{"collection":"chr","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/chr/bct/bct01.htm","path":"chr/bct/bct01.htm","source_url":"https://sacred-texts.com/chr/bct/bct01.htm","text":"| PREFACE | xi | \n \n | INTRODUCTION: THE SOURCES OF THE \"CAVE OF TREASURES\" AND ITS CONTENTS | 1 | \n \n | TRANSLATION OF THE CAVE OF TREASURES:-- | \n \n | THE FIRST THOUSAND YEARS | 43 | \n \n | THE SECOND THOUSAND YEARS | 87 | \n \n | THE THIRD THOUSAND YEARS | 111 | \n \n | THE FOURTH THOUSAND YEARS | 136 | \n \n | THE FIFTH THOUSAND YEARS | 168 | \n \n | THE FIVE HUNDRED YEARS FROM THE SECOND YEAR OF CYRUS TO THE BIRTH OF CHRIST | 192 | \n \n | TETAMENTUM ADAMI | 242 | \n \n | SUPPLEMENTARY TRANSLATIONS:-- | \n \n | THE ASSUMPTION OF THE VIRGIN | 249 | \n \n | OUR LORD'S TEN APPEARANCES AFTER HIS RESURRECTION | 252 | \n \n | THE LAST SUPPER | 252 | \n \n | THE APOSTLES--THE TWELVE AND THE SEVENTY | 253 | \n \n | THE NAMES OF THE APOSTLES | 261 | \n \n | CHRONOLOGY | 264 | \n \n | GOG AND MAGOG | 265 | \n \n | THE COMING OF ANTI-CHRIST | 268 | \n \n | THE NAMES OF THE TRANSLATORS OF THE BIBLE FROM HEBREW INTO GREEK | 270 | \n \n | ABRAHAM AND THE CITY OF UR | 273 | \n \n | THE EXCAVATIONS AT UR OF THE CHALDEES | 275 | \n \n | BIBLIOGRAPHY | 291 | \n \n | INDEX | 295 | \n \n \n \n \n \n | Imdugud, in Imgig, the lion-headed eagle of Ningirsu, the great god of Lagash | Frontespiece | \n| PLATE | | facing PAGE | \n \n | I. | Portrait figure of Cyrus the Great | 48 | \n \n | II. | Cylinder inscribed with an account of the capture of Babylon by Cyrus the Great | 64 | \n \n | III. | General view of the excavations at \"Ur of the Chaldees\" | 80 | \n \n | IV. | 1. | Inscribed cone of Ur Nammu | 96 | \n \n | | 2. | Arched doorway of E-Dublal-ma\u1e2b | 96 | \n \n | V. | Ruins of E-Dublal-ma\u1e2b | 112 | \n \n | VI. | E-Dublal-ma\u1e2b and the E-Gig-Par of Nabonidus | 128 | \n \n | VII. | 1. | Duck weight of Shulgi, about 2200 B.C. | 144 | \n \n | | 2. | Pivot and socket of Ur Nammu | 144 | \n \n | | 3. | Inscription of Ur Nammu | 144 | \n \n | VIII. | 1. | Door socket of Sin-balatsu-ikbi, 650 B.C. | 160 | \n \n | | 2. | Door socket of Bur-Sin, about 2200 B.C. | 160 | \n \n | p. viii | \n \n | PLATE | | facing PAGE | \n \n | IX. | Kitchen in the Gig-Par-Ku | 176 | \n \n | X. | Diorite statue of Bau, the goddess of fertility | 192 | \n \n | XI. | 1. | A stele from the E-Gig-Par. IIIrd Dynasty | 208 | \n \n | | 2. | Ur-Nammu making an offering to Nannar and Nin-Gal | 208 | \n \n | XII. | \"Abraham's Street\" at \"Ur of the Chaldees\" | 224 | \n \n | XIII. | 1. | Limestone plaque, with scenes representing the pouring out of libations to Nannar | 240 | \n \n | | 2. | Alabaster rams from a throne | 240 | \n \n | XIV. | 1. | Ivory cover of a toilet box with a dedication to Astarte in Phoenecian | 256 | \n \n | | 2. | Gold dagger with lapis lazuli handle | 256 | \n \n | XV. | 1. | Small plaque incised with figures of bulls and stags | 272 | \n \n | | 2. | Small plaque incised with the figure of a priest pouring out a libation | 272 | \n \n | | 3. | Shell plaque incised with figures of a king and priest (?) | 272 |","title":"CONTENTS","type":"page"}