'Narrative of a journey to the site of Babylon in 1811, now first published: memoir on the ruins; with engravings from the original sketches by the author: remarks on the topography of ancient Babylon, by Major Rennell; in reference to the memoir: second memoir on the ruins; in reference to Major Rennell's remarks: with narrative of a journey to Persepolis: now first printed, with hitherto unpublished cuneiform inscriptions copied at Persepolis: by the late Claudius James Rich, Esq., formerly the Resident of the Hon. East India Company at Bagdad. Edited by his widow.' [‎224] (322/474)

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JOURNEY TO PERSEPOLIS,
i Tchinar, a bridge over the river, where there is a
guard, or rather custom-house. The pass is rendered
narrow by the hills and the river, so that nothing can
escape it; and through this pass is the entrance into
the plain of Shirauz, from whence it is distant about
eight miles. We arrived at the Rahdar at twenty-
five minutes past eleven, and halted till midnight,
when we mounted again, and proceeded with great
rapidity along a fine level road till we reached the
neighbourhood of Shirauz, and, passing by some gar
dens, we arrived at the one destined for our recep
tion at ten minutes before two in the morning. It
was called the Jehan Numa. We found here my
old acquaintance Major Litchfield, who received us
most hospitably.
Our last march is called four farsakhs to where we
first halted ; two to the Rahdar, and two to Shirauz ;
it is nearly thirty miles. We were six hours and
forty minutes doing it, going generally very rapidly ;
that is, as hard as the mules could amble.
The Jehan Numa is close to the Hafizia, and al
most at the entrance of the pass of Tenj Allah
Akbar. It is a square enclosure of about two hun
dred yards each side, the area being laid out in two
cross alleys, or four walks, bordered with cypress-
trees; and in the centre is a Koola Frenghi, or small
building like a polygonal tower, in the middle of
which is a cioss hall and fountain, the upper corners
being formed by small rooms. A small canal of
water, occasionally set in motion, trickles down the