"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." [‎٢‎٢‎٢] (٤٧٤/٣٢٠)

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JOURNEY TO PERSEPOLIS.
torrent. In every glen we perceived the fires of the
Eliauts.
The planet Venus looked most beautiful in the
clear, pearly sky of the west, and the moon just
above it shone with a peculiar silvery light. We halted
a little after seven, and received a visit from two very
civil and intelligent men from one of the neighbour
ing encampments. They told us they were Nanakeli
Koords of the Lak Nation; that the principal part
of their tribe, of about 1000 tents, was encamped
for the summer in these valleys; and that their chief
resided at the court of the Prince of Shirauz. In
the winter they go towards a warmer countiy. It is
only two years since the hulk of the tribe came from
Teheraun, where it formerly was, and the change is
not agreeable to them. They say the pasturage does
not agree with their sheep, which die very fast here.
They were acquainted with Koordistan, and
said some of their tribe were there. I could under
stand their Koordish perfectly, though it was a little
different from that of the Bebbehs. They invited us
to their tents, and promised us an excellent supper of
stuffed lamb.
We mounted again at twenty minutes past eight,
and, after proceeding a little way in the valley of the
Karaghatch, we forded it at a place where it divides
into three streams.
We now ascended into a little higher ground, in
an easteily direction, and continued still among