"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." [‎٢‎٣‎٦] (٤٧٤/٣٣٤)

236 JOURNEY TO PERSEPOLIS.
a much more considerable stream; which may be
accounted for from its being drawn off below into
many canals for irrigation. Keeping the river on
our left, we proceeded up the rocky valley, which
sometimes grows narrower and sometimes forms bays,
with now and then insulated rocks. Some of the
rocky and wild scenery was fine, lighted up as it was
by the moon, which made the high, rocky hills above
Nakshi Rustum appear even sublime.
At ten we ascended a rock, or promontory, to
the village of Siwend, situated on the rock and
under perpendicular cliffs, which must render it a
very disagreeable abode in summer. In effect, we
found the village abandoned, all its inhabitants being
at their summer quarters down in the valley on the
banks of the river, at a place they call the Baugh.
To this, therefore, we proceeded, descending the pro
montory on the other side. In the vicinity of
Siwend is found abundance of red-legged partridges,
deer, and wild goats.
We arrived at the Baugh, which is a very large
enclosed vineyard interspersed with poplar and fruit-
trees, at about a quarter after eleven. In the latter
part of the stage we had been detained nearly half
an hour by the stupidity and chattering of the Per
sians. Oui whole march, making allowances for
stoppages, was about four hours and forty minutes.
I pitched my tent under the walls of a garden,
and under the shade of a very fine willow.
The people hereabouts complain much of a fever