Neither of the two arms of the cross was completely explored; and it is uncertain whether they extended to the extreme edge of the eastern and western courts, thus dividing each of there into two; or whether they only reached into the courts a certain distance.

Assuming the latter view as the more probable, the two courts would have measured respectively 310 and 330 feet from the north-west to the south-east, while they must have been from 230 to 250 feet in the opposite direction.

From the comparative privacy of the buildings, and from the character of the sculptures, it appears probable that the left or western arm of the cross formed the hareem of the monarch.
The most remarkable feature in the great palace of Asshur-bani-pal was the beauty and elaborate character of the ornamentation.

The courts were paved with large slabs elegantly patterned.

The doorways had sometimes arched tops beautifully adorned with rosettes, lotuses, etc.