Alois Musil

The Middle Euphrates: A Topographical Itinerary New York 1927

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• Fig. 1 - Dejr az-Zôr
• Fig. 2 - Castle if ar-Rḥaba
• Fig. 3 - Sanctuary of aš-Šejẖ ʿAli.
• Fig. 4 - Aṣ-Ṣâlḥijje, plan of ruins.
• Fig. 5 - Aṣ-Ṣâlḥijje, a gate
• Fig. 6 - From al-Ğâbrije looking southeast.
• Fig. 7 - Milking goats at al-Ğâbrije
• Fig. 8 - al-Ğâbrije
• Fig. 9 - Flush wheel, fields of al-Haffe
• Fig. 10 - Râwa from the southwest.
• Fig. 11 - ʿÂna al-ʿAtîże from the southeast.
• Fig. 12 - A Jew's house, ʿÂna.
• Fig. 13 - Our camp opposite the šeʿîb of Abu Ğerâbeʿa.
• Fig. 14 - Tomb of aš-Šejẖ Ḫadîd.
• Fig. 15 - Tomb of as-Sajjed Mḥammad.
• Fig. 16 - Boat on the Euphrates near al-Kûfa.
• Fig. 17 - Bridge over canal of Saʿde.
• Fig. 18 - Al-Msajjeb from the west.
• Fig. 19 - Rampart mound (čâlw) near well of Abu Ẓhêr.
• Fig. 20 - Rocky right bank of the Tigris near the castle of al-ʿšeḳ.
• Fig. 21 - Hollow dome due to solution and erosion of gypsum; aṭ-Ṭarṭâr.
• Fig. 22 - Aṭ-Ṭarṭâr, left bank.
• Fig. 23 - Our caravan at Abu Semâč.
• Fig. 24 - Our camp near Râwa.
• Fig. 25 - Remains of flush wheel in Euphrates near Abu Kawwa.
• Fig. 26 - Well of al-ʿUwêğe.
• Fig. 27 - Salina of al-ʿEdejd.
• Fig. 28 - Ḳârt al-Ḥaṣân from the south.
• Fig. 29 - Salina of al-ʿEdejd.
• Fig. 30 - Khan of aṣ-Ṣwar from the east.
• Fig. 31 - Well of al-Mâlḥa.
• Fig. 32 - From al-Ḫfejjân looking west; Euphrates valley in distance.
• Fig. 33 - A cemetery north of an-Neğef.
• Fig. 34 - Al-Ḫawarnaḳ.
• Fig. 35 - Al-Ḳâdesijje from the north.
• Fig. 36 - Nahr as-Sejjed from the east.
• Fig. 37 - Al-Ḳâjem from the east.
• Fig. 38 - Al-Ḳâjem, the fortress.
• Fig. 39 - Al-Ḳâjem, the spring.
• Fig. 40 - Gardens of al-Kûfa from the west.
• Fig. 41 - As-Sumejče from the south.
• Fig. 42 - At al-Ubejter; ṛaẓa bushes in background.
• Fig. 43 - Southern end of Umm Raḥal.
• Fig. 44 - Al-Waššâš from the east.
• Fig. 45 - Fisherman with fâle at al-Waššâš.
• Fig. 46 - Defile along the Euphrates, al-Maḥîž.
• Fig. 47 - Settlement of Ḥbên.
• Fig. 48 - Telbes from the east.
• Fig. 49 - Flush wheels west of Râwa.
• Fig. 50 - Zôr al-Kišme.
• Fig. 51 - Plan of ač-Čaʿâbi ruins.
• Fig. 52 - Plan of al-Merwânijje ruins.
• Fig. 53 - Plan of al-Msâjeḥ ruin.
• Fig. 54 - From aš-Šejẖ Mḥammad al-Uejs looking west.
• Fig. 55 - Ṭarfa pole on a grave.
• Fig. 56 - Tell as-Sinn.
• Fig. 57 - Maẓîž (defile of) al-ʿAkerše.

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