"سرد لرحلة إلى موقع مدينة بابل في ١٨١١، طُبعت الآن لأول مرة: مذكرات على الأطلال؛ مع نقوش من الخرائط المدبئية للمؤلف: ملاحظات على طبوغرافية بابل القديمة،بقلم الرائد رينيل؛ في إشارة إلى المذكرات: مذكرات ثانية على الأطلال؛ في إشارة إلى ملاحظات الرائد رينيل: مع سرد لرحلة إلى برسبوليس: طُبعت الآن لأول مرة، مع كتابات مسمارية نسخت في برسبوليس ولم تُنشر من قبل: كتبها الراحل كلوديوس جيمس ريتش، المحترم، المقيم البريطاني السابق لشركة الهند الشرقية في بغداد. حررته أرملته." [‎٧] (٤٧٤/٣٤)

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In the last, or new palace, were the hanging gar
dens. They contained a square of 40 feet on every
side, and were carried up aloft into the air, in the
manner of several large terraces, one above another,
till the height equalled the walls of the city. The
ascent was from terrace to terrace, by stairs 10 feet
wide. The whole pile was sustained by arches
raised upon other arches, one above another, and
strengthened by a wall, surrounding it on every
side, ol teet in thickness. On the top of the arches
weie fiist laid large, flat stones, 16 leet long, and
4 broad ; over these was a layer of reeds, mixed with
a great quantity of bitumen, upon which were two
rows of bricks, closely cemented together with
plaster. The whole was covered with thick sheets
of lead, upon which lay the mould of the garden.
And all this floorage was contrived to keep the
moisture of the mould from running away through
the arches. The mould or earth laid hereon was so
deep that the greatest trees might take root in it;
and with such the terraces were covered, as well as
with all other plants and flowers that were proper to
adorn a pleasure-garden. In the upper terrace there
was an engine, or kind of pump, by which water
was drawn up out of the river, and from whence the
whole garden was watered. In the space between
the several arches upon which this whole super
structure rested, were large and magnificent apart
ments, that were very light, and had the advantage
of a beautiful prospect. But by far the greatest and