"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." [‎٢‎٣‎٣] (٤٧٤/٣٣١)

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courses and cotton-fields; and I observed some
barley which had just been reaped.
We were now approaching the spot, to visit
which had almost from my childhood been the object
of my wishes. Gradually the pointed summit under
which Persepolis stands began to detach itself from
the line of the mountains. A friend who was riding
by me, and who was well acquainted with these in
teresting ruins, pointed and said, " Under that lie
the ruinsand at that moment the moon rose with
uncommon beauty from behind it.
At ten we arrived at a garden constructed by
Sheikh Ali Khan, a brother of Kerim Khan, all
now in ruins ; but there was a very good dwelling-
place over the gate, and here we took up our abode
for the night. The line of the platform was discern
ible, and I sat till midnight contemplating the spot.
August 17th.—I arose before the sun, and enjoyed
the first view of the ruins, which lay due east from
us, and at about the distance of a mile. I observed
many villages scattered about, some of which were
in ruins; and Eliauts of the Bazirri clans were en
camped in various directions. The largest village
was Kinara, from whence came several musicians
and entertained us with the favourite ballad of Kior
Oglou, which they performed very well. The people
of this village are of the Turkish race, and speak
that language. I asked one of them of what race
the Bazirri clan was, and he answered that they
were Persian Eliauts, and spoke lau-