'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.' [‎351] (386/450)

APP. IV.]
BY THE TIGRIS.
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Left Bank.
Jireff, a small village.
Course.
Right Bank.
Jehaina, a large village.
Brought to at 4 h , 200
yards above the Zikr ul
Aawazeh Reach, S. 70W.
Both sides of the river highly cultivated all the way from Mousul wherever it
was possible, and villages coustantly in sight. I only note the principal ones.
March 4.
Sent the kelleks round the next reach, and set off on foot the first thing
this morning to inspect the ruins of Nimrod, which I take to be Larissa.
We had a walk of 45', in N. 45 E., to the pyramidal mound. Traces of ruins,
like those of a city, to be seen to the N. a little way, and to a great distance E.
I ascended the mount, from whence I had the following sights with the sur
veying compass:—
Mar Daniel, N. 27 E.
Tel Sebid, N. 32 W.
The high mount of Keshaf, S. 11 W., three horse
man's hours.
N.B. A catch of the Zab visible under Keshaf.
Seekh, a mount, two or three miles off, S. 56 E.
Tel Tchimma, orTrnfle mount, S. 25 E., five miles.
Tel Gundiz, S. 30 E., three or four miles.
The bearing of the course of the Tigris, S.
Easternmost promontory of Karatchuk, S. 34 E.
Summit of Makloobe, N. 18 E.
Mar Mattei, N. 20 E.
The Dakhma, or Hallab, seen by us from the
Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. 's garden at Mousul, N. 37 W.
Eurdek, S. 77 E., 3^ horseman's hours.
Karakoosh, N. 44 E.. 3 hours, just over and hidden
by the Selami hills, which run off S. E.
Kidder Elias, or Mar Jirjees, a famous monas
tery of the Jacobites, due E., 2^ hours.
Tel Agoob, the smoke visible, N. 65 e. , 2^ hours.
Omerakan, N. 30 E., 2^ hours.
Selami, N. 11 W., 1 hour.
We returned to where the kelleks awaited us, in S. 55 W., thirty-five more
minutes moderate walking. Wc found them in a long reach, N. and S., about
half in it.
At 12 1 > 15 m got under way.
Left Bank.
Open.
Course.
S.
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River leaves the
hills, and runs
S. 80 W.
Right Bank.
Hills. Another range
seems shortly to succeed
these.