"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." [‎٢‎١‎٢] (٤٧٤/٣١٠)

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caper-bushes in great quantities, broom on the
rocks, the large milk-wort before mentioned, and
some small trees. At the end of an hour we en
tered the defile of Tenj i Turkoon ; at the entrance is
a neat square tower with a small guard, the pass
being occasionally rendered dangerous by the incur
sions of the Mamasenni Koords. We met some few
families of them transporting their effects on cows,
which is almost a characteristic of Koords. The
pass is a narrow winding ravine encumbered by loose
ruinous-looking stones. It is only a few yards wide,
and the rocks and earth rise from each side, and are
studded with a few bushes, among which I noticed
the broom. In Koordistan the ravine would have
been the bed of a little stream instead of the road,
which would have led along one of the sides of the
cliff, but the scarcity of water in Persia enables
them to avoid precipitous roads. After winding
about an hour, mostly on the descent, the pass
began to widen, and we had the Shapour river on our
left. At twenty minutes past eight we arrived at
a guard-house, where we alighted to take coffee.
The guards were very civil, but terrible beggars
as usual. I have ascertained a point I much wished
to know; the river of the bridge near Daulekee is
not the Shapour river, but comes from Pamar, seven
farsakhs from Kauzeroon. The Shapour river is the
one we saw near Khisht, and is excellent water
throughout its course. We drank some at the
guard-house here, which is close by the river, and