Qyunjuq

Japanese: Quyunjuq
Qyunjuq

…According to the Old Testament, when Jonah went to Nineveh to proclaim the word of Yahweh, it was a large city with a population of more than 120,000, and it took three days to walk around it. The ruins of the royal palace are called Quyunjuq. French consul PE Botta began excavation in 1842, and when British AH Layard joined and discovered that this was the ruins of Nineveh, a fierce excavation race unfolded between Britain and France. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Quyunjuq" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…旧約聖書によると,ヨナがヤハウェのことばを伝えるためにニネベに赴いたとき,12万以上の人が住んでおり,行きめぐるのに3日を要するほどの大きな町であったという。王城跡はクユンジュクQuyunjuqと呼ばれている。フランス領事ボッタP.E.Bottaが1842年に発掘を始め,イギリスのA.H.レヤードが加わって,ここがニネベの廃墟とわかると,イギリス,フランスの凄まじい発掘競争が展開された。…

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