'Narrative of a Residence in Koordistan, and on the Site of Ancient Nineveh; with Journal of a Voyage down the Tigris to Bagdad and an Account of a Visit to Shirauz and Persepolis.' [‎249] (284/450)

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like a perpendicular wall, and near, the banks the
ground was singularly cut up and furrowed by the
rain. The depth of the river was about eighteen
feet. It was eight o'clock before we were all ferried
over, though we had been up by day-light. The
villages hereabouts were completely embosomed in
date-trees.
At ten we passed through what seemed to be an
ancient canal, on the side of which was a high
mount, with rubbish and bricks, and even small frag
ments of marble on it, called, I believe, Lissia, if the
fellow who told me can be depended on ; but they
are hereabouts extremely variable in their nomencla
ture. There are many Imaums scattered about the
country, said to be the graves of those Mahometan
soldiers who died of their wounds on returning from
the battle of Kasr i Shireen, each man being buried
on the spot where he died, as a shahid, or witness, for
Islamism. Along the road I observed some frag-
, merits of brick-work, and many pieces of brick were
lying all around. We passed some fine meadow
land and many canals from the grand trunk stream.
Kharnabat and other villages were on our left. At
two Ave came to the bridge of one arch over the
Mebroot canal, which runs north to the Diala; and
we halted till three at Imaum Seyd Mokdad al
Kundi.
We arrived here at four, and I am now extended
my whole length along the ground, in order to be