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Sculpture ascribed to Semiramis. 
Sculptured Train of Captives. 
Attributed to Salmaneser. 
Approach to Kermanshah. 
Mountain of Tackt-i-Bostan . 
Khosroo and the Fair Shirene. 
Arches of Tackt-i-Bostan ... 
Statue near the River. 
The Great Arch. 
Bas-relief of three crowned figures. 
Equestrian figure . 
Bas-relief of the Boar Hunt. 
Bas-relief of the Deer Hunt. 
Visitor from Kermanshah... 
Repast under the Shade. 
Conjectures on the Great Arch. 
Ferhaud and the Fair Shirene. 
Inauguration of the King. 
The Lesser Arch. 
Bas-relief of Two Kin^s. 
Four Calendars. 
Valley of Kermanshah. 
Courds of Kermanshah. 
City of Kermanshah. 
Mahmoud Ali Mirza, Prince of Ker¬ 
manshah. 
Vale of Mahadesht. 
Vale of Haroun-abad... 
Ancient Nissaean pastures . 
Pass from Persia into Ancient Assyria 
Change of Climate. 
Ruins of Kesra-Shirene. 
Ancient Dustajerd. 
March with Pilgrims. 
Attack on the Pilgrims. 
Enters Irak Arabi. 
Sooneh or Sunni Sect. 
Banks of the Diala . 
Detention at Kizzil Robat. 
Pestilential winds. 
Generous Khaun-keeper. 
Turkish Physician. 
Wild Animals of the Desert. 
Hamreen Hills. 
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Palms and Water Springs. 238 
Optical illusion in the Desert. 241 
Bagdad. 243 
Mr. Rich, the British Resident. 245 
Pashalick of Bagdad. 247 
The Pasha of Bagdad. 248 
Revolt of the Arabs. 252 
Old Bagdad . 255 
Tomb of Zobiede .. 256 
The Tigris . 258 
The Euphrates... 259 
Climate of Bagdad. 261 
Bagdad on the East of the Tigris. 263 
Situation of Bagdad for Commerce. 265 
Customs in the City... 267 
Ladies of Bagdad. 268 
Asiatic Dancei’s ... 273 
Ruin of Akarkouff in the Chaldaean 
Plain. 275 
Kerbelite Pilgrims. 281 
Sets forth to View the Ruins of Babylon 283 
Babylon and Babylonia. 284 
Alexander’s March to Babylon. 286 
Nahar Malcha, or Ancient Royal Canal 289 
Entrance on the Ruins of Babylon. 294 
View of the Euphrates. 297 
Turkish Camp . 298 
Courdish Camp. 301 
Arab Camp. 302 
West Bank of the Euphrates. 305 
Plain of Shinar. 306 
Birs Nimrood, the Tower of Babel. 308 
Tower of Babel, the Temple of Belus... 317 
Ruins in its Neighbourhood. 327 
Composition of the Bricks. 329 
Hillah on the Euphrates... 332 
Ruins of Babylon on the East Bank. 337 
The Mujelibe. 340 
Great Embankment, or Rampart. 349 
Embankment of the River. 353 
Kasr, or Palace. 355 
Tree on the Kasr. 369 
Amram Hill. 371 
Urns in the Embankment. 373 
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