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September 9, 1818
The Rhode Island Republican
Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island
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Travel account from Parsons describing the ruins of the Tower of Babel near Bagdad: 220 feet high, made of sunburnt bricks and reed layers, no cement, about 4200 years old per local Jewish tradition, known as Nimrod's Tower.
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MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES.
From Parsons Travels in Asia and Africa.
THE TOWER OF BABEL.
At a distance of six hours travelling from Bagdad, on this side of the city, are the remains of the Tower of Babel. They stand in a vast plain which is a mere desert, and are built about 220 feet in height. The materials of the whole remains of this once famed Tower, are sunburnt bricks (now as hard as stone) which in dimension are 14 inches by 10 and nearly 3 inches thick. There is not any cement between them, either of bitumen or of mortar. About the distance of every four feet, from the bottom to the top, are layers of reed four inches thick. By digging ten or twelve inches into one of these, I pulled out by degrees a handful of them which are as firm and sound (except their being pressed flat) as they were when first inserted: which the Jew Rabbies at Bagdad tell me, according to a tradition of theirs, is very near four thousand two hundred years. They call it Nimrod's Tower.
From Parsons Travels in Asia and Africa.
THE TOWER OF BABEL.
At a distance of six hours travelling from Bagdad, on this side of the city, are the remains of the Tower of Babel. They stand in a vast plain which is a mere desert, and are built about 220 feet in height. The materials of the whole remains of this once famed Tower, are sunburnt bricks (now as hard as stone) which in dimension are 14 inches by 10 and nearly 3 inches thick. There is not any cement between them, either of bitumen or of mortar. About the distance of every four feet, from the bottom to the top, are layers of reed four inches thick. By digging ten or twelve inches into one of these, I pulled out by degrees a handful of them which are as firm and sound (except their being pressed flat) as they were when first inserted: which the Jew Rabbies at Bagdad tell me, according to a tradition of theirs, is very near four thousand two hundred years. They call it Nimrod's Tower.
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Curiosity
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Exploration
What keywords are associated?
Tower Of Babel
Bagdad
Sunburnt Bricks
Reed Layers
Nimrod's Tower
Jewish Tradition
What entities or persons were involved?
Parsons
Jew Rabbies
Nimrod
Where did it happen?
Six Hours Travelling From Bagdad, On This Side Of The City, In A Vast Plain Which Is A Mere Desert
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Parsons
Jew Rabbies
Nimrod
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Six Hours Travelling From Bagdad, On This Side Of The City, In A Vast Plain Which Is A Mere Desert
Story Details
Description of the remains of the Tower of Babel, built with sunburnt bricks without cement and layers of reed, approximately 4200 years old per Jewish tradition, also called Nimrod's Tower.