"سرد لإقامة في كردستان وفي موقع نينوى القديمة؛ مع مذكرات رحلة إلى بغداد عبر نهر دجلة ووصف زيارة إلى شيراز وبرسبوليس." [‎٣‎٥‎٤] (٤٥٠/٣٨٩)

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MOUSUL TO BAGDAD,
Left Bank.
Oiien, verdant, and level.
[APP. IV.
Right Bank.
Open, verdant, and level.
Course.
The Minshar rapid,
or breakers.
3h30 m S.
3 45 Stop for the night
on the right bank,
near Kyara.
Bearings from the Station.
Sultan Abdullah, N. 57 E.
Mekook, N. 80 E.
Kybeer hills, S. 68 E.
Karatchuk, S. 84 E. to N. 65 E.
Kyara; naphtha springs in the desert, S. 43 W., dis
tant 3 miles.
The reach of the river, N. 35 E., S. 35 W. ,
Umursek, opposite the mouth of the Zab, N. 56 W.
On the right bank, a fine open verdant country. In the horizon hills, pro
bably the Hamreen, some broken lines of hills nearer. One very straight line,
beginning N. 22 W. of us, distant about 3 miles, and running up in N. 35 E.,
farther than I could see. A little building on hills, coming from the N. W. to
S. E., bearing S. 62 W., five or six miles distant.
Left bank, something like the country above Mousul, not quite so much fur
rowed, except towards the water. The high country, or now dry bank, sweeping
more E. than the present channel of the river from the top of the reach, and
returning to it at the end about half a mile lower down than our station. Sur
face of the country pretty level and open.
March 6.
Got under way at 5i> 25 m ) a.m . I did not begin to observe until 8'' 22 m .
Left Bank.
Tel Jeloos, a mount just
behind us.
Tai Arabs.
Large encampment of
Arabs.
Course.
8 h 22 m S.
Broad; many chan
nels. Open country
all around ; tho left
bank the flattest.
Some brushwood ;
all around beauti
fully verdant.
8 30 S. 45 E.
8 45 S.
8 55 S. 30 W.
9 15 Kyara, N. 10 E.
S. 40 W.
9 25 S. 20VV.
Lino of the Ham
reen hills in front
of us.
Right Bank.