The struggle of the nations - Egypt, Syria, and Assyria (1896) (14591403619)

Identifier: struggleofnation00maspuoft (find matches)
Title: The struggle of the nations - Egypt, Syria, and Assyria
Year: 1896 (1890s)
Authors: Maspero, G. (Gaston), 1846-1916
Subjects: History, Ancient Egypt -- History Syria -- History and antiquities Assyria -- History and antiquities
Publisher: London : S.P.C.K.
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN



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the actual hill of Amran-ibn-Ali (Fe. Delitzsch,Wo lag das Paradiesl p. 210), the temple of Shamash (PoGSOX, Les Inscriptions de VOuady Brissa,pp. 15, 16), and others, -n-hich there will be occasion to mention later on in dealing with the secondChaldean empire. Drawn by Boudier, from the engraving by Thomas in Perrot-Chipiez, Histoire de IArt, vol.ii. pi. 1. * The description of the walls of Babylon will be found hereafter when treating of the greatworks undertaken by Nebuchadrezzar in the VI century B.C. THE ENVIRONS OF BABYLON. 23 Ivutlui and Borsippa, whose black outlines are visible to tlie east and south-westrespectively, standing isolated above the plain. Sippara on the north, Nippuron the south, and the mysterious Agade, completed the circle of sovereignstates which so closely hemmed in the city of Bel.^ We may surmise with allprobability that the history of Babylon in early times resembled in the mainthat of the Egyptian Thebes.- It was a small seigneury in the hands of petty
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*.. -^- THE TEI.L Ot BOKSirPA, THE PEESENT BIBS-NIMBCD. princes ceaselessly at war with petty neighbours : bloody struggles, witli alter-nating successes and reverses, were carried on for centuries with no decisiveresults, until the day came when some more energetic or fortunate dynasty atlength crushed its rivals, and united under one rule iirst all the kingdomsof Northern and finally those of Southern Chaldsea. The lords of Babylon had, ordinarily, a twofold function, religiousand military, the priest at first taking precedence of the soldier, but gra-dually yielding to the latter as the town increased in power.* They weremerely the priestly representatives or administrators of Babel—shalMnuahii For these neighbouring towns of Babylon, cf, Maspeko, Damn of Civilization, pp. 562, OOM. The history of Thebes is given, as far as is possible at present, in M.ispero, Dawn ofCivilization, p. 4.03. Drawn by Faueher-Gudin, after the plate published iu Chesney, The Expedition for the Surcey