"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." [‎٢‎٧‎٣] (٤٧٤/٤١٦)

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stantly expired. Some dead bodies were lying on
the road near the gate, abandoned by their friends.
A great many people doubtless die from fright.
More particulars. —The Prince's mother quitted
the palace in great haste yesterday evening for the
Takht i Kajar, with her son and daughter. When
she was taken ill at the Takht, her son, the Prince,
immediately cried out like a child—" What shall I
do 1 what is to become of me not thinking of his
mother, but only of himself. He ran about distracted
for some time : at last he and his sister mounted
their horses and rode away, followed by two or
three servants, as fast as they could scramble on
their horses, as if they were pursued by an
enemy, leaving their mother to herself, who ex
pired soon after. The Prince and his party went
to Dokuek, about three farsakhs off, whither they
were shortly followed by some others; and, among
the rest, Zeki Khan the Vizir, and Aga Baba Khan.
The Prince has left all his wives, women, and chil
dren behind him, and, in short, is in too great terror
to think of or give orders about anything. The old
lady's funeral took place about an hour before noon.
The body, in a takht-revan, was preceded by the
banner of the lion and sun of Persia, and other em
blems ; by twelve muezzins chanting, several children
bearing covered trays, and by music; and was fol
lowed by about forty men-servants. Hei body for
the present is deposited at the mosque of Hamza
outside the walls, till it can be taken to Nejeff.
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