"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." [‎٢‎٤‎٣] (٤٧٤/٣٤١)

journey to persepolis.
medans have been at the trouble of cutting an orna
mented niche with an Arabic inscription in the
south-west face. The artist entitles himself the
Glory of Stone-cutters. There are many Arabic in
scriptions made by visitors above the steps. One
person has cut a buttress, pincher, hammer, and
horse; another, a figure with a gun.
The pavement of the inside is two pieces of
marble, and it is covered also with two pieces of
marble; the pavement seems worn away as if by
water ; holes are broken into the walls to get at the
cramps, of which two, nevertheless, are left; they
are of iron, fastened with lead. This building has
suffered more by violence than time. I observed
many votive offerings. The dimensions are as
follow:—
The inside of the sarcophagus :—
Length, 10 feet 10 inches.
Breadth, 6 feet 10§ inches.
Height, 6 feet 10| inches.
The outside of the sarcophagus:—
Length, 20 feet 5inches.
Breadth, 17 feet 2 inches.
Height, to the bottom of the cornice, 11 feet.
There are four layers of stone; the lowest is 7
feet 3 inches, the next smaller, the others still
smaller
The pyramid has 6 layers ; the three upper ones
are 1 foot 11 inches each; the fourth layer is 3 feet
4 inches; the fifth 3 feet 3 inches, the sixth 5 feet 5
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