sittacenia

Updated: May 6, 2025

These pillars were covered with twisted ropes of rushes, over which several coats of paint were laid. The doors were coated with asphalte. Both doors and houses were very high. We may add that the houses were vaulted, in consequence of the absence of wood.... There were, of course, no tile roofs in countries where it never rains, such as Babylonia, Susiana and Sittacenia."

Charles Chipiez - A History of Art in Chaldæa & Assyria, v. 1