Nabi Yunus (English spelling)

…As a result, the British continued excavations and unearthed not only statues but also a large number of cuneiform clay tablets, which became the basic material for Assyriology. The city was surrounded by a wall with five gates and a circumference of about 12 km. A little north of the west side was the remains of the royal palace, Tell, and to the south was the remains of a second royal palace called Nabi Yūnus (meaning the prophet Jonah), which is said to be the tomb of Jonah. At the southern end of the royal palace ruins is the palace of Sennacherib, and to the north is the palace of Ashurbanipal. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Nabī Yūnus" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…その結果，イギリスが発掘を継続して，彫像品ばかりでなく大量の楔形文字の粘土板を発掘し，アッシリア学の基礎資料となった。　都市は5門をもつ周囲約12kmの城壁で囲まれ，西辺のやや北寄りに王城跡のテルが，南寄りにヨナの墓という伝説がある，ナビー･ユーヌスNabī Yūnus(〈預言者ヨナ〉の意)と呼ばれる第2の王城跡がある。王城跡では南端にセンナヘリブ宮殿，北寄りにアッシュールバニパル宮殿がある。…

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