Nineveh and Its Remains

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archaeological report book travel narrative

Nineveh and Its Remains is Austen Henry Layard’s influential 1849 account of his archaeological excavations in ancient Assyria, which introduced many readers to the rediscovery of Nineveh and its artifacts.

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Discoveries in the Ruins of Nineveh and Babylon 1
The Monuments of Nineveh 1
The Monuments of Nineveh, Second Series 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological report ⓘ
book ⓘ
travel narrative ⓘ
author Austen Henry Layard NERFINISHED ⓘ
authorNationality British ⓘ
authorOccupation archaeologist ⓘ
diplomat ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
depicts local workers at excavations ⓘ
transport of Assyrian sculptures ⓘ
describes Assyrian palaces ⓘ
Assyrian reliefs NERFINISHED ⓘ
cuneiform inscriptions ⓘ
excavations at Kuyunjik ⓘ
excavations at Nimrud ⓘ
rediscovery of Nineveh ⓘ
firstEditionPlaceOfPublication London NERFINISHED ⓘ
format two-volume work ⓘ
genre Assyriology ⓘ
archaeology ⓘ
travel literature ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn museum collecting of Assyrian antiquities ⓘ
public perception of the Bible and archaeology ⓘ
hasSubject ancient Near Eastern history ⓘ
biblical archaeology ⓘ
field archaeology ⓘ
historicalPeriodDescribed Neo-Assyrian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
includes illustrations of Assyrian artifacts ⓘ
plans of excavated palaces ⓘ
influenced Victorian interest in the ancient Near East ⓘ
development of Assyriology ⓘ
language English ⓘ
literaryPeriod Victorian era NERFINISHED ⓘ
mainSubject Nineveh NERFINISHED ⓘ
ancient Assyria NERFINISHED ⓘ
archaeological excavations ⓘ
notableFor bringing Assyrian art to public attention ⓘ
popularizing archaeological discoveries at Nineveh ⓘ
originalMedium print ⓘ
publicationYear 1849 ⓘ
publisher John Murray NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedWork Discoveries in the Ruins of Nineveh and Babylon NERFINISHED ⓘ
setting Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
northern Mesopotamia ⓘ
timeOfWriting 1840s ⓘ

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Austen Henry Layard → notableWork → Nineveh and Its Remains ⓘ
Austen Henry Layard → notableWork → Nineveh and Its Remains ⓘ
this entity surface form: Discoveries in the Ruins of Nineveh and Babylon
Austen Henry Layard → notableWork → Nineveh and Its Remains ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Monuments of Nineveh
Austen Henry Layard → notableWork → Nineveh and Its Remains ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Monuments of Nineveh, Second Series
Rassam → notableWork → Nineveh and Its Remains ⓘ
subject surface form: Hormuzd Rassam
this entity surface form: excavations at Nineveh