Word: clay
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...previous ones have been. Many prominent divines have been secured to address the conference, among the most prominent of whom are: Rev. Wilton Merle Smith. D. D., of New York; Rev. Frank Bristol, D. D., of Chicago; President Gates, of Amherst; Rev. A. J. Gordon, of Boston; Rev. Henry Clay Trumbull, of Phila; Bishop J. M. Thoburn; Anthony Comstock, of New York; and Major D. W. Whittle, of Chicago...
...skull alone remained, in the jaws of which were the well polished teeth. The skeletons were those of men averaging 5 feet 2 inches in height, the tallest being 6 feet 2 inches. The burials were from three to five feet below the surface. The skeletons rested upon hard clay. Around them had been rudely set up flat river stones, then earth had been filled in, and over all broad, flat stones placed. In this rude incitement their bodies have reposed for centuries. There are evidences that the men had died in conflict. About the neck...
...original objects are, perhaps, even more interesting than the casts. These consist of clay tablets, containing records of ancient life and customs; amulets, written in Syriac and worn to keep away evil spirits; Babylonian and Assyrian seals which were used as charms and for stamping written documents; and ancient Persian coins...
...originals there is a case of about one hundred and fifty clay tablets containing records of various phases of the ancient life, the oldest being about 2200 B. C., though most of them are from the sixth century. There is an other case filled with Babylonian and Assyrian seals, cylindrical and conical in shape, used as charms against evil spirits and also for stamping written documents. They are carved with emblems of the gods, men, animals, etc. A unique object is a lapislazuli disc about an inch and a half in diameter, once the property of a temple...
...hardly inferior to the originals except as a matter of sentiment. Assyria and Babylon furnish the largest share. Among the casts on the floor are bronze and stone weights in the shape of lious and ducks from the commercial system of the Babylonians and Assyrians. There are five clay books that deserve special mention; the sun god in his temple at Sepharvoim., a grant of land by a Babylonian king to his servant, the cuneiform account of the deluge, a record of Nebuchadnezzar's building operations and a sale of real estate at Babylon in the 6th century...