"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." [‎٢‎١‎٦] (٤٧٤/٣١٤)

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came forcibly to my recollection. The road begins,
however, to ascend the face of this cliff, which is
diversified with projecting fragments of rock and
trees often overshadowing the road. We soon came
to the place where the road is wholly artificial, being
built up with buttresses, and paved and broad enough
for three or four mules or a carriage, the levels and
turns being as well managed as they could possibly
be, considering the perpendicular and narrow space
they are allowed. It is so managed as to give no
alarm to the most timid traveller. I never saw such
a work in any part of the East.* This Simplon of
Persia seemed to afford some fine views, and I pur
pose to myself much pleasure from inspecting it by
daylight, on my return from Shirauz. At the top we
crossed over to the east face of the ridge, along
which we proceeded, among bushes and dwarf oak-
trees, to a plateau, from whence we descended a few
hundred paces to a guard-house. We arrived at
half-past eleven, and stopped here about an hour to
refresh ourselves and our animals; when, again
mounting, we continued to descend by an excellent
road into the valley of Desht i Ber, which, as well as
I could judge by the light of night, seemed well
wooded. It is said to be much infested with lions,
as is all the country hereabouts as far as Khoneh i
Zengoon. After having passed through the valley
at a good round pace, we began to ascend again
This fine road of the Dokhtar has been thoroughly repaired by
Kelb Ali Khan, the present Grovernor of Kauzeroon, and looks quite
new.