07/01/2026
The archaeologist and writer Sir Austen Henry Layard, 1859:
The Kurds were curious, kind, and intelligent people. I saw beautiful children, women, and men. These are the Kurds, a noble nation. He speaks of the generosity of a Kurdish tribal leader (pp. 96-97).
And regarding the supposedly extinct Assyrian civilization:
No civilization was established among the Assyrians, for the Assyrians were a mixture of nomads who owned slaves and engaged in conquest, expansion, and domination.
Other civilizations, such as the Babylonian and Urartian,
They conquered, enslaved, and brutally exploited these peoples.
Sir Henry Layard, The Book of Nineveh, Original Edition.
