'The Expedition for the survey of the rivers Euphrates and Tigris, carried on by order of the British government, in the years 1835, 1836, and 1837; preceded by geographical and historical notices of the regions situated between the rivers Nile and Indus. In four volumes. With fourteen maps and charts, and embellished with ninety-seven plates, besides numerous wood-cuts. Volume the first.' [‎20] (63/905)

20 THE RIVER KHABUR. [CHAP. II.
Ancient names, cording to St. Martin) 1 Zozarta Zabelita ; the Chaldeans give
it the name of Xurta; and, under the Romans, it had that of
Bazebda: its elevation is 900 feet above the level of the sea ; 8
and, in the time of Edrisi, it was a commercial depot for
goods passing into Armenia, as well as by water to Mosul. 3
River Khabur. At about 23 miles S.E. of Jezireh, measuring along the
windings, the Tigris receives the Khabur. Of this stream
very little is known at present beyond the mere fact, that the
main branch rises about one day's journey to the N.E. of
Julamerik, and takes a westerly direction from thence towards
Zakho ; receiving in this part of its course several tributaries
from the mountainous countries lying southward and north
ward of its course. One of those from the south comes from
the neighbourhood of Amadiyah; and this stream, which
is noticed by Tavernier and other travellers, has been, till
recently, taken for the Khabur itself; but we now know that
the latter has its source a great distance to the northward:
and by its presumed distance from Julamerik it would seem to
be one of the streams described as the Se'rt river.
The main trunk of the Khabur, having received this acces
sion, pursues a south-westerly course to the town and island
of Zakho. At about 15 miles below this place, the Hazir-su
comes into the Khabur by a southerly course from Jeliel Judi,
and is then apparently a large stream. 4 After the junction
this river takes the name of Pe'ishabur, 5 and pursues nearly a
W.S.W. course till it enters the Tigris near the Roman
Catholic village and ferry of Pei'shabur. It appears, however,
to carry into the Tigris a much smaller body of water than
the great stream bearing the name of Khabur which joins
the Euphrates below Deir.
The Tigris pursues the previous direction, that is, nearly
S.E., almost to Eski Mosul, which it passes by a western
Memoires sur rArmthiie, Vol. I.
2 See Ainsworth's Journey in the ' Expedition.' Sestini thinks this was the
ancient Batna, or Zabda, capital of the Zabideceni.—Voyage de Constantinople
^ Jj&srsiiij p. 128.
8 Recueil de Voyages et M&noires public par la Society de Geographie
Tome IV., p. 153. Paris, 1840.
4 See Ainsworth's Journey, sequel. 8 Rich's Kurdistdn, Vol. I., p. 379.
Peishabur,