Identifier: cu31924091767503 (find matches)
Title: History of Egypt, Chaldea, Syria, Babylonia and Assyria
Year: 1903 (1900s)
Authors: Maspero, G. (Gaston), 1846-1916 Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry), 1845-1933 McClure, M. L., d. 1918
Subjects: Civilization, Ancient History, Ancient
Publisher: London : Grolier Society
Contributing Library: Cornell University Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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THE NAR-MAEBATUM in the (irn.e of SENNACHCRia THE ASSYRIAN FLEET ON THE NAR-MARRATUM 49 south of Babylon. The fleet from Tul-barstp had merelyto descend the Euphrates to reach the meeting-place/ butthat from Nineveh had to make a more complicated
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THE FLEET OP SENNACHERIB OS THE NAR-MAEUATUM, journey. By following the course of the Tigris to itsmouth it would have had to skirt the coast of Elam for ^ The story of the preparations, as it has been, transmitted to us inSennacheribs inscriptions, is curiously similar to the accounts given by theGreek historians of the vessels Alexander had built at Babylon and Thap-sacus by Phoenician workmen, which descended the Euphrates to join thefleet in the Persian Gulf. This fleet consisted of quinquiremes, according toAristobulus, who was present at their construction : Quintus-Curtius makesthem all vessels with seven banks of oars, but he evidently confuses thegalleys built at Thapsacus with those which came in sections from PhcBniciaand which Alexander had put together at Babylon. 2 Drawn by Faucher-Gudin, from Layard. VOL. VIII. E 50 SENNACHERIB a considerable distance, and would inevitably have arousedthe suspicions of Khalludush ; the passage of such a strongsquadron must have revealed

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