prisms 
and cylinders of terracotta : one with the history of the first eight 
expeditions of Sennacherib, including an account of the invasion 
of Judaea, a series of bricks with royal names. 
Cases Nos. 13-15. Objects in bronze and terracotta, amongst which 
are a shield, cauldron, and enamelled bricks. 
Cases Nos. 16-19. Three earthenware coffins, covered with a blue 
vitreous glaze, and having small figures in low relief. They were found 
by Mr. Loftus at Warka, in a mound, formed almost entirely of similar 
remains, but are not, perhaps, older than the time of the Parthian 
Empire. Various glazed vessels and part of a bronze throne. 
The staircase leads to the 
ASSYRIAN BASEMENT ROOM. 
The sculptures arranged in this room, with one excep- 
tion, belong to the time of Assurbanipal, the grandson of 
Sennacherib, having been discovered in the ruins of two palaces 
