The second hall (V. in the plan) ran parallel with the first, but did not extend along its whole length.  It measured from end to end about 86 feet, and from side to side 21 feet 6 inches.  Two doorways led into it from the first chamber, and two others led from it into two large apartments.  One communicated with a lateral hall (marked VI. in the plan), the other with the third hall of the suite which is here the special object of our attention.  This third hall (II. in the plan) was of the same length as the first, but was less wide by about three feet.  It opened by three doorways upon a square, court, which has been called “the Temple Court,” from a building on one side of it which will be described presently.

The sculptures of the second and third halls represented in a double row, separated by an inscribed space about two feet in width, chiefly the wars of the monarch, his battles, sieges, reception of captives and of spoil, etc.  The monarch himself appeared at least four times standing in his chariot, thrice in calm procession, and once shooting his arrows against his enemies. [PLATE XLV., Fig. 2.] Besides these, the upper sculptures on one side exhibited sacred ceremonies.

Placed at right angles to this primary suite of three halls were two others, one (IV. in the plan) of dimensions little, if at all, inferior to those of the largest (No.  VIII), the other (VI. in the plan) nearly of the same length, but as narrow as the narrowest of the three (No.  V.).  Of these two lateral halls the former communicated directly with No.  VIII., and also by a narrow passage room (III. in the plan with No.  II.) The other had direct communication both with No.  II and No.  V., but none with No.  VIII.  With this hall (No.  VI. ) three smaller chambers were connected (Nos.  IX., XI., and XI.); with the other lateral hall, two only (Nos.  III. and VII. ).  One chamber attached to this block of buildings (I. in the plan) opened only on the Temple Court.  It has been suggested that it contained a staircase; but of this there is no evidence.

The Temple Court—­a square of 150 feet—­was occupied by buildings on three sides, and open on one only—­that to the north-west.  The state apartments closed it in on the north-east, the temple on the south-west:  on the south-east it was bounded by the range of buildings called “Priests’ Rooms” in the plan, chambers of less pretension than almost any that have been excavated.  The principal facade here was that of the state apartments, on the north-east.  On this, as on the opposite side of the palace, were three portals; but the two fronts were not of equal magnificence.  On the side of the Temple Court a single pair of bulls, facing the spectator, guarded the middle portals; the side portals exhibited only figures of genii, while the spaces between the portals were occupied, not with bulls, but merely with a series of human figures, resembling those in the first or outer court, of which