"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." [‎٢‎٤‎٦] (٤٧٤/٣٤٤)

JOURNEY TO PERSEPOLIS.
then marched again close along the east boundary hills.
As we got among cultivated grounds and stopped
frequently to inquire our way, we did not arrive at our
halt for the night, at the village of Seidoon, till ten
minutes to ten, though it is properly only one hour's
march from Farough.
Seidoon is a fine village, close under the east hills,
with very extensive and excellent gardens, producing,
I was told, very fine fruit around it. We were
lodged in the mosque, which had the recommend
ation of being very clean. I would particularly
warn travellers against some very dangerous pits in
the neighbourhood of this village, which need parti
cularly to be guarded against in night marches.
August'Z2nd. —We mounted at four, and soon
came to the river Pervar, which we forded. It
comes down the valley of Siwend, and, crossing our
road, makes a sweep to the left, then crosses our
road back again, and flows near Nakshi Rustum.
After fording it again we came to ancient city,
which our present guide called Salkh or Istakhar,
passing this time between it and the hills on the left.
We came first to the remains of a gateway, com
posed of enormous stones 5 hence, rounding the point
and passing by Nakshi Regib, we arrived about
half-past six at Persepolis, and I pitched my tent
by the side of the first portal, at the top of the fine
staircase. I took a hasty walk round the ruins
before it became quite dark, and afterwards when