"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." [‎٢‎٥‎٩] (٤٧٤/٤٠٢)

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zergers or goldsmiths, and said they were a tireh or
branch of the Shah-seven tribe. With us they spoke
Turkish, hut among themselves a curious dialect
which they called Zergeri, of which I collected a
few specimens.* By some of their words, and some
of their habits, they would seem to be gipsies. They
are very expert coiners and falsifiers, and also are
famous catchers and trainers of hawks ; and, above
all, they are celebrated thieves, especially renowned
as sheep-stealers. The tribe of the Shah-sevens in
the neighbourhood of Kazveen speak exactly the.
same dialect, and bear the same character.
1 We bade adieu to Persepolist at a quarter before
four o'clock in the afternoon, and set out on our
return to Shirauz by a different route, as far
* 4 Yena'—To come.
i Ave' or 4 ane*—Come.
* Ja'—Go (imp.).
j ' Kenijeta'—Where are you going ?
| ' Kari ktchira'—"Where are you going ?
' Yelibish'—Sit down.
* Iktitchast'—Get up.
' Su gherdan'—What have you done?
' Dizi—A plain.
' Sudmanki'—Let us go and walk about.
< Kalyoon tchak kur, tchi dow'-Fill a kalioon, that I may smok .
4 Yagh'—Fire.
* Panee 5 —Water.
t Sights with the compass from the centre of the great stah case.
Nakshi Rustem, about N. 12 W.
The centre of the garden-house, N. 885 W. ( ne
Centre of Kinara, S. 40 W. (Two miles.)
The bridge of the Araxes (Pool 1 Khan), S. 56
Bendameer, S. 15 W.
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