"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." [‎٣‎٥] (٤٧٤/١١٠)

JOURNEY TO BABYLON.
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digging. The circumference of the base, not the
low one, is 762 yards : the whole height of it, from
this measured base to the summit of the tower or
wall, is 235 feet; but there can be no doubt that it
was much higher. The form is more oblong than
square. I found the longest side to be 248 of my
paces.
If this building had been on the other bank of the
Euphrates, or nearer the ruins, I should have had no
hesitation in calling it the Tower of Belus. It is
a most astonishing ruin. I endeavoured to procure
some of the bricks perfect, but they were so strongly
cemented together, that the workmen I took with
me could only break off pieces of them. They had
all writing on them.
We set out, on our return, at five minutes before
two, and arrived at Hillah about four. The distance
between the Birs and Hillah is six miles.
Our escort consisted of my own hussars, sepoys,
and galloper-gun, under the care of Tcheyt Sing; in
addition to which the Governor had sent about sixty
Arab horsemen, without asking my leave, I inquired
of the mehmandar the reason of this. He said that
the orders of the Pasha were so particular respecting
me, that the Governor did not think himself autho
rised to break through them; that he had even at
first sent out in addition twenty or thirty kaouklees*
but that these the mehmandar had ordered to retire.
* Officers of government.
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