"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." [‎٢‎٩‎٦] (٤٧٤/٤٣٩)

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remiss/ said Cyrus, ' but march, that we may take them as
much unprepared as possible.'
" When this was said, they marched; and of those that
they met with, some they fell upon and killed, some fled,
and some set up a clamour. They that were with Gobrias
joined in the clamour with them, as if they were revellers
themselves; and, marching on the shortest way that they
could, they got round about the palace. They that at
tended Gadatus and Gobrias in military order found the
door of the palace shut; and they that were posted oppo
site to the guards fell in upon them as they were drinking,
with a great deal of light around them, and used them im
mediately in a hospitable manner. As soon as the noise of
a clamour began, they that were within, perceiving the disturb
ance, and the king commanding them to examine what the
matter was, ran out, throwing open the gates. They that
were with Gadatus, as soon as they saw the gates loose,
broke in; pressing forward upon the runaways, and deal
ing their blows amongst them, they came up to the king,
and found him now in a standing posture, with his sword
drawn. They that were with Gadatus and Gobrias, very
many in number, mastered him. They likewise that were
with him were killed; one holding up something before
him, another flying, and another defending himself with
anything that he could meet with. Cyrus sent a body of
horse up and down through the streets, bidding them kill
those that they found abroad ; and ordering some who un
derstood the Syrian language, to proclaim it to those that
were in the houses to remain within, and that if any were
found abroad they should be killed. These men did accord
ingly. Gadatus and Qobrias then came up, and, having first
paid their adoration to the gods for the revenge they had upon
their impious king, they kissed the hands and feet of Cyrus,
shedding many tears in the midst of their joy and satisfaction.