'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in reference to Major Rennell's remarks: with narrative of a journey to Persepolis: now first printed, with hitherto unpublished cuneiform inscriptions copied at Persepolis: by the late Claudius James Rich, Esq., formerly the Resident of the Hon.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.' [‎245] (343/474)

JOURNEY TO PERSEPOLIS.
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return to Persepolis. For variety's sake, I resolved
to return by another road, which was said to be
shorter, though much worse, than the one by which we
had come ; so we crossed the plain to the hills on the
opposite side to Kilmun or Killalek, distant about
three miles and a half. The plain hereabouts was
quite uncultivated, and covered with the liquorice
plant. At the foot of the pass over the hills was an
artificial tumulus. We passed a good deal of wood,
hawthorn, broom, &c., and a tree very like the
mountain ash, the berries of which are eaten.
Quantities of partridges were to be seen and heard
in every direction. Having crossed this hill, we
entered into a chasm or gap in the mountains, where
no one would ever have thought of looking for a
road. It lay between two perpendicular cliffs of
marble of very great height, was very winding,
rough, and difficult, and just broad enough for
single file. The cliffs were often curiously weather
worn, and tinged with the effects of oxidation. In
one part I observed red ochre.
This pass, which is a mere rent or fissure, and in
which we continued near an hour, is called the Tenj
i Paroo. It opened at the village of Paroo, or more
properly Farough, and at seven o'clock we came
into the very fine valley which is the continuation of
the Nakshi Rustum Pass, and out of which we
turned a little higher up, on our way to Siwend.
We halted here until ten minutes to eight, and