"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." [‎٢‎٧‎٨] (٤٧٤/٤٢١)

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equally fatal plan of plunging a man over head and
ears into cold water as soon as he is affected, which,
doubtless, kills many. To-day the disease is said
to be milder, but more fatal to women than on any of
the preceding days.
September 26^.—The night was quite cold.
The mortality is said to be decreasing, but still
very considerable. A wife of the Shahzadeh's,
whom he had left behind, died to-day. Our meh-
mandar, a very good-natured kind of man, told me,
with incredible coolness, that a dear friend of his
had died this morning, and that another had died
yesterday. He spoke with the air of a man an
nouncing the death of his cat.
The sickness has reached the Shahzadeh's camp.
He is perpetually shifting his quarters in conse
quence, and now pretends to be hunting.
September 21th. —The cholera still continues not
withstanding the cold nights. Several cases were
brought to-day to Dr. Tod, There is a song sing
ing about the streets in ridicule of the Shahzadeh
and Zeki Khan for running away.
September28th. —This morning I went to see
Baba Kooy, a sheikh, or place of pilgrimage, about
half-way up the hill, a quarter of a mile north of
the pass of Allah Akber. There is a little terrace
there like a Mar Mattee* in miniature, but ornamented
with a pretty little flower-garden and some trees.
It is a pleasant spot, and from it you enjoy a fine
bird's-eye view of the city and plain of Shirauz.
* See Rich's Koordistan, vol. ii. p. 74=