'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in reference to Major Rennell's remarks: with narrative of a journey to Persepolis: now first printed, with hitherto unpublished cuneiform inscriptions copied at Persepolis: by the late Claudius James Rich, Esq., formerly the Resident of the Hon.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.' [‎270] (413/474)

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JOURNEY TO PERSEPOL1S.
respect the old tomb. It is to be wished he had
been similarly actuated at the Hafizia; but Hafiz is
considered as a more holy personage than Saadi, and
this may have induced Kerim Khan, through a mis
taken zeal, to be at the trouble of replacing the old
tomb by one of Tabreez marble.
Close outside the Saadia passes the Keraut, or
subterranean aqueduct, which conveys water to the
Dilgousha. It is enlarged into a little basin, from
which an octagonal shaft opens to the surface of the
ground. This is of the age of Saadi, and has the re
mains on it of inscriptions of his composition. You
descend the Baun by a flight of stairs under ground ;
and there is a ledge all round it, and recesses to sit
and enjoy the coolness, which is very agreeable.
The water that flows through it is as clear as crystal,
and full of fish, which are deemed sacred to Saadi,
and no one would think of catching them. The
spot, though now ruinous and neglected, is still
very agreeable. I amused myself some time with
throwing crumbs of bread to the fish, and then went
to the Dilgousha, which is at the entrance of
the pass from the plain of Shirauz, and is a pretty
garden, though deficient in shade. Its chief at
traction is the fine stream of water from the canal
of Saadi, which runs along the middle of the garden,
and is made to rush down little descents, and to fill
other courses. The bottom of the canal is full of
water-cresses.
This garden was originally planted by Nazer Ali