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NOTE ON BABYLON. 
Memorandum to Antiquarians , of the Relics from Babylon , fyc. presented by the Author 
to the British , Edinburgh , and Dublin Museums , Sfc. 
TO THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 
No. 1 The head of an arrow, found at Babylon. 
2. A white powder lying between each layer of mud bricks at A1 Hymer, near 
Babylon. Its nature is explained in page 395. of the second volume of 
the Travels. 
3. Fragment of a Babylonian brick, to which is attached a part of the lime 
cement, bearing a deep impression of the reeds commonly found lying 
between the layers of bricks. 
4. A specimen of bitumen from Birs Nimrood, or the Tower of Babel. 
5. Another specimen of bitumen from Babylon, in which are the impressions of 
the reeds which usually lie between the bricks. 
6. Specimen of the cement, to which the remains of bricks adhere on both its 
sides. Its freshness is very remarkable. It was brought from that part 
of the ruins called the Kasr or Palace. 
7. The centre part of a brick; being one of the very few specimens of the sort 
found at Babylon. It has the impression of a dog, and some of the 
ancient Assyrian characters. This was taken from the ruins of the Kasr. 
It is mentioned in page 395. of the second volume. 
8. Fragment of a Babylonian brick with ancient Assyrian characters on its 
surface. 
9. A small fragment of a Babylonian brick, with cuneiform characters on its 
surface, filled with bitumen. A curious specimen. 
10. A Babylonian lamp, found in the ruins of the Kasr at Babylon. 
11. A large fragment of a clay cylinder, thickly impressed with cuneiform cha¬ 
racters, found at Babylon. A copy of this is given in Plate LXXVIIL, 
in the second volume of the Travels. 
12. A specimen of the reeds found between the bricks at Babylon. Their fresh 
appearance is wonderful. 
