"سرد لرحلة إلى موقع مدينة بابل في ١٨١١، طُبعت الآن لأول مرة: مذكرات على الأطلال؛ مع نقوش من الخرائط المدبئية للمؤلف: ملاحظات على طبوغرافية بابل القديمة،بقلم الرائد رينيل؛ في إشارة إلى المذكرات: مذكرات ثانية على الأطلال؛ في إشارة إلى ملاحظات الرائد رينيل: مع سرد لرحلة إلى برسبوليس: طُبعت الآن لأول مرة، مع كتابات مسمارية نسخت في برسبوليس ولم تُنشر من قبل: كتبها الراحل كلوديوس جيمس ريتش، المحترم، المقيم البريطاني السابق لشركة الهند الشرقية في بغداد. حررته أرملته." [‎٢‎٠‎٩] (٤٧٤/٣٠٧)

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honeh or balcony, a place over the gate, and a Zeer
Zemeen or cellar under ground, for the hot weather.
We felt a very agreeable difference in the air here,
which was light and cool, and I had a comfortable
sleep in the balakhoneh. We arrived at half-past
one, the march having occupied about six hours.
JulyV&th. —The Plain of Konar, which is in the
district of Khisht, seems about five or six miles over,
and nine or ten long from N.W. to S.E., enclosed
by hills, behind which on the E. appears a still
higher range. On the N.W. is a large plantation of
date-trees, and the jungle round to the W. is very
considerable. The village itself is a miserable place.
In the caravanserai we found some travelling tinkers,
repairing and furbishing old arms, and mending
stocks of matchlocks.
We mounted at half-past six in the evening, and
passed a little group of huts, belonging to Eliauts, of
the tribe of Kureiees, a branch of the Mamasenni
Koords. One hour's march brought us to the hills
which bound the plain of Khisht to the eastward.
We crossed them, and reached the valley of the
Shapour river, on the banks of which we halted at
half-past eight; it flowed N.W.; we were on its left
bank. This cannot be the same river we passed
below at the bridge, unless it flows under ground at
some part of its course, and we have gone over it.
But I have no doubt this is the Shapour river, both
from its position and the information of the guides,
who said it came from Shapour and Nakshi Rustam,
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